Jefferson County Historical Society to host grand reopening ceremony

Published 1:30 am Thursday, April 2, 2026

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society will host a ribbon cutting for the grand reopening celebration of its Museum of Art + History at noon on Saturday.

The museum is located in the historic city hall building, 540 Water St., Port Townsend.

The renovations include accessibility upgrades throughout the building, a new children’s play space designed for hands-on exploration and dynamic display spaces designed to evolve with future exhibits.

The museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday for visitors to explore the reimagined space and join pop-up meet-and-greets with experts.

The museum will host Family Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Throughout the weekend, guests can view “More Love,” an exhibit by Martha Worley which will remain on display in the museum’s Ferguson Gallery through April 23.

Also on exhibit will be “Cutting Room Floor,” which explores the behind-the-scenes decision-making processes involved in curating an exhibit.

Attendees also will be able to vote on a final object to be included an exhibit.

For more information, visit www.jchsmuseum.org.