Where discovery sparks
Imagination
TripAdvisor: "Amazing, Informative and Amusing: We spent 2 hours here and we definitely want to come back. Fascinating historical items and information and fun interactive items spanning over a century of experimentation. Definitely a must see!"
TripAdvisor: "Awesome place to take the kids! Everything is hands on! I don't know who enjoyed it more....my husband or our young grandson! Incredibly affordable too!"
TripAdvisor: "Kudos to the guides😀 The museum was great but what made it was the personal attention from the volunteers and their ability to make the past more relevant to kids who only know modern technology!"
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Upcoming Events
MegaZapper Electrical Show
This live-action science and history show is perfect for families, group tours, school field trips and even couples looking for a fun date night that is “So Bellingham.” Elements of the show include a variety of eye-popping machines reminiscent of Frankenstein’s laboratory. The centerpiece is a fantastic ‘Cage of Doom’ designed and built by world-renowned sculptor Ric Allen. At the end of the show, audience members (aged 18+) are invited to enter the Cage of Doom where they will be bombarded with volts of loose electricity blasting out of one of the largest Tesla coils in the country.
Learn more.All Charged Up!
Join us at SPARK for a weekend of family fun! Included in general admission we’re reopening our activity center and hosting drop-in static electricity experiments for one weekend only. A shocking experience for the whole family sure to ignite curiosity and discovery!
Come explore all the mysteries of static electricity as we make a butterfly fly using only a balloon, race against physics using pop cans, and make your own flying saucer! All activities are able to be easily replicated at home!
- Masks required for all visitors over the age of 2
- All ages welcome
- Included with general admission
- Museum open 11-5, activities are from 11:30-4
All Charged Up!
Join us at SPARK for a weekend of family fun! Included in general admission we’re reopening our activity center and hosting drop-in static electricity experiments for one weekend only. A shocking experience for the whole family sure to ignite curiosity and discovery!
Come explore all the mysteries of static electricity as we make a butterfly fly using only a balloon, race against physics using pop cans, and make your own flying saucer! All activities are able to be easily replicated at home!
- Masks required for all visitors over the age of 2
- All ages welcome
- Included with general admission
- Museum open 11-5, activities are from 11:30-4