Bellingham’s Spark Museum Tour – Saturday October 7, 2023
Topic: Spark Museum of Electrical Invention, Bellingham
Date: Saturday October 7, 2023
Time: 9:45am – 12:00 PM, Museum Tour
Place: 1312 Bay Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
Registration Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/367935
Agenda
9:45 am – 10:00 Arrival – Don’t be late. Doors will be closed after 10am.
10:00 am – 10:45 am – MegaZapper Electrical Show
11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Museum Tour with Curators
12:00 pm – Museum is open for you to wander and visit.
The Spark Museum of Electrical Invention offers an exciting and educational experience for audiences of all ages. Compelling, interactive exhibits spanning four centuries of scientific achievement and cultural heritage are featured in a world-class collection of unique objects. The Spark Museum displays the inventions and innovations that changed the course of human history. Spark Museum Website
MegaZapper: The Museum is offering an awesome exclusive and private MegaZapper Electrical Show for IEEE PES members and their guests. The Show features the MegaZapper, one of the largest Tesla coil “lightning machines” in the country, where, for a donation, adult visitors (18 years of age and older) can enter the Lightning Cage and get up close and personal with 4 million volts of loose electricity! The show is not suitable for children under the age of 5.
If you have never seen this museum, it is a wonderful place to look at electrical equipment in its early beginning.
Other things to do:
- Stay afterwards and go visit the historic Fairhaven District for great food or visit one of Bellingham’s micro brews.
- If the weather is good, you can even bicycle the waterfront.
- Stop by Edison, yes there is an Edison with a great Edison Bakery by taking Chuckanut drive on the way in or the way home.
RSVP Instructions:
Space for this event is limited to 45 attendees. Children are welcome. Children 15 and under are free. Each person including children in your group must be individually registered. Arrange your own travel to be there at 9:45am. You need to be on time as this is a private MegaZapper show ahead of the Spark Museum general audience opening at 11:00am.
To sign up for this event, please register directly using the IEEE Vtools registration system located here.
IEEE PES will pay for the General Admission and Group Tour costs. There is a small $5.00 fee per person, except children 15 and under, to cover some door prizes. Sorry, no refunds. This is an indoor event.
Non-IEEE PES members, students, guests and children are welcome to attend.
Contact:
Contact Max Emrick memrick@ieee.org or PES Seattle Contact Us for information on this tour.
Parking:
Most parking is by pay station in this area. See Downtown Parking.
