National Volunteer Week: April 18-April 24, 2004
Participating Reciprocal Organizations
BurkeMuseum
Located on the University of Washington Campus at the corner of
NE 45th St and 17th Ave NE, Seattle
Information: 206-543-5590 or
Hours: 10 am-5 pm daily
Special Exhibit: Dinosaurs of Darkness
The Center for Wooden Boats
1010 Valley St (South LakeUnion), Seattle
Information: 206-382-2628 or
Hours: 11am–6 pm Wednesday-Monday, (last boat out by 5); closed Tuesday.
Free rowboat rentals
Evergreen Children’s Theatre/Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum
249 4th St, Bremerton, WA98337
Information: 360-373-2992
Hours: 11am-4 pm Wednesday-Saturday
Exhibits of multicultural and historic puppets form around the world. Tours may be arranged.
Experience Music Project
325 5th Ave N (on SeattleCenter Campus)
Information:
Hours: 10 am-5 pm Tuesday-Thursday, 10 am-9 pm Friday-Saturday
Reciprocal Admission offered Tuesday 4/20 and Wednesday 4/21 ONLY
FryeArt Museum
704 Terry Avenue, Seattle
Information: 206-622-9250 or or
Hours: 10am-5 pm Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-8 pm Thursday, 12 noon-5 pm Sunday
Free parking, free guided tours available
Exhibits: Another Look: Frye Viewpoints; The Expanding Universe of David Horsey: 25 Years of Editorial Cartoons; The Poetry of Art; Here I Am: Passages in Portraiture
GigHarborPeninsula Historical Society & Museum
4218 Harborview Drive, GigHarbor
Information: 253-858-6722 or
Hours: 10 am-4 pm Tuesday-Saturday
Alternate Dates: April 13- April 24 only
Exhibits: Grandma’s Attic: A Sneak Peek into the Collection of the GigHarborPeninsula Historical Society; The GigHarborPeninsula
HenryArtGallery
15th Ave NE and NE 41st St (University of Washington), Seattle
Information: 206-543-2280 or
Hours: 11 am-5 pm Tuesday-Sunday, 11 am-8 pm Thursday, closed Monday
Exhibits: Roy McMakin: A Door Meant as Adornment; Trisha Brown: Dance and Art in Dialogue.
Issaquah Historical Society
Information: 425-392-3500 or
GilmanTown Hall, 165 SE Andrews St, Issaquah
Hours: 11 am-3 pm Thursday-Saturday, April 22-24
Special Photo Exhibit: Preserving the Images of Issaquah
Issaquah Depot, 50 Rainier Blvd N, Issaquah
Hours: 11 am-3 pm Friday-Sunday, April 23-25, Adult Tour: 11 am, Fri. April 23.
Exhibits: Historic Railroad Depot, Caboose and Army Car Exhibits
JapaneseGarden at WashingtonPark Arboretum
1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E., (North of E. Madison St., entrance is at north end of parking lot.)
Information: 206-684-4725
Hours: 10 am–dusk Tuesday-Sunday
Kitsap Historical Museum
280 4th St, Bremerton
Information: 360-479-6226 or
Hours: 9 am-5 pm Tuesday-Saturday
Exhibit: Kitsap Timeline; Main Street Kitsap County; Kitsap County: Who Are We Now?
Museum of Flight
9404 E Marginal Way S. (Boeing Field), Seattle
Information: 206-764-5720 or
Hours: 10 am-5 pm daily, 10 am–9 pm first Thursday
Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art
1801 Dock Street, Tacoma
Information: 253-284-4750 or 1-866-4-MUSEUM or
Hours: 10 am-5 pm Wednesday-Saturday, 12 noon-5 pm Sunday
Special Exhibits: Italo Scanga; Extra Virgin: Work by Judith Schaechter
Museum of History & Industry
2700 24th Avenue E., Seattle
Information: 206-324-1126 or
Hours: 10 am–5 pm daily, 10 am-8 pm first Thursday
Special Exhibits: CHANGING THE FACE OF POWER: Women in the U.S. Senate; METROPOLIS 150: Celebrating 150 Years of Seattle History; BOOMTOWN: Seattle Before the Great Fire.
Nordic Heritage Museum
3014 NW 67th, Seattle
Information: 206-789-5707 or
Hours: 10 am-4 pm Tuesday–Saturday; 12 noon–4 pm Sunday, closed Monday
Special Exhibit: Tvert Imot, paintings by Royal Nebeker; Movement of Thought, works by Randy James, in collaboration with Lisa Harris Gallery.
Northwest Railway Museum’s Snoqualmie Valley Railroad
38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie
Information: 425-888-3030 or or
Hours: depart Snoqualmie Depot 12 noon, 1:30 pm and 3 pm or depart North Bend Depot 12:30 pm and2:00 pm
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, April 17 & 18, April 24 & 25 only
Free 75 minute round-trip scenic train excursion from historic Snoqualmie to North Bend and the top of Snoqualmie Falls. Please call for directions to Snoqualmie or North Bend Depot.
Northwest Trek
11610 Trek Drive East, Eatonville (17 miles south of Puyallup on state highway 161)
Information: 360-832-6117 or
Hours: 9:30 am– 4 pm weekdays, 9:30 am – 5 pm weekends
Experience is about 3 hours, entry includes unique hour long tram tour
Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center
2205 Alaskan Way, Pier 66, Seattle 98121
Information: 206-374-4000 or
Hours: 10 am-5 pm Tuesday-Saturday, 12 noon-5 pm Sunday
Special Exhibit: Puget Sound Underworld: Inhabitants, Hideouts and Exposures
Pacific Science Center
200 2nd Ave N, Seattle 98109
Information: 206-443-2001 or
Hours: 10am-5 pm weekdays, 10 am –6 pm weekends
Special Exhibits: Space: A Journey to Our Future (additional fee)
Free entrance to PSC exhibits; IMAX movies and Space special exhibit will have additional fees.
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma 98047
Information: 253-591-5337
Hours: 9:30 am-5 pm daily
New exhibit: Once Upon A Tide: A Seahorse Odyssey
Renton Historical Museum
235 Mill Ave S, Renton
Information: 425-255-2330
Hours: 10 am -4 pm Tuesday-Saturday
Seattle Aquarium
1483 Alaskan Way (Pier 59, downtown waterfront), Seattle
Information: 206-386-4342
Hours: 10 am–5 pm daily
Come experience local sharks at our new Research Station!
Seattle Art Museum
100 University St, Seattle
Information: 206-654-3255 during open hours or
Hours: 10 am-5 pm Tuesday–Sunday, 10 am-9 pm Thursday, closed Monday
Special Exhibits: Christian Marclay; An American Sampler; The Untold Story; Neri di Bicci and the Practice of Renaissance Devotional Art; Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self
Seattle Asian Art Museum
1400 E Prospect in Volunteer Park (Capitol Hill), Seattle
Information: 206-654-3206 during open hours or
Hours: 10 am–5 pm Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–9 pm Thursday, closed Monday and Tuesday
Exhibits: Timeless Grandeur: Art from China; Discovering Buddhist Art: Seeking the Sublime
Seattle Parks and Recreation Pools
Ballard Pool, 1471 NW 67th St, 206-684-4094
Madison Pool, 13401 Meridian Ave N, 206-684-4979
Meadowbrook Pool, 10515 35th Ave NE, 206-684-4989
Evans Pool, 7201 E Greenlake Dr N, 206-684-4961
Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E, 206-684-4766
One swim during Family or Public swims. Times vary from pool to pool. Please call specific pools for times.
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma
Information: 253-272-4258 ext. 0 or
Hours: 10 am–5 pm Tuesday–Saturday, 10 am-8 pm Thursday, 12 noon-5 pm Sunday
Special Exhibits: Building Tradition: Gifts in Honor of the Northwest Art Collection; Lewis & Clark Territory: Contemporary Artists Revisit Place, Race, and Memory; Northwest Biennial: Building Wise
Washington State History Museum
1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma (downtown)
Information: 253-798-5922 or 1-888-BE-THERE
Hours: 10 am – 5 pm Monday -- Saturday, 10 am – 8 pm Thursday, 12 noon – 5 pm Sunday
Exhibits: Beyond Lewis & Clark: The Army Explores the West; Great Hall of Washington History; History Lab Learning Center and
Wing Luke Asian Museum
407 7th Ave South (Chinatown/International District), Seattle
Information: 206-623-5124 or
CLOSED VOLUNTEER WEEK: Substitute May 2-8
Hours: 11 am – 4:30 pm Tuesday – Friday; 12 noon – 4 pm Saturday & Sunday, closed Monday
Special Exhibit: Beyond Talk: Redrawing Race, a juried art exhibition
Woodland Park Zoo
601 N 59th St, Seattle (main entrance at south entry, N 50th St and Fremont Ave N)
Information: 206-684-4800 or
Hours: 9:30 – 5 pm daily
New exhibit: Jaguar Cove, part of award-winning Tropical Rain Forest exhibit
Organized by Kathleen Maki, Volunteer Program Manager, Seattle Art Museum, 206-654-3168 or