Moses Lake Museum and Art Center
The Moses Lake Museum and Art Center provides the area with a community location for both history and visual arts. Featuring an extensive collection of historical artifacts including the prestigious "Adam East Collection", the historical significance of the exhibits is both educational and informative. The gallery exhibitions challenge visitors with a variety of visual arts experiences. Stop by The Museum and Art Center today and experience all that we are!
Address
228 West Third Avenue Moses Lake, WA 98837 Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 5pm (509) 766-9395
The Moses Lake Museum and Art Center houses three permanent exhibits.
The Shrub-Steppe: Our Native Habitat
This exhibit features the wildlife and plant communities of the Central Washington State area.
Native Voices: Affirmation of the Human Spirit and Bunchgrass Hills: The Promise of Opportunity
The Moses Lake Museum and Art Center houses two historical exhibits. These exhibits help visitors understand the relationship of people to the land, plants and animals around them, the common theme that weaves through three periods of local history of the Plateau Culture.
  
MAC Museum Store
The museum's store offers fine arts and original crafts created by Washington State artists. There are books about Inland Northwest Native American Tribes, regional history and many very special items. You can find wonderful gifts for all ages. Members of the Friends of the MAC receive a 10% discount on all purchases at the MAC Museum Store.
Public Programs
Family Saturdays
The first Saturday of every month, between 12 noon and 2pm, MAC sponsors a free family activity, demonstration, or special exhibit. The Family Saturday Program mixes family entertainment with education and important regional historical events and happenings.
Art Classes and Workshops
The MAC regularly offers arts & crafts classes / workshops for children and adults. This is a complete schedule of water color painting, life drawing, sculpture, basket weaving, paper making and many other popular art forms.
Other Events
The MAC also presents poetry readings, musical performances, story telling sessions and many other cultural events.
Art Gallery
Eight To Ten Exhibits a Year
The MAC mounts eight to ten different exhibits each year in the Art Gallery. Many of these shows feature the work of both local, regional, and international artists. Painting, sculpture, blown glass, textiles, prints, photography, and mixed media installations are examples of the MAC's Art Exhibits. Other exhibits are borrowed from other cultural institutions. Some exhibits are created by MAC staff / volunteers and include arts and crafts of Native America, home arts such as quilting, and archaeological study.
Friends of the MAC
Your membership in the Friends of MAC helps to ensure that the Columbia Basin's only free, year-round arts and humanities facility continues. With your help MAC will offer programs and exhibits that appeal to those of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Membership categories are Senior/Student $20, Individual $30, Family $40, Associate $55, Booster $100, Sponsor $250, Patron $500, and Benefactor $1000. Benefits of membership include a 10% discount on purchases in the Museum Store, reduced workshop fees, your name in Museum, Museum Newsletters and Activity Schedules, invitations to all exhibitions and programs, and larger discounts for memberships at $250 and above.
Volunteers
An active and dedicated volunteer staff is crucial to MAC's continued growth and development. Volunteers work as hosts, sales people and activities supervisors. Other volunteers help with fund raising events, historical research, exhibit installation and collection care. To be a volunteer please call (509) 766-9395.
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