Current & Upcoming Exhibits
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Vashon Main Street Virtual Tour
Go on a virtual walk down the main street of Vashon and learn the history of the buildings and how they came to be what they are today. Click…
Past Exhibits
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Heritage at the Hardware
Starting February 2024! The Vashon Heritage Museum and The Hardware Store Restaurant are partnering to create a delightful collection of Vashon's history with photos and sculpture which will be displayed…
Natural Wonder: An Island Shaped By Water
Natural Wonder: An Island Shaped By Water is an interactive and collaborative experience created in partnership with the Vashon Nature Center. The exhibit shares the wonders of the island’s natural…
La Chispa Fiesta
June 30th, 2023 - August 3rd, 2023 Open during regular Museum hours, Wednesday through Sunday, 1pm-4pm. A McMurray Middle School Art Project. Life is hard for Latino Youth, but we…
Vashon Pottery from the 1970s and 80s
The Vashon Heritage Museum is excited to present it's mini-exhibit Vashon Pottery of the 1970's and 80's, part of Akio Takamori | Clay on Vashon, a month-long collaborative celebration of…
IN AND OUT: Being LGBTQ on Vashon Island
IN AND OUT: Being LGBTQ on Vashon Island is an interactive, collaborative exhibit and series of programs and films that examine and celebrate the long, quiet history of…
Japanese Americans on Vashon
悲喜こもごも (Hikikomogomo) or Joy and Heartache, will tell the story of Japanese Americans on Vashon through four phases: Settlement & Farming Exile & Imprisonment Return Today Their story is told…
Mapping Vashon
From the sx̌ʷəbabs Native People's place names on Vashon, to the first Euro-American maps by George Vancouver (1791) and Charles Wilkes (1841), to the modern LIDAR (Light Detecting and Ranging) laser maps…
Ellisport: A Hidden History
Ellisport: From Chautauqua to Community tells the story of Ellisport from its use as a sx̌ʷəbabs Native People’s gathering and camping site, to its origins as the Chautauqua Assembly Grounds,…
Vashon & World War II
Dec 2, 2016 - March 31, 2017 Curated by Islander, and Vashon High School Senior, Kjell Urban, this exhibition showcases WWII artifacts he's been collecting since he was nine years…
Off-site Exhibitions
VMIHA Board of Director, Sue Hardy, and McMurray Middle School librarian Julie Jaffe collaborated to create a VMIHA off-site exhibit in conjunction with the timing of the November 2016 Presidential…