Our Current Exhibit
A Tribute to Pacific Northwest Native Art and other Cultural Influences
by Richard Brown
April 17 - October 31, 2010
The Edmonds Museum presents the world class artistry and carving of local wood carver, Richard Brown.
Many of the featured pieces are classic examples of Pacific Northwest native art, including 8’ story poles, as well as many smaller delicate pipes and pendants.
Also on display will be an eclectic collection of incredible carvings including a fully detailed Viking ship, art deco hair combs, and ornately carved walking staffs.
Mr. Brown’s pieces are highly sought after - and most of the 60 pieces in the display come from private collections. The exhibit ends October 31.
Long-Term Exhibit:
The Changing Face of Edmonds
The museum building has two floors. The upper floor features an exhibit gallery which offers temporary rotating displays, a diorama depicting the 1910 Edmonds townsite and waterfront, and the Cook Victorian Parlor. The upper level also houses the administrative office, work rooms, a local history library and an extensive photography archive. The public is encouraged to use the research library, with an advance appointment.
The ground floor consists of the long-term exhibit conceived to commemorate the centennial of the incorporation of the City of Edmonds 1890/1990. "The Changing Face of Edmonds" is an encapsulated, thematic, and chronological history exhibit, interpreting the many changes that have taken place, from the age of exploration and discovery, through the founding and growth of the city, and up to the 1950s when the last mill closed. Highlights of the exhibit include a reconstruction of a room from the 1894 Stevens Hotel, and a working model of a shingle mill, representative of the mills that filled the Edmonds waterfront at the turn of the century.
