Yakima Valley Museum

Mar 31st, 2024

Very impressed with the amount of detail and research. Would highly recommend
Mar 31st, 2024

This is a gem: not to be missed. Excellent displays detail geology, diversity, many historical vehicles.
Mar 27th, 2024

Mar 7th, 2024

If youre a Chicana/o or Latina/o dont expect to feel represented in this museum. Very white settler colonial side of history with little mention of the significant impact the Chicano/Latino community has made to the Yakima Valley, its economy, and success in agriculture overall. The contributions of Chicanos/Latinos, the exploitation of their labor, and the inhumane working/housing conditions provided by the farmers deserves to be highlighted on an amplified scale. There is no mention of the Chicano Movement, aside from two sentences in a corner downstairs discussing Cesar Chavez. WA state has a great history when it comes to the Chicano Movement, and many leaders and pioneers flourished out of this community. Moreover, the womens suffrage section highlights white women only even though black and brown women were the pioneers. Overall, as a Chicana from the Yakima Valley, this museum made me feel like a second class citizen. If I could give this less than 1 star, I would.
Mar 14th, 2024