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Saturday, October 8, 2022
2 – 4 pm

MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series: The History of Alaska Airlines

For Family History Month, the MOHAI Mercantile welcomes Kathy Mills Rozzini to discuss her book History of Alaska Airlines: The First Eleven Years 1932-1943. Kathy is the granddaughter of Steve Mills, founder of Star Air Service, which later became the aviation giant...

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Friday, October 14, 2022
6:30 – 9 pm

Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & The Machine Member Preview

MOHAI invites you to a special preview of our newest exhibit, Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & The Machine, just for members and friends. Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & The Machine is the first traveling museum exhibit in the United States to focus on the evolution...

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
4 – 6:30 pm

K-12 Educator Open House

The MOHAI Education Team invites you to an Educator Open House on Wednesday, October 19th from 4:00-6:30pm. This is an opportunity for educators to learn more or refresh their knowledge about MOHAI’s programs—including onsite field trip or in-classroom options. Learn from our...

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
6:30 – 8 pm

History Café: AI, Data, and Automated Inequity

Artificial Intelligence (AI) influences our daily lives in hidden ways, including healthcare, housing, and more. These systems can have devastating impacts, particularly for marginalized communities. Join attorney Jevan Hutson, policy advocate Shankar Narayan, and State Senator Yasmin Trudeau in a discussion on history,...

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Sunday, October 23, 2022
2 – 4 pm

MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series: Modern Asian Baking at Home

Author Kat Lieu comes to the MOHAI Mercantile to talk about her new cookbook Modern Asian Baking at Home. During the COVID lockdowns, Kat gained popularity with her blog and online community Subtle Asian Baking. Now Kat is a full-time author, food...

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
6:30 – 8:30 pm

Syvilla Fort: Keep the Fire Burning

Born in Seattle in 1917, Syvilla Fort was an influential artist who began her dance career in the 1930s at the Cornish School (now Cornish College). She went on to find fame as a performer in the Katherine Dunham Company and was...

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Saturday, October 29, 2022
2 – 4 pm

MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series: Trailblazing Black Women of Washington State

Join the MOHAI Mercantile for a reading of Trailblazing Black Women of Washington State with author Marilyn Morgan. Also joining her in conversation will be featured trailblazer, Cynthia Tucker, historian of the Washington State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs.

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Friday, November 4, 2022
5:30 – 9:30 pm

2022 History Makers Gala

Join us for the MOHAI History Makers Gala on Friday, November 4, 2022. Honorary Chair and MOHAI Trustee Rachel Shrewsbury invites you to celebrate the museum’s 10th anniversary at Lake Union Park, our mission, and future. This special evening also honors local...

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
6:30 – 9:30 pm

Blade Runner: The Final Cut Movie Night

Join the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) and the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) for a special screening of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982). Follow former police officer Deckard as he hunts down rogue androids and in the...

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
6:30 – 8 pm

History Café: How Comics Frame History

Comics might seem like a modern invention, but visual storytelling has existed longer than the written word in forms ranging from cave paintings to tapestries to masks. Join local historians and comic makers for a discussion about the long history of sequential...

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Saturday, November 19, 2022
1 – 2:30 pm

Understanding Bias in Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) often conjures up images of objective, all-knowing robots. However, AI is deeply subjective, reflecting the biases of the humans who make it. Join Dylan Baker, an engineer and researcher at the Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute, for a discussion...

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Saturday, December 17, 2022
1 – 2:30 pm

AI Artmaking: Online Workshop

Beyond its well-known technical applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can also enable human creativity & self-expression. In this online workshop, AI Artist Lia Coleman will guide participants through self-reflective writing prompts and AI artmaking. Learn how AI models can take writing and transform...

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Ongoing Programs

1970 Dodge Challenger Drag Racer

SEATTLE DRAG RACING ICON  Al Young’s Dodge Challenger is a piece of Northwest automotive racing history. It was built-out in local shops and driven to historic accomplishments.

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Innovation Exchange

From products and services, to music and aeronautics, to medicine and social well-being, the ideas cultivated here have a global impact.

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Rainy Day History Podcast

This isn’t your everyday museum podcast—it’s completely teen-researched, written, and produced!

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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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History Makers

Help support Puget Sound’s young people. Each fall, History Makers celebrates MOHAI’s accomplishments of that year, while raising support for upcoming education and programming activities. Buy Tickets

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Curator’s Lecture

In this annual lecture series, curators and special guests share new perspectives on MOHAI’s artifacts, exhibits and stories. Hear from familiar and fresh voices as they reveal the compelling narratives and diverse experiences that are embedded in MOHAI’s distinctive and extraordinary historical...

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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 at Home

During this historic moment, we invite you to connect with MOHAI in a new digital way. Find fun and unique ways to explore history at home with your friends and family.

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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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Leonard Garfield Legacy Endowment

Leonard Garfield, the Museum of History & Industry’s beloved Executive Director, is celebrating twenty years at MOHAI in April 2019. To honor his contributions to MOHAI and our community, the MOHAI Board of Trustees has established the Leonard Garfield Legacy Endowment. This...

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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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Idea Lab

Explore examples of innovations throughout history, build skills for innovation, and let your imagination soar with activities for the young and young at heart that rotate bi-monthly. At the museum, sit down at the Idea Lab any time for a self-guided, hands-on...

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Open Doors

Community Outreach Admissions is designed to make it easier for historically excluded communities to access MOHAI exhibits.

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Curator’s Fellowship

The Curator’s Fellowship invites community and academic historians to bring a new perspective to MOHAI’s extensive collections, and share their findings at MOHAI’s annual Curator’s Lecture.

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Everyday Heroes

Every year, MOHAI celebrates individuals and organizations that have impacted our city, our nation, or our collective quality of life, through their innovative ways of thinking and creating positive change in our community.

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Educator of the Year

Every year, MOHAI recognizes and honors an educator who personifies excellence in education, in the classroom, in after-school programs, in community spaces, or in cultural organizations, who is making a positive impact on students or youth up to grade 12.

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In Focus Discovery Cart

Get a new point of view with an artifact or two!

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History Lab

History Lab is a summer intensive for high school students entering grades 10-12 interested in local history and storytelling. Strengthen your historical research skills and explore creative ways to interpret and share history!

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Summer Nights at MOHAI

Enjoy a sip and the view from MOHAI’s Stack Family Terrace Thursday evenings in July and August. 4 pm – 8 pm!

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Summer First Thursdays

Visit MOHAI on the First Thursday of every month for free admission to the museum’s permanent exhibits between 5—8 pm. Sponsored by Amazon.

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MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series

Book-based conversations and lectures on a wide range of topics by local authors.

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