Coffee with the Curator

Keep local history local!

Learn how to make your history part of the museum and keep your local history local! Chat with the Museum Curator, enjoy light breakfast, reminisce, and learn about upcoming museum programs.

upcoming Events

one man's trash is the moses lake museum's treasure: ephemera 2.0!

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 am
Location: Civic Center Auditorium/Museum Classroom, 401 S. Balsam St.

Please join us for coffee, tea, and bagels as we learn to save history! The October presentation will continue the discussion of preserving ephemera, items such as matchbook covers, greeting cards, theater programs, postcards, cancelled checks, etc. that were meant to be thrown away after one use but actually expand on the history of Moses Lake. New examples from the collection will be shared! In addition, the Collections Curator will give a tour of the Collection Room. 

women's history in moses lake: More than a princess

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 am
Location: Civic Center Auditorium/Museum Classroom, 401 S. Balsam St.

Please join us for coffee, tea, and bagels as we learn to save history and kick off women’s history month! The March Coffee with the Curator presentation will explore the photographs documenting the history of women in Moses Lake, or actually sometimes the lack there of. Learn how you can help the Moses Lake Museum expand on the history of women in Moses Lake beyond pageants and garden clubs! In addition, the Collections Curator will give a tour of the Collection Room.