Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center
René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist who became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. He wanted to challenge viewers to think about what they were looking at and to ask themselves, “What does this painting mean?” Children (ages 4 and up) and their guardians will join our Artist in...
Are you tired of your plain old windows? Ever wondered how to solder? On February 19th, from 6:30pm – 9:00 pm, the Wenatchee Valley Museum’s Maker Space is introducing the next class in the Get Lit series: Stained Glass! Learn how to use design and construct your own personalized stained glass piece along with...
Birders: The Central Park Effect reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace Manhattan's celebrated patch of green, and the equally colorful New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. Author Jonathan Franzen, an idiosyncratic trombone technician, and a septuagenarian bird-tour leader are among the lively cast of characters in this...
The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center is proud to sponsor the 40th Annual Regional High School Art Show in cooperation with the North Central Educational Services District and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction each year. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our student's creativity and talent District-wide and State-wide. Museum visitors...
Join us for a free art class on Saturday and learn to draw concentric circles like artist Sonia Delaunay. Children (4 to 11) and their guardians are encouraged to attend our monthly art lessons with Artist in Residence, Rick Adams. These free classes will be held in Coyote's Corner. Classes are sponsored by the Washington...
Are you tired of your plain old windows? Ever wondered how to solder? On March 5th, from 6:30pm – 9:00 pm, the Wenatchee Valley Museum’s MakerSpace is hosting another class in the Get Lit series: Stained Glass! Learn how to use design and construct your own personalized stained glass piece along with the basics...
WASTED! The Story of Food Waste aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the eyes of chef-heroes like Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, Massimo Bottura, and Danny Bowien, audiences will see how the world’s most influential chefs make the most of every kind of food, transforming what most people...
Have you ever wondered about saponification? It’s what makes soap...soap. On March 13th, from 6:30pm – 9:00 pm, the Wenatchee Valley Museum’s MakerSpace is introducing the next class in the Get Lit series: Glow in the dark soap! Learn the chemistry behind soap making and how to create your own beautiful soap creations that glow...
Death threats, court battles, and an iconic endangered species in the middle. The Trouble With Wolves takes an up close look at the most heated and controversial wildlife conservation debate of our time. The film aims to find out whether coexistence is really possible by hearing from the people directly involved. The film captures the...
This spring break, April 1-4, discover the beauty behind how robots move. Grades 1-3 in the morning (9 am - 12 pm) and Grades 4-6 in the afternoon (12:30 pm - 3:30 pm) will build their own robots and explore the mechanics of their moving parts. Campers will then take their robots into outer space...
Historically home to the P’squosa/Wenatchi/Wenatchapum Native Peoples, Horan supports a wide range of recreational and educational uses. The NCW Audubon Society will present an overview of the history and current conditions in the Horan Natural Area and discuss future opportunities to create a world-class urban, wildland park for the future. Free and open to the...
Admission is free all day starting at 10:00 AM at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center on the first Friday of every month, and hours are extended to 8:00 PM with light refreshments and snacks offered after 5:00 PM.
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...
Join us at the Museum for a free art class on Saturday, April 13 and use comic strip images to make art like Roy Lichtenstein. Children (4 to 11) and their guardians are encouraged to attend our monthly art lessons with Artist in Residence, Rick Adams. These free classes will be held in Coyote's Corner....
A Plastic Ocean begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. In this adventure documentary, Craig teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next...
