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

Name: Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State's Museums
Start: 2024-07-10T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-07-10T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Tacoma Public Library (Wheelock Branch)

Schedule

Wed Jul 10 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Tacoma Public Library (Wheelock Branch) | Tacoma, WA

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.
Join Harriet as she takes us on a journey to explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country like Bing Crosby's toupees and a 150-year-old pickle.
Harriet Baskas is an author of 9 books, including 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss and Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can't or Won't Show You. She writes about airports, museums, and travel and produced a radio series on hidden museum artifacts that aired on National Public Radio (NPR).
This program is presented by Humanities Washington and hosted by Tacoma Public Library.
Registration is not required; space may be limited and is first come, first served.