Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center
On March 1, 1910, the deadliest avalanche in North American history swept down the snowy Cascades, burying two trains and killing 96 people. Randy Dasho will take you on a guided tour of the Wellington site. The tour also will visit several other sites between Leavenworth and Stevens Pass that played important roles in the...
Drop-in and create alphabet letters in the style of our artist of the month, Jasper Johns. Artist in Residence, Maria Gonzalez will be on hand to help with the project and technique. Children ages 4 - 11 and their guardians are invited to join us from 10:30 - 11:30 AM in Coyote’s Corner.
You’re invited to join us for the William “Bill” Starkey Stage Dedication Ceremony on Sunday, September 15 from 2:30-4 PM. We encourage anyone who would like to remember, recognize and share stories of Bill and his passion for the Museum and the organ to join us for this dedication ceremony. Organ music and light refreshments...
On September 18, from 6:30 - 9:00 PM, come on down to the Wenatchee Valley Museum’s MakerSpace to learn how to make your cards pop! Learn the basics of card circuitry and create different styles of cards with LEDs and circuits. This class is for ADULTS ONLY. Admission is $35 for non-members and $30 for...
Ice Age Floods using the Grand Coulee and the Upper Crab Creek drainages, filled the Quincy Basin at a rate up to 16.5 million cubic meters of water per second. This tour, led by Ken Lacy, will examine the incredible erosive consequences of the floodwaters escaping the Quincy Basin, via Lynch, Potholes and Frenchman Springs...
Gather at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center for Bacon, Bourbon, Bluegrass & Brews on Saturday, September 21 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. It’s Museum Day and we are celebrating the Year of Music with an enticing blend of bourbon, bacon, and brews. Featuring live music from Killdeer String Band and Chumlilies, this exhilarating...
Join us for an interactive Murder Mystery Dinner on Thursday, September 26th at 6:00 p.m. You are a passenger on the luxurious Oriental Express. Your fellow passengers number several unsavory characters, almost certainly up to no good. You don’t know who you can trust. You hope to make it through the last leg of the...
Explore culturally significant locations from the Peshastin Pinnacles to the Wenatchee Heights with Native American guide Randy Lewis during a day-long bus tour Saturday, September 28th. Tour-goers will meet at the Wenatchee Valley Museum to board a tour bus that departs at 9 a.m. for the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia rivers. The tour...
This members only event gives our Museum members exclusive access to the My Sky Exhibit and hands-on programming. Members of all ages are welcome and encouraged.
Join us for the First Friday Public Opening of the My Sky exhibit. All ages are encouraged to come experience the fun of hands-on science. Get your hands on an enormous 5-foot wide model of the Moon, explore close-up images of what the Sun looked like on your birthday last year, invent your own new...
Come take a look inside the beautifully restored historic Wells House. Tours will be given on the first and second floors with insider information including history about the house and the original owners, fun facts about its college days, and interesting details uncovered in the renovation. Light refreshments will be served. The Wells House is...
On October 9th, from 6:30-9:00 PM, the Wenatchee Valley Museum's MakerSpace is hosting another class in the Get Lit series: Canvas Constellations! This project is inspired by the night sky! Participants will choose a constellation to feature on their canvas then paint, wire, and light their constellation to create a masterpiece worthy of displaying in...
Come look up, explore the Sun, the Moon and the Stars, and be inspired by the wonder of it all at our My Sky Space Camp! In our new My Sky exhibit you can get your hands on an enormous 5-foot wide model of the Moon. Explore close-up images of what the Sun looked like...
Join us for My Sky Family Day on Saturday, October 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All ages are encouraged to experience the fun of hands-on science during this FREE event, including learning about the principles of flight, stellar navigation, sky stories, and the space race. In our new My Sky exhibit, you can...
Join us for this documentary of the stories of the Wenatchee Tribe through the legends, history, and geology of North Central Washington as told by Randy Lewis, and captured by North Central Washington film students. Captivating young minds, creating storytellers for the future The Winter’s Tale is a directed film study program reaching across the...
