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Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center The Museum is proud to share a variety of exhibits interpreting life in the Valley of the mid-Columbia dating back to the Ice Age.

Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center gathers, engages, and educates people to celebrate and preserve the history, arts, sciences, and rich diversity of our region. Learn about the earth-shattering power of the Great Missoula Flood and how our region was carved and shaped by cataclysmic forces. Discover the famed Clovis Points and learn about the indigenous stonemasons who created these (then) state-of-the-art spearpoints coveted by tribes all across North America. Learn about the first Western explorers to paddle these shores and the settlers who homesteaded here. Consider the wild landscape that coast-to-coast railroads, an agricultural revolution and the building of the dams transformed into one of the top fruit producing regions in the world. Expand your mind, explore your imagination and get in touch with the roots of our region at the Museum! The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates with the support of the cities of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. We are located in the heart of downtown Wenatchee in two federal style buildings that formerly housed the Wenatchee Post Office & Annex. Admission:
Adults: $5.00
Seniors and students: $4.00
Children ages 6-12: $2.00
Children 5 and under and museum members: Free

What did the conversations sound like, as the passenger train moved out from the smokey Wellington tunnel before the dea...
10/20/2026

What did the conversations sound like, as the passenger train moved out from the smokey Wellington tunnel before the deadly 1910 avalanche fell? What did David Thompson think as he navigated the pre-dammed Columbia, floating for the first time into what is now present-day Wenatchee?

Explore local stories and learn new writing techniques at Navigating Untold Stories on Saturday, November 7, 2-5 PM at the Wells House.

Register today at wenatcheevalleymuseum.org or give us a call at 509-888-6240.

10/20/2026

Question everything while journeying through the vacant Chelan County PUD building.
Tickets and more at www.wenatcheevalleymuseum.org

10/16/2026

Test your nerves, twist your expectations, and question everything while journeying through the vacant Chelan County PUD building. Guests will be placed in groups on a guided tour, and sent deep into an old and empty building. Or is it empty?

The power of fear is real.

The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center presents The Haunt. Coming to the former Chelan County PUD headquarters October 22-25 and 28-30.

Tickets and more at https://www.wenatcheevalleymuseum.org/our-events/the-haunt/

Today's   shows the original Wenatchee Columbia River Pipeline Bridge taken from the East Wenatchee side looking toward ...
10/15/2026

Today's shows the original Wenatchee Columbia River Pipeline Bridge taken from the East Wenatchee side looking toward Wenatchee in 1909.

The "Great Pox" of 1495 was what kind of epidemic? A spark from what is believed to have caused the Great Fire of London...
10/13/2026

The "Great Pox" of 1495 was what kind of epidemic? A spark from what is believed to have caused the Great Fire of London in 1666? đź‘»

Think you know the answers to these and other morbidly curious questions? Join us for Trivia Night this Friday, 10/16 at 7 PM at the Wells Theater on WVC's campus.

Give us a call at 509-888-6240 or visit our website to register.

10/12/2026

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day, a day to honor the histories, cultures, and resilience of the people who have lived on this land since time immemorial.

Here in North Central Washington, that history is still alive in our language, our stories, and our community. Take a moment today to learn whose land you're on, and to support Indigenous-led work near you.

In celebration of harvest season, this week's   features the packing crew of American Fruit Grower, Inc., Wenatchee in 1...
10/08/2026

In celebration of harvest season, this week's features the packing crew of American Fruit Grower, Inc., Wenatchee in 1926.

10/07/2026

Exciting things are happening at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center. We're branching out and creating a reimagined and deeply interactive regional hub. Learn more at https://campaign.wenatcheevalleymuseum.org/

Address

30 S. Mission Street
Wenatchee, WA
98801

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+15098886240

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