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Who inspires you?

Do you know someone who lives to inspire — to ignite — those around them?

Our goal at SPARK is to provide exciting and educational experiences through innovative programs and a world-class collection of artifacts that represent the historic development of electricity, radio and early technology.

For the 2020 SPARK Award, we are looking for a person who captures that inspiring spirit by igniting the spark of curiosity about science in people of all ages and backgrounds.

Learn more and nominate online by Nov. 30.

Join us Dec. 6!

Bellingham Makerspace and SPARK are partnering again to bring you Geek Show and Tell as part of the 2019 December Downtown Art Walk!

In this interactive gallery discover what happens when creative minds come together and choose to make the world a better place using Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM). Featured in this month’s show is the Adaptathon, an event dedicated to adapting toys for children with physical challenges.

This AMAZING, one night only Geek Show and Tell is a stop on Downtown’s December Art walk. Come check it out and join us for cool, geeky fun for the whole family!

Contact abby@sparkmuseum.org for questions. Oh, and check out the Facebook event for more info.

The history of electric light

“The first reaction by the scientific community was that the whole thing was a hoax. Despite that, the public went crazy over it.”

That's SPARK Museum’s John Jenkins, weighing in on the invention of the electric light bulb in this CNBC documentary. From the intro:

"Artificial light changed — and continues to change — the world. Now it’s all about light emitting diodes, or LEDs. In 2018, the LED lighting market was worth almost $52 billion and is expected to reach over $112 billion by 2024. But 200 years before LEDs were a multibillion-dollar industry, and decades before Edison showed up, light bulbs were an idea just starting to enter the minds of curious scientists."