World War I: Lessons & Legacies

Jefferson Museum of Art & History 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

World War I: Lessons & Legacies is an exhibition of objects, letters, stories, and posters about World War I and one of its most significant legacies in our region: The 1918 influenza pandemic. Accompanying the objects from our collection are selections from JCHS's oral history collection featuring Jefferson County stories of the 1918 pandemic.

Landscapes: Real & Imagined

Jefferson Museum of Art & History 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

From the abstract to the realistic, Landscapes: Real & Imagined focuses on Joan Jonland, Stephen Yates, and Thomas Wilson (1931 - 2015)—three painters who have lived and worked in Port Townsend for the majority of their lives as artists. Each artist's reverence for our natural environment emerges in their unique approach, creating art that inspires and challenges us to see the land differently. Along with the work of Jonland, Yates, and Wilson, this exhibition features many selections from our permanent collection and local collectors that have never been publicly displayed. Landscapes was co-curated by Cliff Moore and Ann Welch. Special thanks to the artists, JCHS's Art Advisory Committee, and all our members, donors, and volunteers who support exhibitions in the Ferguson Gallery!

Under Water Street

Jefferson Museum of Art & History 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

Casting most of his sculpture in bronze, local artist David Eisenhour portrays and interprets organic forms to tell stories of natural history and human experience. Visit this selection of Eisenhour's work exploring climate change and rising sea levels at the Jefferson Museum through July 30. Special thanks to Suzanne Lamon for Under Water Street exhibit design.

Vanishing Murals of Port Townsend

Jefferson Museum of Art & History 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

This tour will introduce you to some of the faded ghost murals hiding in plain sight throughout our downtown district.

Legends and Lore of Port Townsend

Jefferson Museum of Art & History 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

Drawing from some of the more infamous, mysterious, and salacious stories in Port Townsend’s history, this tour through the picturesque downtown district will offer participants a glimpse into how the historic record helps us discern fact from fiction.

Vanishing Murals of Port Townsend

Jefferson Museum of Art & History 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

This tour will introduce you to some of the faded ghost murals hiding in plain sight throughout our downtown district.

Legends and Lore of Port Townsend

Jefferson Museum of Art & History 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

Drawing from some of the more infamous, mysterious, and salacious stories in Port Townsend’s history, this tour through the picturesque downtown district will offer participants a glimpse into how the historic record helps us discern fact from fiction.

Vanishing Murals of Port Townsend

Jefferson Museum of Art & History 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

This tour will introduce you to some of the faded ghost murals hiding in plain sight throughout our downtown district.

Legends and Lore of Port Townsend

Jefferson Museum of Art & History 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

Drawing from some of the more infamous, mysterious, and salacious stories in Port Townsend’s history, this tour through the picturesque downtown district will offer participants a glimpse into how the historic record helps us discern fact from fiction.

Vanishing Murals of Port Townsend

Jefferson Museum of Art & History 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

This tour will introduce you to some of the faded ghost murals hiding in plain sight throughout our downtown district.