What do you wish for U.S.? Come make a birthday wish for America on its 250th anniversary.
Celebrate Independence Day weekend at our women’s suffrage table, in partnership with the Olympia Historical Society.
Free and open to the public.
The third Friday of each month, join a museum curator for an in-depth exploration of the Olympia AHA Museum. Share a meaningful visit with fellow visitors and community members as your guide connects exhibitions with the people and places that shaped our region.
Experience a live interview between the Olympia Music History Project and local artist Mariella Luz.
Free and open to the public.
Celebrate Washington Museum Day at Oly AHA with complimentary refreshments and special offers!
The third Friday of each month, join a museum curator for an in-depth exploration of the Olympia AHA Museum. Share a meaningful visit with fellow visitors and community members as your guide connects exhibitions with the people and places that shaped our region.
Learn more about public art in Olympia and the Daley Arts Center with City of Olympia staff Stephanie Johnson.
Free and open to the public.
This Harbor Days, learn more about maritime industry with Scott Schoch, in partnership with the South Sound Maritime Heritage Association.
Free and open to the public.
Developed in partnership with the Evergreen Archives, The Evergreen Effect explores the ways Olympia has been shaped by this unique college.
The third Friday of each month, join a museum curator for an in-depth exploration of the Olympia AHA Museum. Share a meaningful visit with fellow visitors and community members as your guide connects exhibitions with the people and places that shaped our region.
Stop by the Olympia AHA Museum for a chance to meet local artist Molly Wheat Baker, whose work is featured in our exhibit It’s the Water.
Free and open to the public.
The third Friday of each month, join a museum curator for an in-depth exploration of the Olympia AHA Museum. Share a meaningful visit with fellow visitors and community members as your guide connects exhibitions with the people and places that shaped our region.
Stop by the Olympia AHA Museum for a chance to meet handwoven textile designer, weaver, and abstract painter Julie Simpson, whose mural NECTAR is featured in our exhibit Paint the Town.
Free and open to the public.
Join Artists with Ecology for a live mural painting demonstration! AWE founder Christopher Gerber and apprentices of AWE will present and talk about the mural process and their current work. This event is free and open to the public.
Join Arts Walk cover artist and muralist Fern Tallos for a pop-up exhibit, available Arts Walk weekend only! Fern will be on site showing and selling their work.
Join Arts Walk cover artist and muralist Fern Tallos for a pop-up exhibit, available Arts Walk weekend only! Fern will be on site showing and selling their work.
Meet your tour guide at the Olympia AHA Museum, then embark on a flat route through the locations of former Olympia Chinatowns and visit Olympia's Chinese Heritage Marker. Discover the stories of Chinese immigrants who helped shape our city.
Join us for a presentation and discussion to complement our exhibit “Remembering Exclusion, Honoring Community: Chinese Life in Olympia.”
Meet your tour guide at the Olympia AHA Museum, then embark on a flat route through the locations of former Olympia Chinatowns and visit Olympia's Chinese Heritage Marker. Discover the stories of Chinese immigrants who helped shape our city.
Meet your tour guide at the Olympia AHA Museum, then embark on a flat route through the locations of former Olympia Chinatowns and visit Olympia's Chinese Heritage Marker. Discover the stories of Chinese immigrants who helped shape our city.
Visit the Olympia AHA Museum between 4-7pm and engage with one of our exhibits, and you’ll get a coupon to a local restaurant!
Join the Olympia AHA Museum and Washington State Archives staff for a hands-on preservation workshop. This is a ticketed event. Space is limited.
Join the Olympia AHA Museum and other local organizations offering extended hours on the first Friday of each month. The Olympia AHA Museum will be open until 7pm.
Inspired by the luminary sculptures in our windows? Learn how to make your own! Procession of the Species artists are hosting a luminary globe workshop at the Olympia AHA Museum and Visitor Center. Learn more about Olympia's beloved Procession of the Species and Luminary Procession and become part of the action through this creative opportunity.
Participants will set up and decorate their own luminary globe sculptures—and take them home as keepsakes!
This is an opportunity to view artist Fern Tallos at work while they paint a mural in the museum. This mural will be the backdrop for a new exhibit all about Olympia’s history. Learn about mural painting by watching it in progress, and get a sneak preview of our upcoming exhibit.
On the darkest night of the year, we are celebrating the “Light in the Dark” recent exhibit opening with Illuminate Oly’s light artists. The museum will be open late to celebrate light in darkness.
This holiday season, we’re partnering with the Washington State Archives to help you protect the stories that matter most. Join us at the Oly AHA! Museum for a hands-on workshop dedicated to preserving family scrapbooks, photo albums, and treasured memories.
Kids Button Blanket Workshop with Ruth Whitener
Friday, December 6 • 10 AM – 12 PM
203 Columbia St NW, Olympia
