Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture

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  • Spokane Archaeology Day

    Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

    The Spokane Society, along with other archaeological organizations, will welcome the public at booths on the grounds of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. Activities will be available for all ages.

  • Spokane Archaeology Day

    Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

    This popular event is back again this year! Participate in this free annual community event that highlights all things archaeology. Listen to talks, chat with professionals, and participate in hands-on activities related to archaeology. This is a great day for people of all ages.

  • Spokane Archaeology Day

    Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

    The Association for Washington Archaeology (AWA) East Group announces that we are resuming Spokane Archaeology Day in 2022 on the beautiful grounds of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture! As in previous years (2018-2019), we have many activities already planned, including: an atlatl toss, flintknapping, historic and precontact material analysis and site interpretation, ethnobotany […]

  • Donald P. Ryan: “In the Footsteps of Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings”

    Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

    The archaeological exploration of ancient Egypt's royal New Kingdom cemetery, the Valley of the Kings, offers a rich history of fascinating discoveries made by determined and often eccentric individuals including Howard Carter, who was well involved in the Valley decades before he encountered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. In this lecture, Don Ryan will […]

  • Wine jars and jar makers of Cyprus

    Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

    Dr. Gloria London (Independent Scholar, Seattle WA) Lecture in Memory of Dr. Sarah Keller A Danish police officer, who volunteered for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, spent his spare time documenting traditional technologies, especially those related to pottery production, farming, and bread. Knud Jensen recorded over 60 pitharia, the immense jars for fermenting […]

  • An Archaeologist, World War II and Prehistoric Thailand

    Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

    Dr. Cyler Conrad (University of New Mexico) The popular Hollywood film, The Bridge on the River Kwai, portrays an important series of events for prisoners of war during World War II in Thailand, also known as the infamous China-Burma-India theater of conflict. While the film’s creative story garnered acclaim and praise after its release in […]