Past events
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Discovery Center
Saturday Partner Stories: Economic Mobility
Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 11:30 am - 12 pm PST
Economic Mobility | In honor of Seattle Museum Month, we will host Saturday Partner Stories each Saturday in February, a storytelling series highlighting individuals and organizations creating meaningful change and inspiring progress in their communities!
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Discovery Center
Saturday Partner Stories: Dairy Farming
Saturday, February 8, 2025 | 11:30 am - 12 pm PST
Dairy Farming | In honor of Seattle Museum Month, we will host Saturday Partner Stories each Saturday in February, a storytelling series highlighting individuals and organizations creating meaningful change and inspiring progress in their communities!
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Discovery Center, In-person & online
Breaking the Silence: A Special Screening of Below the Belt
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | 4 - 7 pm PDT
Join the Gates Foundation Discovery Center and the Women+ Connect and Women of Color Connect Employee Resource Groups for a compelling evening featuring the acclaimed documentary, "Below the Belt" which sheds light on the systemic healthcare challenges that disproportionately impact women.
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Discovery Center
Giving Marketplace: Holiday Gifts That Give Back
Friday, December 6, 2024 - Saturday, December 7, 2024
10 AM - 5 PM | Find unique gifts from dozens of vendors, with the proceeds supporting immigrants and refugees, women and girls, global health, education, the environment, and much more.
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Discovery Center
World Toilet Day
Saturday, November 16, 2024 | 11 am - 3 pm PST
Join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center to celebrate World Toilet Day Every year the United Nations raises awareness about the essential role toilets play in our daily lives.
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Discovery Center
Tour & Staff Chat: What makes someone generous?
Thursday, November 14, 2024 | 2 - 3 pm PST
Tour the galleries for 30 minutes with a Discovery Center guide and then chat with a featured staff member at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about their area of focus.
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Discovery Center
Educator Exclusive: Sanitation for all… 🚽
Thursday, November 7, 2024 | 5 - 7 pm PST
Educators: Join us for an evening event exclusively for you and your colleagues all about poo, toilets, sanitation systems, and water at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center. Come explore our new exhibition "A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation," chat with educators from organizations across the region, and have…
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Discovery Center
Hope Away from Home: An Evening with Emi Mahmoud
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 5 - 7 pm PDT
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Discovery Center invites you to spend an inspirational evening with Emtithal (Emi) Mahmoud—Sudanese-American slam poet, humanitarian and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Emi brings a message of hope, solidarity, and compassion for refugees everywhere.
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Discovery Center
Creating Connections: Engaging Leaders in Change
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 5 - 7 pm PDT
Join the Discovery Center, International Rescue Committee, United Way of King County’s Emerging Leaders, Success Cohorts, FIUTS (Foundation for International Understanding Through Students), and Seattle University’s Alfie Scholars to celebrate and connect individuals and organizations and inspire leaders to drive change within their communities and beyond.
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Discovery Center
Stories That Spark Change: An Evening with Graphic Novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 4 - 7 pm PDT
Join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Latinos in Philanthropy employee resource group and the Gates Foundation Discovery Center for an inspiring evening with acclaimed writer, artist, and philanthropist, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, as we celebrate Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month.
