Galleries & Museums

Galleries featuring Authentic Native Art

Ancestral Spirits Gallery
701 Water St.,
Port Townsend 360-385-0078
www.ancestralspirits.com
Northwest Coast Native carvings, prints, jewelry, crafts. 		Legends
705 First Street,
La Conner
360-466-5240
Large collection of NW Coast prints, carvings, jewelry and book collection.
Summer Song Gallery
600 19th Avenue East,
Seattle
206-329-1377
Makah art, including basketry and serigraphs.		 Northwest Native
Expressions Art Gallery
1033 Old Blyn Hwy.
Sequim,
360-681-4640
A Jamestown S'Klallam tribal enterprise featuring a large selection of Native Indian art.
Northwest Native
Expressions Art Gallery
270756 Hwy. 101E,
Sequim (Inside 7 Cedars Casino)
360-681-6757		 Paddler's Sun
La Push
360-374-9033
Gifts of basketry, carvings, prints and jewelry made by elders and students of Quileute Tribe.
The Jeffrey Moose Gallery
1333 5th Avenue, Suite 511, Rainier Square,
Seattle,
206-467-6951
www.jeffreymoosegallery.com
Shows the work of Suquamish sculptor, Larry Ahvakana. 		The Legacy
1003 First Avenue,
Seattle
206-624-6350
www.thelegacyltd.com
Renowned source of Northwest Indian & Alaskan Eskimo art, contemporary and historic.
Pacific Traditions
637 Water Street,
Port Townsend
360-385-4770
www.pacifictraditions.com
An eclectic collection featuring local and nationally recognized native artists of distinction. Works available are created by generations of tradition as well as creative contemporaries' visions for native art today.

Museums & Cultural Heritage Centers With 29 federally recognized Tribes, Washington is extremely rich in Indian heritage and culture. The museums mentioned below provide an excellent way to get information, an overview of tribal history, and a chance to see authentic native art and rare artifacts.

Burke Museum of
Natural History and Culture
N.E. 45th Street and 17th Ave.,
Seattle
206-543-5590 /
www.washington.edu/burkemuseum Located at the University of Washington, the Burke has a wide collection of Northwest Coast art from British Columbia to southwestern Alaska. Group tours available by reservation. Admission fee.
Open daily 1 a.m. - 5 p.m		 Colville Confederated
Tribes Museum
502 6th Street,
Coulee Dam
509-633-0751
This museum features a collection of basketry, fishing gear and archival photographs.
Open daily, Mon-Sat.
Donations are appreciated.
Daybreak Star
Indian Cultural Center
Discovery Park West,
Government Way
36th Ave, Seattle
206-285-4425 www.unitedindians.com
The Center contains a permanent collection of work by Native artists. Open May-Jul; Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m; Sun: Noon-5 p.m.
Free admission.		 Ilwaco Heritage Museum
115 SE Lake St,
Ilwaco
360-642-3446 www.ilwacoheritagemuseum.org
On the Washington coast, this museum has exhibits including an 800-year old dugout canoe, stone tools, basketry, cedar handwork, and turn-of-the-century photographs
Lelooska
Foundation Museum
165 Merwin Village Road, Ariel
360-225-9522
www.lelooska.org
Kwakwaka'waka masks, dances, songs and stories come to life in our living history programs. Visit the Lelooska Museum's extensive collection of Indian artifacts. Admission fee. Call for reservations to evening dance programs.		 Makah Cultural and
Research Center
Makah Reservation, Hwy 112,
Neah Bay | 360 645 2711 www.makah.com/museum.htm
This museum is centered on the archeological digs of the Ozette village, including perfectly preserved items from the every day life of the Makah. Included are ancient fishing tools and netting, ornamental art works and household items. Open Wed-Sun 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Admission fee.
Northwest Museum of
Arts & Culture (Cheney Cowles)
2316 W 1st Ave,
Spokane 509-456-3931 www.cheneycowles.org
The largest cultural institution in the inland northwest, this museum has 35,000 items from Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Kalispel, Colville, Nez Perce, Kootenai, Flathead, Yakama, Umatilla, and Warm Springs Reservations, as well as artifacts from around the world.
Open Tues-Sat, 11 a.m. -5 p.m., Wed., 11 a.m. -8 p.m. Admission fee.