Museum’s Rusty Mammoth sale tomorrow to be the biggest in years

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Museum & Art Center’s annual Rusty Mammoth Sale is tomorrow, and it’s a doozy, according to Museum Superintendent Dollie Boyd. 

“It’s been a couple of years since we did one, and people have really been so generous,” Boyd said. “They’ve come out of the woodwork and donated some really amazing items.” 

This will be the biggest sale in Boyd’s six years heading up the museum, she said. 

“Between the Boleslawiec pottery, countless swan figurines, a handwoven Greek rug and calligraphy sets, you’re bound to find something to pique every interest,” Museum Communications Coordinator Natalia Zuyeva wrote in an email to the Columbia Basin Herald. 

“There’s so much art, you could completely decorate your entire house if you come to our sale,” Boyd said. “And do it on a budget, because we are pricing everything fairly and we want to make some money.”  

The funds raised will go to refurbish the museum’s permanent exhibits. 

“Our natural history exhibits are getting close to 15 years old now,” Boyd said. “They’ve got some outdated information on them and they’re getting a little worn from all the love that they’ve had over the years. So every dollar is going to go to those exhibits.” 

The museum staff and a small operating budget are paid by the city, Boyd said, but everything else, including the natural and local history exhibits, the art shows, Free Family Saturday crafts, Art After Hours and more, is paid for through fundraisers like the Rusty Mammoth sale. 

“We’re a pretty lean and mean organization,” Boyd said. “We were really far under budget last year. We do an awful lot for the community on a relatively small budget.” 

Rusty Mammoth Sale 

May 2 

7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Moses Lake Museum & Art Center 

401 S Balsam St.  

    The Rusty Mammoth sale at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center tomorrow will feature enough art to decorate an entire home on a budget, said Museum Superintendent Dollie Boyd.
  

    Moses Lake Museum & Art Center Customer Service Attendant Bee Iverson prices jewelry for the museum’s Rusty Mammoth. Tomorrow’s sale will be the biggest one in at least six years, according to Superintendent Dollie Boyd.