On Saturday, Nick and I went to the Grand Opening of Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI). While MOHAI has been around since 1911, Saturday’s Grand Opening celebrated the museum’s opening at its new South Lake Union location.

MOHAI preserves and presents the history of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Artifacts in the first floor atrium include a Boeing B-1 float plane (Boeing’s first commercial plane), Rainier Brewing Company’s iconic red neon “R” sign, a 1923 UPS truck, Lincoln Towing Co.’s original Pink Toe Truck, and one of Ivar’s famous dancing clams. There are also themed tower rooms, one of which focuses on building video games. 🙂

The second floor has a permanent exhibit, “True Northwest: The Seattle Journey,” which has thousands of artifacts and images of the area’s history. Through September, it is also hosting a temporary exhibit, “Celluloid Seattle: A City at the Movies.” The third floor is home to another temporary exhibit, “Punctum/Poetry,” which will feature poetry from local high school students through May. A permanent exhibit, “Waterways to the World” is in the Maritime Gallery on the fourth floor.

It was super busy for the Grand Opening (as was to be expected) and to help celebrate, there were dragon-boat races, boat rides, and tours of The Royal Argosy cruise ship and the historic Arthur Foss tugboat and Virginia V steamship. Nick and I went aboard the Arthur Foss and Virginia V and that may have been the highlight of our day.

Pictures are below. They’re taken with my phone, because Nick and I accidentally left our camera at the cabin on Christmas. Whoops! Click on the thumbnails to see the full-sized images and descriptions.