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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Museums

Crosby House Visit the house where Bing Crosby grew up. View approximately 200 items of Bing Crosby memorabilia, including the duplicate Oscar he won in 1944 for “Going My Way,” gold and platinum records, movie stills and photographs, record albums, books and sheet music. Hours are weekdays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Free parking behind the house. 508 E. Sharp Ave. Free. (509) 313-3847.

Flag Museum Collection, sponsored by the Sons of the American Revolution and the Fairmount Memorial Association, details the rich history of the American flag. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Pines Cemetery, 1402 S. Pines Road, Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 926-2753.

Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University “Amen, Amen: Religion and Southern Self-Taught Artists in the Mullis Collection,” a survey of selected objects from a single private collection in Atlanta, with a focus on images with religious or spiritual subject matter, created by self-taught artists from the American South. Hours are Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., today through Jan. 10. Also: Outdoor exhibition of 13 sculptures by the late David Hayes, through July 2015. Sculptures are displayed on the grounds of the Jundt Art Museum, near Lake Arthur, and along a small section of the Centennial Trail and the Spokane River on Gonzaga University’s campus. Jundt and Arcade galleries, 502 E. Boone Ave. Free. (509) 313-6843.

Museum of North Idaho “Power to the Farm” explores how Kootenai Electric Cooperative brought electricity to North Idaho’s rural areas, through October. Hours are Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 115 Northwest Blvd., Coeur d’Alene. $3/adults, $1/children, $7/family. (208) 664-3448.

Spokane Law Enforcement Museum Artifacts, photos, portraits, badges, uniforms and other police mementos. Museum accepts donations of police memorabilia. Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1201 W. First Ave. $5/adults, $4/seniors and military, $3/college students, $2/grades 1-12, free/age 6 and younger. (509) 625-3352.

Spokane Valley Heritage Museum “Felts Field – 1927 National Air Races,” Felts Field once hosted the most popular flying event in the nation: the National Air Races. Celebrity and military pilots performed death-defying stunts and displayed the latest in flight technology of the time, through Dec. 30. Hours are Wednesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Call to schedule group tours. 12114 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley. $6/adults, $5/seniors, $4/age 7-17, free/age 6 and younger. (509) 922-4570.

WSU Museum of Art “Roger Shimomura: An American Knockoff,” paintings and prints address sociopolitical issues of Asian America, through Dec. 13. Hours are Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Wilson Road (across from Martin Stadium), Pullman. (509) 335-1910.