Harbor History Museum

Harbor History Museum The Harbor History Museum inspires curiosity about local history and cultural traditions. The museum has a resource room and gift shop.

The museum provides visitors with a journey through the history of the Gig Harbor Peninsula. The museum contains: permanent exhibit galleries, a Special Exhibitions Gallery with 4-5 changing exhibits each year, a restored 1893 one-room schoolhouse, a 65-foot purse seine fishing vessel, and the first Thunderbird sailboat ever built. A dedicated collections storage area provides safe and secure permanent storage for the museum's permanent collection.

✨Special Presentation✨Permanent Ink: Why We Love Print in the Digital AgeWe once depended on handwriting for recording a...
06/23/2026

✨Special Presentation✨

Permanent Ink: Why We Love Print in the Digital Age

We once depended on handwriting for recording all information. Today, we get information from millions of websites in milliseconds with search engines and AI.

What lessons do earlier technologies, like print, hold for us today in the age of digital overload? And why, despite the speed and convenience of newer technologies, is print more popular than ever?

Join us at the Harbor History Museum to find out!

At the end of the talk, audiences will have the chance to try printing on a portable press.

🗓️July 15, 2026
🕥6:30pm
📍Harbor History Museum
💰FREE!!
👉Space is limited. Please RSVP to [email protected]

Ever wonder where round rocks come from and why they are considered treasures in many cultures? Join the Harbor History ...
06/17/2026

Ever wonder where round rocks come from and why they are considered treasures in many cultures?

Join the Harbor History Museum as we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Gig Harbor’s Round Rock Contest and unearth the mysteries and histories of round rocks.

HHM Director Stephanie Lile will reveal how nature makes round rocks, and where in Washington the best places to find them are.

All this is just in time for the two-week entry window of the 2026 Round Rock Contest (last two weeks in July)!

🗓️Wednesday, June 24, 2026
🕥6:30pm
📍Harbor History Museum
💰$5 cover charge. Museum members get in free!
👉RSVP: [email protected]

Looking for something to do this weekend? Come visit us on Saturday, June 13, for Second Free Saturday at the Museum! 🤗
06/12/2026

Looking for something to do this weekend?

Come visit us on Saturday, June 13, for Second Free Saturday at the Museum! 🤗

✨Vote for the Harbor History Museum! ✨We’re listed in FOUR categories! 🤗⚓️Attractions⚓️Places to take visitors ⚓️Museum ...
06/10/2026

✨Vote for the Harbor History Museum! ✨

We’re listed in FOUR categories! 🤗

⚓️Attractions
⚓️Places to take visitors
⚓️Museum
⚓️Family attraction

You can vote once per day!

https://www.votethepnw.com

The Round Rock Queen is on her throne!
06/06/2026

The Round Rock Queen is on her throne!

✨Special Presentation✨Threads of Tradition: Croatian Folk Costumes with John Morovich.Join us for this special presentat...
06/03/2026

✨Special Presentation✨

Threads of Tradition:
Croatian Folk Costumes with John Morovich.

Join us for this special presentation exploring how Croatian folk costumes reflect history, foreign influences, and regional diversity.

This lecture will highlight the artistry and craftsmanship behind embroidery, weaving, beading, and leather working, placing each technique within its broader cultural and historical context.

🗓️June 11, 2026
🕥6:30pm
📍Harbor history museum
💰$5. (Free for Museum members.)
📧RSVP to [email protected]

June events at HHM! ⚓️
05/26/2026

June events at HHM! ⚓️

Visit us on Gig Fest weekend for a car and boat show! 🗓️June 6, 2026🕥9am - 1pm 📍Harbor History Museum parking lot In par...
05/26/2026

Visit us on Gig Fest weekend for a car and boat show!

🗓️June 6, 2026
🕥9am - 1pm
📍Harbor History Museum parking lot

In partnership with the Gig Harbor Cruisers car club!

Address

4121 Harborview Drive
Gig Harbor, WA
98332

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+1 253-858-6722

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