Up Close: The War to End All Wars
You create the content at this one-day pop-up exhibit! Bring your favorite WWI era artifact and join the conversation about how WWI impacted life in America.
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MOHAI MOHAI - 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States
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The Art of Persuasion: Propaganda Posters from WWI to Today
MOHAI MOHAI - 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesHow do you shape the national narrative? From marketing a war to tackling current social issues, propaganda posters have long served as a means to shift public perception.
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History Café: Decoding Art in Seattle’s Public Spaces
Gourmondo Café at MOHAI Gourmondo 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesWalk down any Seattle street, turn the corner, and you're likely to discover art enhancing the city's parks, plazas, and waterfront piers. From cedar totem poles to high-tech video installations, the downtown area alone has more than 350 works of art for all to enjoy.
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Member Spotlight: WW1 America Posters, Photographs, and Ephemera
Sophie Frye Bass Research Library 5933 6th Ave S, Seattle, WA, United StatesMOHAI Plus, Storyteller, and Innovator level members are invited to a special evening with Leonard Garfield, MOHAI's Executive Director and Anna Elam, MOHAI's Library Collections Manager as they share a behind-the-scenes look at rarely seen WW1 America posters, photographs, and ephemera from MOHAI's collection. Special program takes place at the MOHAI Resource Center at Georgetown with tour of the newly updated Sophie Frye Bass Research Library.
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Maker Day: Building Board Games
MOHAI MOHAI - 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesJoin local game design studio Forrest-Pruzan Creative in creating your own board game elements and dive into the design, prototyping, and testing process behind what makes a good game great. MOHAI Maker Days explore what it takes to be an innovator.
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Labor Wars of the Northwest
Joshua Green Foundation Theater MOHAI 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesEnjoy the world premiere of the brand new film Labor Wars of the Northwest, covering three decades of labor strife in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century.
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Labor Wars of the Northwest
Joshua Green Foundation Theater MOHAI 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesEnjoy the world premiere of the brand new film Labor Wars of the Northwest, covering three decades of labor strife in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century.
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Labor Will Feed the People: Celebrating the Seattle General Strike Centennial
MOHAI MOHAI - 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesFor six days Seattle stood still as thousands of workers walked off the job. Making headlines around the world, the 1919 General Strike inspired others in the labor movement both nationally and internationally.
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Witness to Revolution: The Story of Anna Louise Strong
Joshua Green Foundation Theater MOHAI 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesFollow the life of author and labor activist Anna Louise Strong in this sweeping documentary film. As a reporter she covered the major political revolutions of the 20th century in Russia, Spain, and China. Her political vision took shape in the Pacific Northwest after witnessing the 1916 Everett massacre and chronicling the 1919 Seattle General Strike. Stay after the screening for a discussion with the film director Lucy Ostrander and local historian Stephanie Ogle.
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Partners in Civic Innovation: The Liberty Bank Building Project
MOHAI MOHAI - 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesIn the Central District, the Liberty Bank Building stood as a testament to the resilience of a community facing redlining and racist disinvestment. With the original building gone, a coalition of non-profits formed to make this historic site a model of community-led development, designed to address displacement of the African American community from the Central District.
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History Café: The Seattles that Might Have Been
Gourmondo Café at MOHAI Gourmondo 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesWhat would Seattle be like with a comprehensive urban rail and subway system? Or a massive park stretching from the shores of South Lake Union to Denny Way? Join award-winning writer and journalist Eric Scigliano as he explores the Seattles that might have been.
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Maker Day: Making the Mold
MOHAI MOHAI - 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesTurn your line drawing into a plastic medallion using 3D printing, mold making, and resin casting. Local maker Jeremy Elson will guide you through the process, turning your drawings into three dimensional medallions embossed with your own designs in any color—glitter optional.