Fort Worden State Park

The Commanding Officer’s Quarters

The Commanding Officer’s Quarters is one of Fort Worden’s finest buildings. It was completed in April 1904, and many different families resided here. Located at the head of Officers’ Row, the Commanding Officer’s Quarters overlooks Admiralty Inlet, with Mt. Baker and the Cascades in the background. Late Victorian and Edwardian furnishings provide a unique glimpse into the life of a senior U. S. Army officer and his family in the first decade of the 20th century. Special tours can be arranged by calling (360) 344-4400. Admission is $2 for adults, free for children under age 12. Hours vary.

The Heritage Group, a nonprofit organization, is the caretaker and interpreter of the Commanding Officer's Quarters Museum.

Coast Artillery Museum

The Coast Artillery Museum was established to preserve and interpret coast artillery history with special emphasis on the harbor defenses of Puget Sound as they existed and functioned from the late 1800s to the end of World War II. Among the collections and artifacts, visitors will see a three-dimensional scale model of Battery Kinzie showing the design and structure of the massive fortifications and the emplacements for the two 12-inch disappearing guns that were kept in readiness for possible attack from 1910 to 1943. The museum is open weekends in May from noon to 4 p.m., and daily Memorial Day through Labor Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Building 201, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend
360-385-0373

Corvidae Press

Centrum is pleased to announce the successful creation of a new printmaking guild at Fort Worden. Corvidae Press has taken responsibility for the print studio in Building 205. Members have worked diligently to rehab the studio, and have added another press to the studio space. We'll post news and information from Corvidae here, and we look forward to great art coming out of the Press.

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The Mafia is Coming to Fort Worden

...but we don't expect crime to increase. "Mafia" is the shorthand term for Goddard College's MFA-IA program, the Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts, starting at Fort Worden this August.

The MFA-IA program is about art across boundaries. It's about blurring the boundaries between film, writing, painting, dance, theater, and video. It's about genre-busting and freedom of expression.

Instead of marginalized artists at the edge of civic life, the Goddard vision is of artists playing a greater role in society, contributing to the progressive transformation of society and the welfare of communities. Visit Goddard's website   for more information on this new offering at Fort Worden.