Museums

Fri., Sept. 25, 2015

Appaloosa Museum “Life on the Palouse,” art show and sale, today and Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 2720 W. Pullman Road, Moscow. (208) 882-5578.

Cheney Historical Museum “80th Birthday,” highlighting items donated in 1935 which tell the pioneer story of Four Lakes, Marshall, Cheney, Tyler and Amber, through Wednesday. Hours are Thursdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 420 First St., Cheney. Free admission. (509) 235-2202.

Crosby House Visit the house where this famous entertainer grew up. 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 Sponsored by the Sons of the American Revolution and the Fairmount Memorial Association, collection 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.

Free Museum Day Smithsonian Magazine is sponsoring their 11th annual Museum Day Live at Museum of North Idaho in Coeur d’Alene, the Bonner County History Museum in Sandpoint, and at Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane. Download the required free ticket at www.smithsonian.com/ museumdaylive. Saturday, Free. (208) 664-3448.

Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University “Jesuits in the Arts” series with “Vivid in My Mind: The Visionary and Landscape Images of Father Andrew William Vachon, S.J.” in the Jundt Galleries; and “Befriending Sacredness: Works by Fr. Arturo Araujo, S.J.,” in the Arcade Gallery, Saturday through Dec. 19, with lecture and reception today, 5-7 p.m. in the auditorium. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 200 E. Desmet Ave. Free admission. (509) 313-6843.

Moses Lake Museum & Art Center “Investigation, Innovation & Influence: The Life and Work of Bob Hull,” highlights the early influences on life growing up in Moses Lake, his work in the Peace Corps and his 36-year collaboration with David Miller in the Miller Hull Partnership, through Nov. 13. Hours are Mondays-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake. Free admission. (509) 764-3830.

Museum of North Idaho “History Outside the Museum,” highlights historic buildings, structures and sites in the Coeur d’Alene region, through October. Hours are Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 115 Northwest Blvd., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 664-3448.

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture “100 Stories – A Centennial Exhibition” looks into the region’s past, present and future, and demonstrates the MAC’s role in maintaining, preserving and interpreting the region through themes of the American West. Wednesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 2316 W. First Ave. $10/adults, $9/military, $7.50/seniors, $5/ages 6-18 and college students with ID, free/age 5 and younger. (509) 363-5344.

WSU Museum of Art WSU Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, through Saturday. Also: “A Life in Printmaking,” exhibit of 206 prints by Jim Dine he donated to the museum from his personal archives, Oct. 2-Dec. 12, with reception Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 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. Free. (509) 335-1910.

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