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Whatcom Museum
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The Whatcom Museum is located in Downtown Bellingham, WA, in the heart of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Bellingham is ideally located: nestled between the Cascade Mountains and the Puget Sound - with Seattle to the South, Vancouver, BC to the North, and the San Juan Islands to the West.
We are committed to serving as both a community magnet and a regional destination for cultural experiences rooted in art, nature, and Northwest history. As part of our vision to connect people to new ideas, old traditions, and each other, visitors take part in a vast range of programs and exhibitions designed to get us all thinking about our changing cultural, natural, and historical landscapes. The goal? Build strong art muscles. Understand our shared heritage. Stretch minds, inspire preservation, and stoke creativity in the name of sustaining Bellingham at its best.
The Whatcom Museum is a non-profit organization operated jointly by the City of Bellingham and the Whatcom Museum Foundation. Our collection contains more than 200,000 artifacts and art works of regional importance, including a vast photographic archive. The Whatcom Museum is accredited nationally by the American Alliance of Museums, is a member of the American Association for State and Local History, and is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate.