Yakima Valley Museum
Established | 1952 |
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Location | 2105 Tieton Drive Yakima, Washington |
Coordinates | 46°35′34″N 120°32′16″W / 46.5929°N 120.5378°W |
Type | Local history |
Website | yakimavalleymuseum.org |
The Yakima Valley Museum is a 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m2) facility offers historical exhibits on the Yakima Valley—its natural history, American Indian culture, pioneer life, early city life, and the roots and development of the Valley's fruit industry.
Exhibits
The museum has a superb collection of
The museum collections are always available for research and study by appointment. Within the museum is the Children's Underground, a 2,500 sq ft (230 m2) interactive learning center offering museum-related educational activities and programs for children ages 5–15. The museum has a functioning replica of a late 1930s Art Deco soda fountain, called Museum Soda Fountain, that is furnished with salvaged and restored parts of authentic Yakima soda fountains.[4] The museum's great hall, a grand performance space beneath the Neon Garden, offers programs and concerts throughout the year. The museum also operates the nearby, H. M. Gilbert Homeplace (2109 W. Yakima Ave); built in 1898, this late Victorian farmhouse is now filled with period furnishings.[1]
Yakima memory
In July 2001, the
References
- ^ a b Mull, Robert (1981). "The Yakima Valley Museum". The Pacific Northwest Forum. 6 (3): 22–32.
- ^ "Douglas library seen for Yakima". The Spokesman Review. April 9, 1980. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "Yakima Valley Museum: Museum Description". Yakimavalleymuseum.org. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "Takima museum installs operational soda fountain". Ellensburg Daily Record. January 19, 1996. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "CONTENTdm Collection : Home". Yakimamemory.org. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
External links
- KCTS9 Showcase Yakima/Inside the Yakima Valley Museum (film)