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Thursday, April 4, 2019
10 am – 8 pm

Free First Thursday

On the first Thursday of each month, general admission to MOHAI’s permanent exhibits is free all day long! Free admission includes: True Northwest: The Seattle Journey and the Bezos Center for Innovation.  

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
6:30 – 8 pm

History Café: Untold Stories from the Chinese Exclusion Act Files

For 61 years, the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States and prevented those who did from becoming naturalized citizens. Applicants were questioned in detail at US ports of entry about their families and villages in China....

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Saturday, March 30, 2019
12 – 3 pm

Maker Day: DIY Toys

Learn how to create your own DIY toys out of recycled materials with Seattle ReCreative! This open-ended workshop combines innovation, creative reuse, environmental stewardship, and lots of fun. From flying robots to ninja fairies, Seattle ReCreative staff will be on hand with the expertise...

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Saturday, April 13, 2019
1 pm

Living Voices: Northwest Passages

Witness the dynamically changing Northwest at the turn of the century. The expansion of the railroad, the discovery of gold, labor struggles, and world war—these are the passages experienced by a young Swedish immigrant and her community. Living Voices combines live theatrical...

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
6:30 – 8:30 pm

History Café: Saving the KIRO-TV Archive

Television news has been called the first draft of history, but collections of local news broadcasts are scarce. When KIRO-TV offered nearly 30 years of local television programming and daily broadcasts to the University of Washington for preservation, the university leapt at...

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
7 – 8:30 pm

2019 Denny Lecture: Seattle’s High-Tech Housewives with Dr. Amy Bhatt

MOHAI’s annual Denny Lecture presents the very best in regional historical scholarship. American tech companies promote the free flow of data worldwide, while relying on foreign, temporary IT workers to build,deliver, and support their products. In this talk based on her recently...

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019
7 – 8:30 pm

Ethical Fashion: Rethinking the Future of an Industry

Much of the clothing available today is made unethically, worn briefly, and discarded in a landfill when trends change. How can we create fashionable clothing in a more ethical way while designing and developing eco-friendly, sustainable products? Join us for a panel...

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Saturday, May 18, 2019
1 pm

Living Voices: La Causa

In the late 1960s, a new movement changed the lives of Latin American farm workers who fought for civil rights and battled racism and indecent working conditions. Experience this chapter of American history as one young woman balances the demands of her...

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Thursday, June 6, 2019
10 am – 8 pm

Free First Thursday: Pride Family Fun

Celebrate Pride Month at MOHAI! On this Free First Thursday, MOHAI offers a special welcome to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) families. Make crafts, pose at our photo booth, and cozy up in our reading corner for story time with...

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Saturday, June 15, 2019
1 pm

Living Voices: Hear My Voice

How long was the fight for women’s suffrage? Follow Jessie as she learns about the women who started the movement for women’s right to vote, the new generation continuing the fight, and those who oppose it (including her parents). Living Voices combines...

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Ongoing Programs

Summer Camps

Spend summers with MOHAI and go adventuring!

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Denny Lecture

Learn about some of the most influential topics in Seattle and Puget Sound history.

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History Café

Join a monthly conversation uncovering unique Seattle stories relevant to a changing community.

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MOHAI Youth Advisors

MOHAI Youth Advisors (MYA) is a place for high school students to investigate, explore, and be empowered to create a more teen-friendly museum.

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miniMOHAI

Drop by MOHAI in the summer for hands-on experiences made for the littlest learners and families.

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Maker Days

Tinker, experiment, and create alongside some of Seattle’s most innovative makers.

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Exploration and Innovation Packs

Kids ages 3–10 use Exploration and Innovation Packs to go on a journey through MOHAI and investigate history in fun new ways.

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Fashion History

What defines Seattle’s style? Unveil local trends and fashion during lectures and viewings.

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MOHAI Community Conversations

Discuss topics with peers about the greatest issues facing Seattle, King County, Puget Sound, and Washington State.

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History Makers Gala

Help make history and support Puget Sound’s communities. Each fall, the History Makers Gala celebrates MOHAI’s accomplishments of that year and toasts the Educator of the Year, while raising support for upcoming education and programming activities.

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Innovation Exchange

From products and services, music and airplanes, to medicine and social wellbeing, the ideas cultivated here in Seattle have had a global impact.

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Seattle 10

Seattle and Puget Sound companies are pushing the boundaries of innovation and inspiring the future.

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BookMarked Seattle: Finding Your Place in Seattle’s Story

What’s YOUR Seattle story? Seattle holds a different story for every one of us. To explore the complicated and multifaceted history of this city, the MOHAI Youth Advisors are launching a book club.

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