Quinault Cultural Center and Museum
Museum in Washington state
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The Quinault Cultural Center and Museum is a museum of culture in Taholah, Washington, owned and funded by the Quinault Indian Nation.[3] It contains artifacts, arts, and crafts of the Quinault, housed in a converted retail building.[4]: 735 [5]: 54 Some of the art forms have been influenced by Polynesian cultural motifs, brought home by World War II veterans.[6]
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  Location within Washington (state) | |
| Established | c. 2000 |
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| Location | 807 5th Avenue, Taholah, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.3416°N 124.2882°W |
| Type | Cultural |
Collections | Baskets, carvings, tribal library, and photographic archive[1] |
| Curator | Lelani Chubby[2] |
| Owner | Quinault Indian Nation |
The museum received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in 2012 to conduct research, publish a guidebook, and create a mobile museum exhibit on the tribe's ethnobotanical heritage.[7]
In 2013, the Cultural Center hosted workshops on paddle- and drum-making for thousands of visitors to the Tribal Canoe Journeys.[8]
