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The Museum & Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) private nonprofit. We are supported by the Second Chance Consignment Shop, MAC Nite Dinner Auction, membership fees, donations, bequests, the Museum Store, and grants. We do not get any county or municipal funding. The MAC is governed by a Board of Trustees, elected by the membership to a 3-year term. A President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer form the Executive Committee. Board applications are accepted in the fall of each year. Please call us if you wish to serve on the board at 681-2257.
The MAC owns the Dungeness Schoolhouse, Captain Morris House, Washington Harbor Schoolhouse, Exhibit Center, and the DeWitt Building, all located in Sequim. The Dungeness Schoolhouse Committee meets at the schoolhouse on the third Tuesday of each month and prospective committee members are welcome to attend. The schoolhouse is rented to Peninsula College throughout the year for community education classes. Theatrical events are also often staged there, including performances by Reader's Theatre Plus as well as an annual Gilbert & Sullivan production during Lavender Festival weekend. The MAC Exhibit Center at 175 West Cedar was dedicated May 10, 1979. Our RootsThe dream for a local museum began in 1976 with the Bicentennial Committee members who formed the idea to build a community museum. A Steering Committee prepared by-laws, policies, and created an exhibit committee. The first artifact storage area was in the city jail, and the first exhibit was in the Bank of Sequim. By 1979, the mayor was cutting the ribbon to the doors of the current exhibit building. To see a list of the Founders and Benefactors, please click here. MAC staff includes volunteer and paid positions. The Executive Director, Katherine Vollenweider, cites the MAC's priorities as conservation care, educational programming, and an engaging exhibit schedule. 2010 Board of TrusteesBoard of Directors: Emily Westcott Halina D'Urso Don Tayor Layton Carr Connie Alexander
Vickie Carroll John D'Urso Elaine Grinnell Ed Honeycutt Priscilla Hudson Heather Johnson-Jock Laura Maroney Corey Meyer Linda Stadtmiller Application for Board of Trustees
Katherine Vollenweider The MAC is a 501(c) (3) Annual Report & MoreRead the 2008 Annual Report here. MAC is also on www.Guidestar.org, where you can access more detailed information about us and all registered nonprofits. |
