Museums
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU
The primary galleries of the Schnitzer are integral to the educational mission of Washington State University. The museum offers engagement with local, national, and international art and artists, and creates active partnerships across campus and the local community to integrate the visual arts into every aspect of the university’s mission. The WSU Schnitzer Museum adheres to the highest standards of professionalism in building future generations of museum professionals through intern training and focused studies via an Exhibition Studies Minor.
Visit museum.wsu.edu for current hours.
The Palouse Discovery Science Center
Promotes science, math and technology literacy through the use of educational programs, hands-on exhibits, teaching collections and activities. The center features permanent as well as travelling exhibits. Located at 950 NE Nelson Court in Pullman. Call 509-332-6869 or click here.
Pullman Depot Heritage Center
The Pullman Depot Heritage Center is one of the newest additions to downtown Pullman. Located at the historic 1916 Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, across the Palouse River from Neill Library and along the Chipman Trail, it is in the early stages of a massive restoration and rehabilitation plan. For over fifty years, NP trains carried college students, residents, mail and other shipments to town. Agricultural goods were loaded onto rail cars on spur lines to the north of the depot.
The building, grounds and rail cars were purchased by the Whitman County Historical Society in 2018. A group of eager volunteers are developing the facility into a Heritage Center where the history of rail transportation and its influence on the growth of the Palouse will be celebrated. Until a full restoration can be achieved, the freight room is open to visitors on Saturdays (1 p.m. -4 p.m.) and for special events.
Further information can be found at: www.pullmandepot.org or on Facebook under Pullman Depot Heritage Center.
The Staley Museum
is a personal museum of the Staley family. Located in the restored family home, each room has its own treasure of antique furniture, family portraits and personal items of the Staley family. Open by appointment. Call Molly Staley Benscoter, 509-334-1008.
Worthman-Johnson Veterinary Anatomy Teaching Museum
The Veterinary Anatomy Teaching Museum is located in McCoy Hall room 203 on the WSU campus, is open to the public 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday. The museum features several hundred dried and skeletal preparations of large and small domestic animals and selected specimens of birds and wild species. The only one of its kind in the nation, it provides a unique learning environment. Book a tour here.
Charles R. Conner Museum
The Conner Museum is located on the first floor of Abelson Hall (Science Hall) on the WSU campus, is open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., 7 days a week, except on university holidays. The museum focuses on vertebrate animals and has more than 700 mounted birds and mammals, including deer, antelope, mountain sheep, mountain goat, moose, caribou and of course cougar! For information, call 509-335-3515 or click here.
WSU Museum of Anthropology
The Museum of Anthropology has interpretive exhibits, including the fossil record of human evolution and prehistoric peoples of the lower Snake River as well as exhibits on cultural similarities and differences of people in past and present societies. Located in College Hall, room 110, on the WSU campus. Hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free admission. Group tours may be scheduled two weeks in advance by calling 509-335-3441.
Roy M Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum
The Print Museum is located on Main Street in neighboring Palouse, houses historic printing equipment, items and archives of Whitman County newspapers dating back to the 1880s. Open every Saturday (except October and January) 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. or by appointment by calling Janet at 509-330-0353.
Appaloosa Museum & Heritage Center
The Appaloosa Museum is located just outside Pullman on the border of Idaho. The museum is a non-profit organization established in 1975 to collect, preserve, study and exhibit objects and information that illustrate the history of the Appaloosa horse. The museum’s modern facility includes exhibit area, a theater, a hands-on Kids’ Area and library. Exhibits range from the early evidence of spotted horses in art to the relationship between the Appaloosa and the Nimíipuu. For more information call 208-882-8150 or click here.