On Saturday, the Washington State History Museum will open a new exhibit that focuses on roller skating in the Evergreen State. It’s called, “Skate: Rinks, Derbies and Discos.” The museum’s lead curator is Gwen Whiting.
“The earliest skate we have is probably from the 1840s, but we have skates that range all the way up until today. We have examples of quad skates, inline skates, speed skates," she said.
"We also have several roller derby items and we have a lot of hands-on opportunities to simply touch and engage with different aspects of skating across time and also to really get a chance to look at what skating fashion has looked like at different points in history.”
The exhibit will have its opening reception Saturday night at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma. It will remain open until mid-August. You can read more about it at the museum’s website.
