Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
Main entrance of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
Established June 5, 1916 (as the Spokane Historical Society)
Location Spokane, Washington
Website northwestmuseum.org

The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, formerly the Cheney Cowles Museum, is located in Spokane, Washington's Browne's Addition. It is associated with the Smithsonian Institution[1] and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.[2]

The MAC, as it is colloquially known, also owns and offers tours at the nearby Campbell House, an 1898 house designed by architect Kirtland Cutter, and included on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Spokane County, Washington.

The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) is the largest cultural organization in the Inland Northwest with five underground galleries, café, store, education center, community room and the Center for Plateau Cultural Studies. The MAC campus also includes the historic 1898 Campbell House, library and archives, an auditorium and outdoor amphitheater. The exhibits and programs focus on three major disciplines: American Indian and other cultures, regional history and visual art.

The Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am-5pm. On Wednesdays the Museum is open from 10am-8pm. The Campbell House has tours Tuesday through Friday, running on the hour from 12 to 3 in the afternoon with the Carriage House Activity Center open until four. The house is in Open Format on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 until 4, which offers a way for visitor to self-guide through the house.

Cafe MAC is officially open and being ran via museum staff members.

The Joel E. Ferris Research Library & Archives is open via appointment.

References

  1. ↑ http://affiliations.si.edu/html/affiliates.asp?ID=104
  2. ↑ "Alliance Accredited Institutions" (PDF). American Alliance of Museums. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

Coordinates: 47°39′26″N 117°26′44″W / 47.6571°N 117.4455°W / 47.6571; -117.4455

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