George Weyerhaeuser Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection A Nonprofit Corp

CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE THROUGH THE LIVING ART OF BONSAI.

COLLECTIONS:IN 2021, PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM SERVED A RECORD-BREAKING 57,500 VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM, RANKING US IN THE TOP 15 OF MUSEUMS VISITED IN KING COUNTY, AS RECOGNIZED BY THE PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL. THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO INCLUSIVITY AND EQUITABLE ACCESS WITH OUR VISITORS, VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS. WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO DISCOVER THE ART AND BEAUTY OF BONSAI. WE REMAIN AN "ADMISSION BY DONATION" MUSEUM ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM STEWARDS A COLLECTION OF 150 BONSAI THAT ARE AMONG THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF BONSAI ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. ONE OF ONLY TWO MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES SOLELY DEDICATED TO BONSAI, AND ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF BONSAI MUSEUMS WORLDWIDE, PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF 150 BONSAI WHICH ROTATE REGULARLY WHEN NEW EXHIBITIONS ARE MOUNTED. THE COLLECTION IS ALSO THE MOST GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE BONSAI COLLECTION IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH TREES FROM CANADA, CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, TAIWAN, AND THE UNITED STATES FEATURING SIXTY TREES ON EXHIBIT AT A GIVEN TIME, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SIX DAYS A WEEK. THIS CULTURAL GEM OFFERS CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL BONSAI EXHIBITIONS, GROUP TOURS, EDUCATION PROGRAM, FIELD TRIPS, AND PUBLIC EVENTS.THE MUSEUM OPERATES ON LAND THAT IS LEASED FOR $1 PER YEAR. GAAP RECOGNIZES THE FAIR MARKET VALUE AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHILE THE FORM 990, PART VIII DOES NOT REPORT DONATED FACILITIES AS REVENUE. AS A RESULT, $296,563 OF THE $314,449 NET LOSS ON THE FORM 990 REFLECTS THE REMOVAL OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF LAND LEASE CONTRIBUTIONS.THE MUSEUM IS THE BENEFICIARY OF ENDOWED FUNDS HELD BY GREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

EXHIBITIONS & INNOVATION:WORLD WAR BONSAI: REMEMBRANCE & RESILIENCE, TRACED THE CULTURAL PRACTICE OF BONSAI IN JAPAN AND IN THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE PRE-WAR WWII PERIOD, THROUGH WARTIME, AMID INCARCERATION, AND AT PEACE. THE EXHIBITION SHARED LITTLE-KNOWN STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO CARED FOR BONSAI DESPITE OVERWHELMING HARDSHIPS AS WELL AS SITE-SPECIFIC ARTWORK BY SEATTLE ARTIST ERIN SHIGAKI.FOLSE: A RETROSPECTIVE WAS ON VIEW AT PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM MAY 29 THROUGH AUGUST 28, 2021. ROLAND FOLSE SPENT MUCH OF HIS LIFE CRAFTING RAW MATERIAL INTO EXPRESSIVE ART; PLANTS TRAINED INTO BONSAI, TO CONJURE IMAGES OF THE ENVIRONMENTS AND TREES THAT INSPIRED HIM. HE IS A LEADER IN THE AMERICAN BONSAI MOVEMENT. MORE THAN 30 EXQUISITE "VIEWING STONES" WERE DISPLAYED IN STONE IMAGES XI, A FREE, PUBLIC EXHIBITION AT PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM IN FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON FOR 10 WEEKS STARTING NOVEMBER 2, 2021. STONES IN THE EXHIBITION WERE COLLECTED IN WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA, NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA, OREGON AND NEW MEXICO. THE PRACTICE OF VIEWING AND APPRECIATING STONES DATES BACK MORE THAN 1,500 YEARS. THE ART ORIGINATED IN CHINA, JAPAN AND KOREA, BUT HAS SPREAD DURING THE PAST CENTURY AND IS NOW PRACTICED WORLDWIDE.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS:2021 WAS A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR VISITORS. WE HAD 57,500 GUESTS COME TO THE MUSEUM. PARTNERSHIPS - WE PARTNERED WITH THE PUGET SOUND BONSAI ASSOCIATION TO BRING BONSAIFEST! TO THE MUSEUM A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT FOCUSED ON LEARNING ABOUT THE ART OF BONSAI AND FURTHERING OUR MISSION OF CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE THROUGH THE LIVING ART OF BONSAI. WE RESUMED OUR POPULAR BONSAI WINTER SOLSTICE EVENT, A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT FEATURING A QUIET STROLL IN THE WOODS TO EXPLORE BONSAI ILLUMINATED BY SOFT LIGHTS. VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BYOF (BRING-YOUR-OWN-FLASHLIGHT) TO EXPLORE THE BONSAI BY NIGHT. OPEN TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. KID- AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY. WE RESUMED IN-PERSON DOCENT-LED TOURS AND WELCOMED SEVERAL STUDENT FIELD TRIPS TO THE MUSEUM AFTER A COVID HIATUS. WE CONTINUED WITH OUR NEWLY CREATED VIRTUAL TOURS AND VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS, PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO OUR COMMUNITY. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WE ADDED VIRTUAL TOURS AND FIELD TRIPS, OFFERINGS WHICH CONTINUE TO BE POPULAR AND ENGAGE AN AUDIENCE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OTHERWISE VISIT THE MUSEUM. THIS EFFORT IS PART OF OUR DEDICATION TO PROMOTING EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.