Exhibits

Less than 100 years ago, women weren’t allowed to vote, but were required to pay taxes and abide by laws their male counterparts voted into place. Women from all economic and ethnic groups banded together to persuade the men of Washington to give them the right to vote. Find out how women in Washington state campaigned for women’s suffrage in Women’s Votes, Women’s Voices. This exhibition, created by the Washington State History Museum, is the state’s lead activity celebrating the centennial anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote in Washington. More Info

Northwest artist Richard Bennett (1899-1971) became an accomplished printmaker early in his career and would later become one of the nation's leading illustrators of children's books. Altogether Bennett illustrated over 200 books, including several by best selling and noted writers, as well as seven books that Bennett authored himself.
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Showcasing artifacts from its first 100 years of business, "Fisher Communications: A Century of Service and Innovation" features the many milestones of the Seattle-based company. Beginning in 1910 when Fisher started as a flour mill company, the exhibit encompasses Fisher's radio broadcast business (1926), its first TV broadcast as KOMO TV (1953), and continues on to the present with its status as a local leader in media innovation. More Info

See this reconstructed 1922 Ford Model T UPS “Package Car” in the MOHAI lobby. Bill Hagerty, a retired UPS employee, built the car and it was later acquired by John Spencer Bradley, a grandson of the co-founder of UPS whose foundation donated it to MOHAI. More Info

You can get a glimpse of downtown Seattle in the 1930s constructed with over 140,000 brick Legos! Created by Art V., this remarkable depiction of Seattle ca. 1930 debuted at the 2009 BrickCon Lego Convention in Seattle. Art researched the project thoroughly, with particular assistance from the Seattle Room at the Seattle Public Library. He chose the 1930s for the architectural diversity and the fact that older buildings work well with Legos. The Lego cityscape is located on the ramp at the back of MOHAI with other iconic artifacts. More Info

This one-of-a-kind motorcycle was built by Boeing engineer Al Oppie and raced by Jim Pomeroy when he made his professional debut. More Info

MOHAI highlights the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Organization’s conference in Seattle and the massive protests that accompanied it. This small exhibit includes a number of photographs taken amidst the action downtown and an array of artifacts that have come to symbolize the event, such as turtle costumes and picket signs used by protesters and the rubber bullets and handcuffs that police used in their efforts to restrain them. Visitors will also have an opportunity to listen to KUOW media coverage from the time and see excerpts from the new KCTS documentary “The Whole World was Watching.” More Info

During World War II and the Cold War, Boeing’s Plant 2 was on the front line of the country’s defense industry. The men and women who worked there supplied the military with innovative bombers and then produced jets that paved the way for passengers to fly around the globe in commercial airliners.

Plant 2 earned an important place in history during World War II as thousands of the legendary B-17 “Flying Fortresses” rolled out of it. This special display features photos from the Boeing Archives of the earliest propliners up to the 737. More Info