Yakima Valley Museum

State
Washington
County
Yakima County
City
Yakima
Postal Code
98902
Location
2105 Tieton Drive
Phone
509-248-0747
Fax
916-773-2056
Hours
Tue-Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Yakima Valley Museum in Yakima County County is rich in Yakima County heritage, constituting several churches and a collection of artifacts. Yakima Valley Museum’s collections include furniture, history DVDs, obituaries, and local history books, preserved and displayed for recreational and educational purposes.

The history of the Yakima Valley Museum traces back to the 1906 Gothic Revival Church. The site houses numerous churches arising within the 20th century and are of different denominations.

Apart from the 1900 Gothic church, the Yakima Valley Museum includes:

  • Yakima memorial annex and gardens.
  • The ranch house.

Yakima Valley Museum is located in Yakima City at 2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima, Washington, 98902. Yakima Valley Museum is a non-profit corporation owned by Yakima County Heritage Museum Non-Profit Corporation.

Yakima Valley Museum Services

The Yakima Valley Museum’s mission is to collect, preserve, invest and display the culture and history of Yakima County county. In delivering its mandate, the Yakima Valley Museum partners with the public in collecting important artifacts such as pictures and tools.

The Yakima Valley Museum offers the following services to the public:

  • Members of the public are granted free admission to the Yakima Valley Museum.
  • The Yakima Valley Museum rents the church building for small gatherings. The building has a kitchen, meeting area, a restroom and is ADA-accessible.
  • The Yakima Valley Museum offers employment and volunteer opportunities.
  • The Yakima Valley Museum offers ticket sales, membership registrations to help fund its operations.
  • The Yakima Valley Museum holds events and fundraisers throughout the year to help raise funds for supporting its operations.

Yakima Valley Museum Collections

The Yakima Valley Museum has a wide variety of collections and continues to add more in partnership with the Yakima Valley Museum’s members and the general public. The following collections are in the custody of the Yakima Valley Museum:

  • Yakima County County historic artifacts.
  • Yakima County County Furniture
  • Tools
  • Yakima County County Pictures
  • A collection of newspapers since 1898
  • Yakima County County local history books
  • Yakima County County Maps
  • Yakima County County pamphlets
  • Oral history DVDs
  • Obituaries
  • Yakima County County School pictures.

You may reach Yakima Valley Museum for any inquiries by calling their offices at 509-248-0747 or visiting their official website.

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.