Current Exhibitions

Brick by Brick: We Built this City

January 17-June 14, 2026

Local MOC (My Own Creation) builders bring seven iconic Spokane landmarks to life with to-scale replicas, each paired with rich historical insights from the Joel E. Ferris Archives. Visitors of all ages can build and play in the gallery’s hands-on play space.

^{MOC Clock Tower created by Bryce Colvin. Photo by Marit Fischer.}

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The Davenport Legacy

October 18, 2025-April 26, 2026

For over a hundred years, Spokane’s Davenport Hotel has exemplified affordable luxury and served the city as a community gathering place. Within its walls, the Davenport family also built a beautiful apartment home. This exhibition will explore both the history of the Davenport block from its beginnings as a nationally renowned restaurant to the growth of the iconic hotel that has become a staple in the lives of locals and a haven for visitors, as well as the beautiful homes designed for the Davenports by Kirtland Cutter.

^{Libby Studios Photograph Collection. Joel E. Ferris Archives, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (L87-1.11478x-15)}

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Masks from Disney's The Lion King

January 8-February 1, 2026

In partnership with West Coast Entertainment, presenter of Spokane’s Best of Broadway Series, the MAC presents an up-close look at masks from the world’s #1 musical.

Tony® Award-winning director and designer Julie Taymor, along with designer Michael Curry, hand sculpted and painted every prototype mask that now appears in the iconic “Circle of Life” opening of the show. Their department of skilled mask makers, sculptors, puppeteers and artisans spent 17,000 hours building the anthropomorphic animal characters for the original Broadway production. With the masks, Taymor created what she calls "the double event," which enables the audience to see the characters as animal and human at the same time. Featured masks include those for Mufasa, Simba, Scar, and Nala, accompanied by interesting facts about the production, characters, costumes and more. Also featured is the puppet of Zazu the hornbill, king Mufasa's most trusted adviser.

The Helen South Alexander Gallery in the Cheney Cowles Building at the MAC