Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• $60 million car museum opens near Tacoma

  May 28, 2012 in News TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — One of the largest car museums in the country has opened in Tacoma, Wash., as a tribute to how the automobile has shaped American culture and … 1

• Formal vote fires museum director

  May 3, 2012 in City on Page A1 The board that oversees the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture on Wednesday upheld the firing of the museum’s executive director, a decision that revealed significant division between the board … 3

• MAC board fires director again

  May 2, 2012 in News, City The board of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Cultures upheld the firing of the museum’s executive director this afternoon, in a decision that has revealed significant division between the … 7

• Mobius Science Center to open in August

  March 5, 2012 in City Mobius Science Center’s new location will open on Aug. 3, with a grand opening celebration taking place in early September, the organization announced today.

• Key pair laid off at MAC

  June 22, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture escaped budget death last month and now crowds are showing up in good numbers for “Leonardo da Vinci: Man-Inventor-Genius.” Yet the museum had …

• Nearly $3 million in state funds preserve MAC

  May 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture will not have to close. The museum received just under $3 million for the coming biennium as part of the state budget that … 22

• MAC wins state funding, will remain open

  May 25, 2011 in City The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) will not have to close. The museum received just under $3 million for the coming biennium as part of the state budget … 1

• Spokane Law Enforcement Museum to open soon

    April 15, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 William Horatio Lewis was born in Manlius, N.Y., in 1855. He headed west as a stagecoach driver and was one of the first civilians to arrive after the Battle of … 2

• Cheney Museum settling in

  October 29, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 It’s been almost a year of uncertainty, but the Cheney Historical Museum has moved into its new location at 420 First St. The museum lost its home last January after …

• Castlegar, Revelstoke offer unique looks at Canadian history

  September 30, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations It was a fall British Columbia golfing holiday for my wife Sally and me, but since you can’t play the game all day long, we had time to sightsee. We … 1

• Museum raises funds for new home

  June 11, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 The Cheney Historical Museum has been keeping the history of Cheney, Four Lakes, Marshall, Tyler and Amber alive for years. The people, schools and some incorporated towns have come and …

• Treasure exhibit opens this summer in Bozeman

  May 1, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations Gold galleons, buried jewels and plundered booty: no summer vacation should be without a good treasure hunt! This summer, Bozeman, Montana’s Museum of the Rockies provides the tools and tutorials …

• BC museum turns its attention to humans

  March 8, 2009 in Travel on Page D8 It’s about time. The red-headed stepchildren of the planet will – at long last – get their due, taking their place beside monkeys and bees. Now I’m sure those animal …

• Korean War vet fighting a new battle

  June 15, 2008 in City on Page A1 A nationally recognized nonprofit group has collected more than $6 million, promising to build a Korean War museum in Illinois with tax-deductible donations from veterans in Spokane and across the …

• The art of innovation

  February 10, 2008 in Features on Page D1 Samuel Colt’s name is synonymous with revolvers – the Walker Colt, the Colt Navy Revolver and the Colt .45. So naturally, revolvers by the dozen are at the heart of …

• Space Museum Takes Off In New Mexico What Started As A ‘Dressed-Up Water Tank’ Has Developed Into A Space Memorabilia Extravaganza

  June 4, 1995 on Page G4 A mural depicts the history of the space program, including the Appolo 1 tragedy, at The Space Murals Inc. museum and gift shop along U.S. Highway 70 in New Mexico. …