chestra ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁organization . ▁ ▁Museum s ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁museum s ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁most ▁not ably ▁the ▁North west ▁Museum ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Culture , ▁located ▁a ▁few ▁blocks ▁from ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁in ▁Brow ne ' s ▁Add ition , ▁amid ▁the ▁m ans ions ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁late ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁" Age ▁of ▁E leg ance ". ▁A ▁Smith son ian ▁affili ate ▁museum , ▁it ▁houses ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁Native ▁American ▁artifact s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁regional ▁and ▁national ▁travel ing ▁art ▁exhib its . ▁ ▁The ▁M ob ius ▁Science ▁Center ▁and ▁the ▁related ▁M ob ius ▁Kid ' s ▁Museum ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Sp ok ane ▁seek ▁to ▁generate ▁interest ▁in ▁science , ▁technology , ▁engineering , ▁and ▁math ▁among ▁the ▁youth ▁in ▁a ▁hands - on ▁experience . ▁The ▁J und t ▁Art ▁Museum ▁at ▁Gonz aga ▁University ▁features ▁ ▁of ▁exhibition ▁space ▁and ▁contains ▁s izable ▁collections ▁of ▁prints ▁from ▁the ▁Bol ker , ▁Bar uch , ▁Jacob s , ▁and ▁Cor ita ▁Kent ▁collections . ▁The ▁museum ▁houses ▁glass ▁art ▁by ▁D ale ▁Ch ih uly , ▁bronze ▁sculpt ures ▁by ▁August e ▁Rod in , ▁t apest ries , ▁paint ings , ▁cer am ics , ▁photograph s , ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁g ifts , ▁including ▁from ▁the ▁I ris ▁and ▁B . ▁Ger ald ▁Cant or ▁Foundation ▁and ▁Col lections .