Ever since temporarily closing its doors on March 16 to wait out the COVID-19 pandemic, staff members at SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention in downtown Bellingham have been hard at work ensuring that the museum comes out of this strange time stronger than ever. “While we greatly miss our visitors and our volunteers, we have been able to use this …
Beyond the Classroom 2018
On June 8th, SPARK Museum hosted our first ever education symposium! Educators from Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, and King counties filled the room representing 18 different institutions. We came from a variety of different museums, centers, and schools, but what unifies us all is our desire to serve the students in our communities to the best of our ability. Creating educational …
Museum honors Melissa Rice with inaugural SPARK Award at fundraising gala
SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention presented Western Washington University assistant professor Melissa Rice its first SPARK Award earlier this year. The award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to science education and advocacy, was presented at IGNITE!, the Museum’s inaugural fundraising gala. “We selected Dr. Rice for this award because she is someone who ignites curiosity in science not only in kids, …