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MOHAI Bids Montlake Farewell with Block Party

Before moving to South Lake Union, MOHAI hosts one last bash this Wednesday.

Seth Sommerfeld
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This week is the last chance to visit MOHIA in Montlake.

Photo courtesy Smart Destinations/Flickr

After 60 years, the Museum of History and Industry will close the doors of its Montlake location on Thursday and begin preparations to reopen at its new South Lake Union home in December. Before saying goodbye to the neighborhood for good, the museum will host a going-away block party this Wednesday night.

Farewell Montlake: A Festive Evening features live music from Bushwick Book Club, a cash bar, Dante’s Inferno Dogs and Street Treats food trucks, and behind-the-scenes access to the museum. The museum will offer free admission both Wednesday and Thursday (open 10am–8). It’s the last chance to check out the Garden of Iconic Objects, the original 1922 Ford Model T UPS package car, the civic artifacts in the “Essential Seattle: A City Revealed” exhibit, and the other treasures in MOHAI’s collection before the museum goes off the map until the end of the year.

Farewell Montlake: A Festive Evening
June 6 at 5, Museum of History and Industry, free.




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Seth Sommerfeld
Seth Sommerfeld
Assistant Editor (Arts) Seth Sommerfeld runs the arts department at Seattle Met, crafting the magazine's On the Town section, editing the Culture Fiend blog, and contributing to reader service features such as “The Ultimate Seahawks Guide” and the front-of-the-book department, Mudroom. Seth has written about music and culture for Rolling Stone, Spin, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Charleston Post and Courier, Syracuse Post-Standard, and Billings Gazette. He also extensively covered the NBA Draft for years for Fox Sports and NBADraft.net, and was published as part of Myth, Media, and Culture in Star Wars: An Anthology. Originally from Billings, Montana, Seth first lived in Washington while earning an undergraduate degree in journalism and broadcasting at Gonzaga University. He followed up those studies at Syracuse University, where he earned a master’s degree in arts journalism.