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MCE Affirms that Black Lives MatterJune 11, 2020
The CWU Museum of Culture & Environment affirms that Black Lives Matter.
Exhibit by Jane Orleman featured at CWU MuseumThe Central Washington University Museum of Culture and Environment (MCE) is holding a preview of
CWU’s Museum of Culture & Environment Offers an Event-Full MayDisplays and exhibitions exploring Peruvian dance and guitar, Latinx pioneers, and the art of
Civil Rights Exhibit, Events Examines Race in the U.S., Jan. 20-March 16 at MCE
In 1955, shortly after 14-year-old Emmett Till was murdered by white supremacists in
CWU Museum of Culture and Environment Receives Two NEH GrantsThe Museum of Culture & Environment @CWU is pleased to announce that two MCE projects were
CWU “Latinx ‘Firsts’” Topic for Oct. 25 Roundtable DiscussionWhat is it like to be the first member of your community to hold public office? How does it feel to
Fall 2018 CWU Museum of Culture & Environment Exhibits Announced
Did you know there is something different to see at the Museum of Culture & Environment
"The Living Room," A New CWU ExhibitEllensburg photographer Rob Fraser has taken many photographs of living rooms, sometimes for
CWU's Puzzle Room Hopes to Draw More Students to its Museum of Culture and EnvironmentStudents from a local university have created an event which allows people to solve puzzles and
Race, Class, Culture and the History of Hip-hop in the Northwest
From its beginnings in 1979, to Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Posse on Broadway" to Macklemore,
"Property of…" A Discussion About Street Art, Free Speech, and the Right to Public SpacesWhat is public, what is private, and how do we define "free speech"? These and other
International Political and Social Street Stickers Subject of Next CWU ExhibitStreet stickers are moving beyond stop signs and dumpsters, into the spotlight where they
Caring for Your Treasures Workshop December 5Do you have a family heirloom or a fragile object you want kept preserved for years to come?
The
Museum Examines Climate Change in the Pacific NorthwestFrom wildfires to increasing snowmelt, the Pacific Northwest is likely to experience major ice
Caring for Your Treasures Workshop Planned for Saturday 10/14Do you have a family heirloom or a fragile object you want kept preserved for years to come?
The
Two New Exhibits at the MCE: Pulling Back the Curtain and Our Changing PNW
The Museum of Culture and Environment (MCE) at Central Washington University starts fall
Jessica Mayhew reflects on chimpanzees and the things they carryRead Dr. Jessica Mayhew's commentary on objects carried by two chimpanzees residing in Chimpanzee
CWU Extends “The Things We Carry” Exhibit to June 11
A toddler’s brown and white polka-dotted dress adorned with a white ruffle collar and bow
CWU exhibit highlights 'The Things We Carried' Museum exhibits usually have an eye-catching item or two, but when you walk into Central Washington
Artifacts of identity: Ellensburg exhibit examines migration through mementos A new exhibit opening Wednesday at the Museum of Culture and Environment features objects loaned by
A slave mother's love in 56 carefully stitched wordsFor about $300, a 9-year-old girl named Ashley was sold as a slave.Her mother, Rose, remained a
CWU exhibition on art of immigration and detentionAn article about “LIBERTY DENIED: IMMIGRATION, DETENTION, DEPORTATION” on display
A stitch in time: CWU professor tracks history of embroidered seed sack to people held in slavery on South Carolina plantation An article about Dr. Auslander's research.
CWU Seeks Family Keepsakes for Upcoming “Moving Stories” ExhibitThe Museum of Culture and Environment at Central Washington University is seeking submissions for
Mexican Folk Art Spotlighted in New Exhibition at CWUA unique collection of Mexican folk art, known as retablos and ex-votos, is now on display in
Four Powerful Exhibits Open at the Museum Of Culture And Environment October 1The four new exhibits opening at the Museum of Culture and Environment will excite your imagination
Philippines Art and Culture Featured at CWU MuseumA new exhibition on the indigenous arts of the Philippines will open at CWU’s Museum of Culture
Traveling exhibit teaches the Facts on CompostingFacts on Composting, a traveling exhibition developed by the Institute for Neurotoxicology and
KIMA TV on the Museum's Homelessness exhibtionSee Crystal Bui's report, on KIMA TV, on the Museum of Culture and Environment's exhibition on
Museum Studies Students Develop 'Explore Central' Mobile AppA new app called Explore Central incorporates photos, videos, and audio recordings to give users a
CWU Museum discussed in the national journal "The Fix"The CWU Museum of Culture and Environment is discussed in the Feb, 20, 2015 issue of The Fix, a
CWU Museum Studies Student co-author article on hosting "Righteous Dopefiend" CWU Museum Studies students --Brittany Anderson, Sarah Bair, Nicolas Crosby, and Barbara
CWU Grad Picked for Smithsonian Museum InternshipHanna Person, who graduated this month from Central Washington University with a degree in
CWU Museum exhibit How did the Cougar Cross the Road? opens April 17April 8, 2014
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington University’s Museum of Culture
CWU Museum Hosts Salmon Run and Earth Day Family FestivalApril 1, 2014The Museum of Culture and Environment will be holding its second annual Salmon 5K/10K
Panel at CWU Museum Weighs in on WolvesFebruary 20, 2014Ellensburg, WA — Chances of spotting a wolf in the state of Washington are
Relations Between Neanderthals and Early Modern Humans Discussed at CWU MuseumFebruary 6, 2013
Ellensburg, WA — Ever wonder if you have a little Neanderthal in you? Joe
Museum Welcomes Wolf ExhibitWolves in Washington State Joins Where There’s Smoke at MCECWU museum features Wolves in
Journalists Talk About the Dangerous Work of Covering Fire at MCEJournalists Talk About the Dangerous Work of Covering Fire at MCE
January 21, 2013
MCE Presentation Reveals the Power of TouchMCE Presentation Reveals the Power of Touch
January 7, 2013
Ellensburg, WA – In an age
Paleoecologist Dr. Megan Walsh to Speak at Museum(Ellensburg, WA – October 31, 2013) CWU Geography professor Megan Walsh, Ph.D. will give a talk
Museum partners with Ellensburg Public Library for Book ClubThe Museum of Culture and Environment has partnered with the Ellensburg Public Library to create
New Exhibit Open at Museum of Culture and EnvironmentThe Museum of Culture and Environment (MCE) at Central Washington University kicks off its newest
Yakima Basin Water Resource Plan Discussion Planned for MCE Earth Day Activities
Central Washington University’s Museum of Culture and Environment will host a panel
MCE Plans Family Friendly Earth Day Festival and 5/10K Salmon Run
Central Washington University’s Museum of Culture & Environment will celebrate Earth
Museum of Culture and Environment Hosts “A Better Night with Better Day” Evening Benefit
Join Central Washington University’s Museum of Culture and Environment (MCE) on April 4
CWU Researcher finds slaves quarried sandstone used to build Smithsonian CastleThe iconic red sandstone used to build the Smithsonian Castle, one of Washington’s most
Museum hosts Hanford Story CircleNo matter your relationship to the Hanford Nuclear Site, it has become a fundamental part of
Museum closed the week of ThanksgivingThe Museum of Culture and Environment will be from closed Wednesday, November 21 through Saturday,
Museum hosts workshop on teaching HanfordTeaching Hanford Across the CurriculumOn Thursday, Nov. 1, at noon, in Dean Hall room 104,
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MCE Affirms That Black Lives Matter
June 11, 2020 The CWU Museum of Culture & Environment affirms that Black Lives Matter.
Exhibit By Jane Orleman Featured At CWU MuseumThe Central Washington University Museum of Culture and Environment (MCE) is holding a preview of th
CWU’s Museum Of Culture & Environment Offers An Event-Full MayDisplays and exhibitions exploring Peruvian dance and guitar, Latinx pioneers, and the art of yarnin
