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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
Journey to the far side of a century and let yourself linger in a
very special year: 1910. Halley's Comet was passing through after a
75-year absence and Washington women were blazing their own historic
path toward winning the vote.
Anacortes folk were caught up in those events and more, generating
plenty of home-grown excitement with a barn-storming evangelist,
escaping convicts, anti-liquor crusaders, steamship groundings and a
motorcycle-riding priest.
2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Carnegie
building – home of the Anacortes Museum – and to celebrate, we look at
what was happening in Anacortes 100 years ago in our current special
exhibit “1910: A Look Back 100 Years.” This exhibit runs through May
2011.
Also on exhibit until the end of August 2010: the special collection
of Anacortes residents Clarence and Lois Ricks, featuring unique
old-time toys, tools, carvings and more.
Admission is free! Location/Hours
1305 8th Street, Anacortes, WA 98221
Open Monday through Saturday, 10-4 PM
Sunday 1-4 PM
Closed Wednesday |
