NEW Bainbridge Island Historical Museum Exhibit "Trees"

Work is underway at the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum (BIHM) for a new exhibit in the Helen L. Bucey Gallery.

Trees is a year-long exhibit celebrating an important Island resource. Trees have always played a central role in the life and culture of Island residents, from the Suquamish people to immigrant homesteaders to residents today.

The City of Bainbridge Island maintains a Heritage Tree program to identify and safeguard trees of exceptional size, form, age, rarity, ecological and cultural significance.

Inspired by the book Historic, Champion & Unique Trees of Bainbridge Island, WA by Olaf Ribeiro, the exhibit will feature 7 oversized photographs. Joel Sackett was commissioned to seek out and photograph some of the many Island champion and Heritage trees. His intimate photographs capture the trees’ majesty, fragility, and their human connection.

Curator Merilee Mostov explains, “People expect to find stories about people at a history museum. I’ve always wanted to expose the stories of the Island’s many magnificent trees. So often, their stories include people. Joel captured that connection brilliantly in this beautiful series of tree portraits.”

Trees will open on Friday, November 18. The Museum will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm that day, and admission is free.

Contact: Amber Buell, Executive Director, amber@bainbridgehistory.org

Merilee Mostov, Director of Exhibits & Engagement, merilee@bainbridgehistory.org

www.bainbridgehistory.org