Join MOHAI Executive Director Leonard Garfield for a close look at some of the most transformative innovations that have emerged from the Northwest. Explore the intersections of technology, nature, and civic life as reflected in the region's most significant inventions.
Leonardo's vision of a world in which nature and human experience are closely aligned provides both inspiration and a challenge to modern society. Join leading scholars and innovators as they debate the value of Leonardo's vision for a humanistic society and explore how it impacts our world today.
MOHAI invites you to a special preview of our newest exhibit, Ansel Adams: Masterworks, just for members and friends. Experience the beautiful and powerful photography of Ansel Adams, widely considered one of America's most revered photographers. This special traveling exhibit features 48 photographs by Adams—a selection of images he considered the best work of his career.
Get a new point of view with an artifact or two! Visitors of all ages are welcome to drop in any time during the session for a multi-sensory exploration of Perspectives on Place: Photographs From Here with a MOHAI educator. Take a close look at artifacts, photographs, and more from the MOHAI teaching collection.
Join MOHAI for a special evening with Dr. Michael Adams, the son of photographer Ansel Adams, who worked closely with his father for many years, and continues to play an active role in preserving the work and legacy of his father.
What is your view of the relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world? Using this lens, community photography curators Ella Guo, Rachel Heaton, and Jourdan Imani Keith selected images from the collections of MOHAI and the Black Heritage Society of Washington State (BHS) to create the exhibit Perspectives on Place: Photographs from Here.
Join us at South Lake Union Park for summer activities! Play outside with Rainbow City Softball and learn how to throw a pitch. Explore Seattle plants and birds with Beacon Hill Food Forest and Birder Elaine Chuang. Contribute to a collaborative art piece with multi-media artist Mita Mahato, learn about the United Indians of All Tribes upcoming canoe center, and more!
Born in Seattle in 1917, Syvilla Fort was an influential artist who began her dance career in the 1930s at the Cornish School (now Cornish College). She went on to find fame as a performer in the Katherine Dunham Company and was recognized as a transformative dance educator in New York. In the spirit of collective remembering, Seattle-based artists, educators and historians will come together to illuminate her living legacy in a multimedia evening.
Comics might seem like a modern invention, but visual storytelling has existed longer than the written word in forms ranging from cave paintings to tapestries to masks. Join local historians and comic makers for a discussion about the long history of sequential art, how we define comics, and how the medium can transform the way we tell and interpret history. Panelists include author Tamiko Nimura, Fantagraphics Editor Kristy Valenti, and Fantagraphics Co-Founder Gary Groth.
Beyond its well-known technical applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can also enable human creativity & self-expression. In this online workshop, AI Artist Lia Coleman will guide participants through self-reflective writing prompts and AI artmaking. Learn how AI models can take writing and transform it into computer-generated art pieces.
Join curator Negarra Kudumu for opening-day exhibit tours of Celebrating Pacific Northwest Artists: 25 Years of the Neddy Awards. Connect to Seattle's creative spirit and explore artistic themes representing the region's ever-changing arts landscape.
Join curator Negarra Kudumu for opening-day exhibit tours of Celebrating Pacific Northwest Artists: 25 Years of the Neddy Awards. Connect to Seattle's creative spirit and explore artistic themes representing the region's ever-changing arts landscape.