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Historic Talks in Historic Buildings Hosted by Harriet Baskas
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Seattle, WA 98101 United States
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“Historic Talks in Historic Buildings”: A New Lecture Series Presented by Historic Seattle and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation and Historic Seattle are thrilled to announce our partnership on a new lecture series titled “Historic Talks in Historic Buildings.” This series brings public programs into historic places across Seattle—places rich with history and meaning—while highlighting the voices and scholarship shaping our understanding of the past. Speakers have been selected from the 2024-25 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau, and together showcase the range of topics, questions, and discussions at the heart of historic preservation in Washington state.
Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State's Museums, presented by Harriet Baskas
Join us as we host Harriet Baskas, author of Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can’t or Won’t Show You, for an exploration of museum curation across Washington State. Most museums display no more than 10% of their holdings, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural, philosophical, political, environmental, historic, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view. In this talk, explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle. When possible, we will have local museum curators on hand to answer questions, participate in our discussions, and unbox a few hidden treasures. This event is a part of a lecture series hosted in partnership with Historic Seattle and Humanities Washington.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Location: Stimson-Green Mansion | 1204 Minor Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 (parking available for purchase)
Age Requirement: 21+ event. Alcohol will be served.
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