Museums in:

Tacoma, Washington

African American Museum
Tacoma, Washington

Culture, General, History

Children's Museum of Tacoma
Tacoma, Washington

Children's

The Children's Museum of Tacoma provides the community with opportunities for children to learn and grow. Serving many ages, museum exhibits and programs bring families closer together through play, creation and imagination. Unique, hands-on exhibits create a place to explore and dream. Children will test independence and gain self-confidence through the arts, sciences and creative play. Come play!

Commencement Bay Maritime Assn
Tacoma, Washington

Specialized

Fort Nisqually Historic Site
Tacoma, Washington

History

Fort Nisqually provides public education through the interpretation, collection, preservation & exhibition of structures, artifacts & documents which relate to the historical role of the Hudson's Bay Company & the Puget Sound Agricultural Company in regio

Historic Fort Steilacoom Association
Lakewood, Washington

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Military, Park

Four remaining officer's quarters of Fort Steilacoom are operated as a living history museum covering the active years of the fort from 1849-1868. Includes Interpretive center and store.

Karpeles Manuscript Museum
Tacoma, Washington

This is a manuscript museum preserving and exhibiting original handwritten letters and documents of the great men and women of the past from throughout the world who have shaped history. Exhibits change every 3 months, each centered around a particular in

McChord Air Museum
McChord AFB, Washington

History

Salmon Beach Historical Commission
Tacoma, Washington

History

Shanaman Sports Museum of Tacoma & Pierce County
Puyallup, Washington

Located in the Tacoma Dome, the Shanaman Sports Museum recreates the history of sports in Tacoma-Pierce County through written and visual displays. A 23 minute video may also be viewed on site.

Steilacoom Historical Museum Association
Steilacoom, Washington

History

Museum collection relates to Steilacoom and regional NW history. Exhibits include forge, bedroom, barber shop, 1860-1900. Bair Drug & Hardware Store, 1895, restored 1976, now operating as a museum and functioning restaurant with early post office, hardwa

Tacoma Art Museum
Tacoma, Washington

Art

The Tacoma Art Museum presents and collects art of the 19th and 20th centuries, with special emphasis on art of the Northwest. Collection consisits of approx. 2,500 pieces. The museum is noted for its award-winning education programs. Programs bring schoo

Washington State History Museum
Tacoma, Washington

Culture, History, Historical Society

The Washington State History Museum is a 106,000 square foot building, designed by architects Charles W. Moore and Arthur Andersson, that opened to the public in 1996. The use of brick and arches in the building design complements the historic warehouses across Pacific Avenue and neighboring Union Station.

The Great Hall of Washington History is a permanent exhibit featuring over 1,600 artifacts, ephemera and photographs that bring to life the intriguing sights, sounds, people and places of Washington State history, as well as their impact on the country and the world.

The History Lab Learning Center is a permanent exhibit that engages visitors with interactive exhibits featuring such historical concepts as Time, Place, Viewpoint, Exploration, and Precedent.

Ezra Meeker Historical Society
Puyallup, Washington

Historical Society

1890 restored Italianate Victorian home of pioneer hop king and champion of the Oregon Trail. Collections of photographs, textiles, local historical ephemera and Victorian era furnishings. Artifacts elated to Oregon Trail, including a covered wagon.

Handforth Gallery, Tacoma Public Library
Tacoma, Washington

Library

Job Carr Cabin Museum
Tacoma, Washington

History

Kittredge Gallery
Tacoma, Washington

Art

The gallery hosts regional and national touring exhibits and celebrates graduating art majors with a special exhibit.

Museum of Glass
Tacoma, Washington

Art, Children's, History, Science, Specialized

All glass, all the time. Housed in a striking building distinguished by its iconic 90-foot-high cone, the Museum of Glass features ongoing glassblowing demonstrations in the Hot Shop Amphitheater, where visitors learn about the creative challenges of working with molten glass. The 13,000 square feet of gallery space is dedicated to changing exhibitions of works executed in glass. A hands-on art studio is available for visitors of all ages, our theater shows a variety of films on artists who work in glass, and the Museum Store offers a large selection of glass objects. The Museum is located on the picturesque Thea Foss Waterway and is part of the Tacoma Museum District, which is linked by the Chihuly Bridge of Glass

Scandinavian Culture Center
Tacoma, Washington

Culture

A place for all ages to discover the heritage, history and culture of Scandinavia. The Center houses nearly 2000 textiles, tools, household items, costumes, artwork, woodcrafts and porcelain. Year-round programming (exhibits, musical concerts, lectures, l

Slater Museum
Tacoma, Washington

Steilacoom Tribal Museum & Cultural Center
Steilacoom, Washington

Culture, General, History

The museum offers exhibitions with emphasis on the Steilacoom Tribe and other Coast Salish People, and a changing exhibits gallery. The permament collection, ranging from Pre-Colombian era to the present, includes traditional clothing, baskets, tools, ado

Tacoma Historical Society
Tacoma, Washington

History, Historical Society

We are an up and coming, relatively new heritage organization intent on raising the profile of Tacoma history and moving toward our goal of a museum for Tacoma history.

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