Celebrate summer in Seattle with a family-friendly rooftop happy hour, reduced admission to the museum, and live music from DJ Sharadawn. Enjoy access to all of MOHAI's award-winning exhibits, and then head up to the Stack Family Terrace to take in the views of Lake Union, and enjoy drinks and snacks available for sale by Gourmondo.
Speed walk down memory lane to the best of Almost Live! complete with live commentary from the cast. Airing from 1984 to 1999, the sketch comedy show skewered regional trends and held a mirror up to the changing city. You don't have to pass your Ballard Driving Academy test to get down to MOHAI, so make sure you come for this 40th anniversary event.
Before you check out Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit), catch this almost guide to Almost Live! Revisit some of the most beloved and lasting sketches from the show in our Prologue Theater, with introductions and laughs provided by the comedic minds behind SketchFest Seattle.
Before you check out Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit), catch this almost guide to Almost Live! Revisit some of the most beloved and lasting sketches from the show in our Prologue Theater, with introductions and laughs provided by the comedic minds behind SketchFest Seattle.
Before you check out Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit), catch this almost guide to Almost Live! Revisit some of the most beloved and lasting sketches from the show in our Prologue Theater, with introductions and laughs provided by the comedic minds behind SketchFest Seattle.
The first migrants from the Indian subcontinent to North American arrived in the Pacific Northwest 19th century. South Asian migrants formed the Ghadar Party in 1913 to fight the colonial regime, using newspapers and literature as tools of resistance. Join Nalini Iyer, co-author of Roots and Reflections: South Asian Americans in the Pacific Northwest for an exploration of how contemporary South Asian Americans revisit histories of resistance in their literary imaginings.
Almost Live! had Seattle in stitches, but what did the show have to say about local fashion—and specifically about grunge? While much has been written about grunge music, grunge style is far less studied than other counterculture fashions. Join Clara Berg, MOHAI Curator of Collections and manager of @AlmostStyle on Instagram, to explore how a comedy show might be the key to unlocking the fashion history mystery of grunge.
Join the MOHAI Mercantile for a conversation and hands-on program with Tom Alphin, author of the bestselling book The LEGO Architect.
A century ago, hockey was on the rise in Seattle. The Seattle Metropolitans brought home the 1917 Stanley cup and inspired Seattleites to get out on the ice. A few years later, The Seattle Vamps were the city's first women's hockey team to play in an international tournament. Get your mitts on and explore Seattle's exciting hockey history with representatives from the Seattle Metropolitans and Seattle Women's Pro Hockey!
The Curator's Fellowship invites community and academic historians to bring a new perspective to MOHAI's extensive collections. 2024 Curator's Fellow, Polly Yorioka, researched a collection of Japanese Boys' and Girls' dolls left behind after families were sent to incarceration camps. Join Polly for a discussion on how these forgotten dolls help us remember the stories of identity and loss experienced by Japanese American children during WWII.
Before you check out Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit), catch this almost guide to Almost Live! Revisit some of the most beloved and lasting sketches from the show in our Prologue Theater.
Before you check out Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit), catch this almost guide to Almost Live! Revisit some of the most beloved and lasting sketches from the show in our Prologue Theater.