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Saturday, April 27, 2019
12 – 3 pm

Maker Day: Paper Circuit Cards

Light up your art with Foxbot Industries as we make light-up greeting cards. Learn how to make circuits, build with LED lights and copper tape, and design a gift to light up someone’s day! MOHAI Maker Days explore what it takes to be...

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Thursday, May 2, 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. Don’t miss the free public performance of 5th Ave Theatre’s Northwest...

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Thursday, May 2, 2019
6 – 7:15 pm

5th Ave Theatre: Northwest Bookshelf

MOHAI and the 5th Avenue Theatre are excited to offer a free public performance of Northwest Bookshelf! When you open a book, you start an adventure. In the musical review Northwest Bookshelf, six children visit their school library searching for the perfect...

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Friday, May 3, 2019
6:30 – 9 pm

Seattle Style: Fashion/Function Member Preview

MOHAI invites you to an exclusive preview of Seattle Style: Fashion/Function. Join members and friends to see the exhibit before it opens to the public. Our newest exhibit features rarely-seen garments and accessories from MOHAI’s textile collection, reveals the complex history of...

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Saturday, May 4, 2019
2 – 3:30 pm

BookMarked Seattle: Seattle Style Edition

Join the MOHAI Youth Advisors (MYA) for BookMarked Seattle, a book club for teens! We will be celebrating the opening of Seattle Style: Fashion/Function by discussing Shrill by Lindy West. Part memoir and part collection of essays, Shrill offers biting and humorous...

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019
12 am – 11:59 pm

GiveBIG

Make history come alive at MOHAI. Join us for GiveBIG, and your support will help MOHAI connect our community with history. Every gift makes a difference, and your donation will go even further due to a generous dollar-to-dollar $5,500 matching fund. GiveBIG...

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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 affordable, fashionable clothing in an ethical way? Can we engage in collaborative design dialogues between consumers and manufacturers to...

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Saturday, May 11, 2019
11 am

Behind the Seams: High Fashion Favorites

The special exhibit Seattle Style: Fashion/Function features a small sample of glamorous garments from MOHAI’s collection. Here is an opportunity to join exhibit curator Clara Berg for a sneak peek of her favorite hidden garments from MOHAI’s vault! These intimate one-hour sessions allow...

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Saturday, May 11, 2019
11 am – 3 pm

MOHAI Mother’s Day Pop-Up Shop

Drop by the brand new MOHAI Mercantile (formerly the MOHAI Store) for a special Mother’s Day inspired pop-up shop featuring a variety of unique gifts and goods from local artists and designers. Enjoy mimosas and other treats while you shop. Special pricing...

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
6:30 – 8:30 pm

History Café: Volunteer Park from Cemetery to City Landmark

What is your favorite part of Volunteer Park? Is it the view from the Black Sun sculpture or the tranquil tree groves? Or maybe one of the several landmarked structures in the park, such as the Seattle Asian Art Museum, the Conservatory,...

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Friday, May 17, 2019
7 – 10 pm

INTRINSIC: Student Designer Fashion Show

View the future of Seattle fashion in this interactive fashion presentation, featuring Seattle Pacific University’s MODE Fashion Group. Student designers and stylists present collections shaped by Seattle history, developed in conversation with local fashion businesses, and responding to the challenge of designing...

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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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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
6:30 – 8:30 pm

Innovation Exchange

Join MOHAI for an evening of vital civic conversations that explore this region’s history and its distinct role as a hub for innovation. This year’s event will shine a spotlight on the dramatic transformation of South Lake Union as one of the...

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Saturday, June 1, 2019
10 am – 3 pm

(Re)Fashion: Clothing Repair Fair

Refuse fast fashion and reclaim your clothes! Join our region’s top clothing saviors, including experts from Eileen Fisher Renew and UNIONBAY, as they demonstrate how to mend and restore cherished articles from your wardrobe. Watch the repair process up close (including both...

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Saturday, June 1, 2019
11 am

Creative Mending Workshop @ (Re)Fashion: Clothing Repair

Become part of the sustainable fashion movement as you learn from repair experts Erin Eggenburg and Shan Sparling! Learn the art of visible mending and multiple ways to repair your favorite clothes in this special two-hour workshop. Visible mending techniques include darning,...

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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 8, 2019
10 am – 2 pm

Fire Day at MOHAI

Celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Great Seattle Fire with MOHAI and the Seattle Fire Department at this free, family-friendly event! Your firefighters-in-training will love trying on gear, learning fire safety tips and tricks, and climbing aboard a real working fire engine....

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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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Sunday, June 16, 2019
2 – 4 pm

Father’s Day Cruise on Lake Union

Hop aboard Seattle’s historic steamship, the SS VIRGINIA V, to explore the inner-workings of steam engines and the history of Seattle’s mosquito fleet! Cruise around scenic Lake Union while enjoying hands on activities for the whole family. Beer, wine, and snacks will...

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
6:30 – 8:30 pm

History Café: Poetry and Music from the Queer Native Diaspora

Contemporary discussions about queer history often “unsee” Native people, even when talking about race. Indigenous artists fabian romero (Purépecha) and raktahcú reewaki (Pawnee and Athabascan) use poetry and music to see Native queer people in the city of Seattle, still the land...

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Saturday, June 22, 2019
11 am

Behind the Seams: Fashioning the Ideal Body

In every era, fashionable clothing is designed with an ideal body in mind. Join Seattle Style: Fashion/Function curator Clara Berg for a look at how these ever-shifting ideals were built into garments to shape the body and fool the eye. These intimate...

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
7 – 9 pm

Cocktails and Clothing: Designing Sustainable Fashion

For one night, MOHAI hosts local designers leading the new wave of sustainable fashion in this interactive evening of cocktails and creativity. Witness the unique design process of Janelle Abbott and try your hand at fun and funky upcycling with Malia Peoples....

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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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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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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, to music and aeronautics, to medicine and social well-being, the ideas cultivated here have 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 have launched a book club.

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