If you dabble in social media, you know how rapidly ideas and concepts can spread and evolve through online networks. What if we applied that same concept to ancient philosophers and mathematicians? On Free Third Thursday at 6:30, the Washington State History Museum hosts Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad, University of Washington-Tacoma faculty, who will talk about > Continue Reading

Join the Historical Society and special guest Governor Jay Inslee to celebrate the opening of recently renovated galleries in the Great Hall of Washington History. “Shaping a New World” explores Washington’s earliest history through geology, the Clovis people, The Ancient One (Kennewick Man) and more. In “Washington: My Home,” consider your personal story within the > Continue Reading

Jacob Lawrence, one of America’s most celebrated artists, moved to Seattle from New York in 1970. Shortly thereafter, in 1972, Lawrence was commissioned by the State Capital Museum to create a set of narrative paintings about the saga of pioneer George Bush, the first African American pioneer to settle in the Evergreen State. For preservation > Continue Reading