Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center
Kelly Atwood will be the featured guest story teller for our "Different Kind of Story Time" series. She'll read The Nightmare Before Christmas, by Tim Burton. See more details here.
Live music, dancing, crafts, face painting and festive food marks Day of the Dead celebrations from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum. The event is free and open to the public. This event is being sponsored by Wenatchee Valley Lutheran Latino Ministry
We hope you have been to see our newest exhibit, Beacon of Friendship: the Arts and Culture of our Sister City in the main gallery. Among the highlights are an interpretation of a Japanese tea house, a rock garden, kimonos, and huge selection of artwork. Notably, there are a series of prints telling the story of the 47...
Clyde Pangborn enthusiast Jake Lodato brings to life the aerial stunt pilot best-known for achieving the first nonstop trans-Pacific flight in a living history program. A $5 donation is requested. It’s a role Lodato first played earlier this year as part of the museum’s “People of our Past” program. A retired Air Force Reserve jet...
Guest story teller Matt Cadman will read "I Need My Monster." This free program is great for kids of all ages.
We are closed today for the Veteran's Day holiday.
Named one of the ten most popular Canadian films at the Vancouver International Film Festival, To Make A Farm asks: what might the future of local food and farming look like? This beautifully photographed documentary explores the lives of five young people who have decided to become small-scale farmers. This is an exceptionally hopeful film...
Guest story teller TJ Farrell will read "Skippyjon Jones". This free program is great for kids of all ages.
Fifth grade students from Wenatchee public schools toured downtown this Fall guided by Art on the Avenue volunteers to learn about sculpture. Afterward, they came to the museum to fashion their own creations. They will have their opening upstairs in the Blue Gallery at the museum today. As always, admission to the museum is free...
Arts and crafts at the museum.
WVMCC presents "A Different Kind of Story Time" with local actors reading favorite children's books in their own voice and style. Jan. 28 is Cynthia Brown with The Frog Prince.
"A Different Kind of Story Time" returns! This time local director, coach and performer Cynthia Brown reads "The Frog Prince Continued," by Jon Scieszka. Once the princess kisses the frog, he becomes the prince and they live happily ever after. But what if they didn’t? What if life with a former frog is annoying? What...
Admission is free all day at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center on the first Friday of every month, and hours are extended to 8pm with light refreshments offered after 5:00. Enjoy the “Beacon of Friendship” exhibit as it winds up its stay in the museum’s main gallery.
