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Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in WA State Museums

Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau

2025-05-21 17:00:00 2025-05-21 18:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in WA State Museums Explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. DuPont -

Wednesday, May 21
5:00pm - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-21 17:00:00 2025-05-21 18:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in WA State Museums Explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. DuPont -

Explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country.

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. The DuPont Historical Society will also be joining us to share some of the weird and interesting artifacts in their collection. 

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Author event |

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Mon, May 12 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, May 13 10:00AM to 7:00PM
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