Quinault Cultural Center and Museum

Quinault Cultural Center and Museum

Location within Washington (state)
Established	c. 2000
Location	807 5th Avenue, Taholah, Washington
Coordinates	47°20′30″N 124°17′18″W / 47.3416°N 124.2882°W / 47.3416; -124.2882Coordinates: 47°20′30″N 124°17′18″W / 47.3416°N 124.2882°W / 47.3416; -124.2882
Type	Cultural
Collections	Baskets, carvings, tribal library, and photographic archive^[1]
Curator	Lelani Chubby^[2]
Owner	Quinault Indian Nation

The Quinault Cultural Center and Museum is a museum of culture in Taholah, Washington, owned and funded by the Quinault Indian Nation.^[3] It contains artifacts, arts, and crafts of the Quinault, housed in a converted retail building.^[4]^:735^[5]^:54 Some of the art forms have been influenced by Polynesian cultural motifs, brought home by World War II veterans.^[6]

The museum received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in 2012 to conduct research, publish a guidebook, and create a mobile museum exhibit on the tribe's ethnobotanical heritage.^[7]

In 2013, the Cultural Center hosted workshops on paddle- and drum-making for thousands of visitors to the Tribal Canoe Journeys.^[8]

References

↑ A Travel Guide to Indian Country: Washington State 2005–2006 (PDF), Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation, August 2004, p. 18
↑ "Quinault Indian Nation directory", Official website, Quinault Indian Nation, retrieved 2015-07-17
↑ Cooper & Sandoval 2006.
↑ Danilov, Victor J. (2002), Museums and Historic Sites of the American West, Greenwood Press, ISBN 9780313309083
↑ Robbins, Catherine C. (2011), All Indians Do Not Live in Teepees (or Casinos), University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 9780803238121
↑ Robert H. Ruby, John A. Brown, Cary C Collins (2013), A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest, Clifford E. Trafzer (contributor) (third ed.), University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 9780806189529
↑ Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Grant Announcement, Institute of Museum and Library Services, September 2012
↑ Angelo Bruscas (April 19, 2013), "CANOE JOURNEY: CULTURAL PILGRIMAGE TO BE HOSTED BY QUINAULTS", North Coast News

Native American Museums & Cultural Centers, Seattle: Burke Museum, retrieved 2015-07-17
Quinault Nation directory (PDF), State of Washington Governor's Office of Indian Affairs, retrieved 2015-07-17
Washington State Olympic Peninsula's SR 109 Scenic Byway (PDF) (brochure), Grays Harbor Council of Governments, December 2011, retrieved 2015-07-17
Cooper, Karen Coody; Sandoval, Nicolasa I. (2006), Living Homes for Cultural Expression: North American Native Perspectives on Creating Community Museums (PDF), Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian

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Official website

Quinault Indian Nation and Quinault Reservation

Culture

Peoples	Chehalis Cowlitz Chinook Hoh Queets Quileute Quinault

Languages	Chinook Cowlitz Quileute Quinault

Individuals	Joe DeLaCruz

Other	Quinault Cultural Center and Museum Quinault Treaty Casino

Geography

Natural features	Lake Quinault Moclips River Quinault River Raft River

Settled places	Amanda Park Moclips Pacific Beach Queets Quinault Qui-nai-elt Village Santiago Taholah

Transportation

List of Indian reservations in Washington

Museums in the Puget Sound region

Art	911 Media Arts Center Bellevue Arts Museum Cascadia Art Museum Frye Art Museum Henry Art Gallery Monarch Contemporary Art Center and Sculpture Park Museum of Glass Museum of Northwest Art Olympic Sculpture Park Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art Seattle Art Museum Seattle Asian Art Museum Tacoma Art Museum Whatcom Museum of History and Art

Aviation	Flying Heritage Collection Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour Heritage Flight Museum McChord Air Museum Museum of Flight Olympic Flight Museum Port Townsend Aero Museum

Children's	Hands On Children's Museum KidsQuest Children's Museum Seattle Children's Museum

Culture	Museum of Pop Culture Nordic Heritage Museum Northwest African American Museum Suquamish Museum Quinault Museum Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience

History	DuPont Museum Eastside Heritage Center Edmonds Historical Museum Harbor History Museum History House of Greater Seattle Issaquah Historical Museums Karshner Museum Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Museum of History and Industry Renton History Museum Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum Seattle Underground Washington State History Museum

Maritime	Browns Point Light Center for Wooden Boats Coast Guard Museum Northwest Northwest Seaport Snagboat Heritage Center Working Waterfront Maritime Museum

Military	Coast Guard Museum Northwest Lewis Army Museum McChord Air Museum Naval Undersea Museum Puget Sound Navy Museum Washington National Guard Museum

Natural sciences	Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Museum and Arts Center, Sequim, Washington

Science and technology	America's Car Museum Bellingham Railway Museum Georgetown Steam Plant Living Computer Museum Museum of Communications Pacific Science Center SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention Vintage Motorcycle Museum

See also: List of museums in Washington and Museums and galleries of Seattle

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