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The Anacortes Museum was originally designed as a
Carnegie Library. The cornerstone was laid in 1909, and the building
opened to the public as a library on Dec. 26, 1910. The Carnegie
Library became the home of the Anacortes Museum in 1968, and in 1977
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The first
floor, once used as a social and musical center, now houses the
Museum’s offices, research library, and archives. The Carnegie Gallery
on the second floor is handicapped-accessible and
contains permanent exhibits on the history of Fidalgo and Guemes
Islands as well as regular special exhibits, including quarterly
exhibits focused on the special collections of local residents.
Current Exhibit
Island plants — they’re wonderful, and worrisome. We love them,
fear them, use them and abuse them. They stabilize the soil, purify
the air and provide us with food, shelter, headaches and heartaches.
Island Plants & People: A Twisted Path, which continues through May
2013 at the Anacortes Museum’s Carnegie Gallery, showcases the
changing and sometimes uneasy relationship between people and plants.
We look at how native peoples and settlers used plants, the impact of
invasive species, the blossoming of island parks and gardens, and the
local controversies and conservation efforts.
Be sure to leaf through the hundreds of beautiful images of local
plants.
Admission is free! Location/Hours
1305 8th Street, Anacortes, WA 98221
Open Monday through Saturday, 10-4 PM
Sunday 1-4 PM
Closed Wednesday |
