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Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State's Museums

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Time
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Venue
Westport Timberland Library, Westport, WA, 98595
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Humanities Washington Speaker Event:

Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State's Museums

Speaker: Harriet Baskas

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Humanities Washington Speaker Event:

Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State's Museums

Speaker: Harriet Baskas

This is an online virtual program. You will receive a reminder email along with the link to view from home. You may come to the library to watch this Online Event.



Most museums display no more than 10 percent of their holdings, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural, philosophical, political, environmental, historic, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view.

In this talk, explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle. When possible, we will have local museum curators on hand to answer questions, participate in our discussions, and unbox a few hidden treasures.

Venue

Westport Timberland Library
101 E Harms Drive
Westport, WA
98595

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