Museum of History and Industry, Regional history museum in South Lake Union, Seattle, United States

The Museum of History and Industry occupies the Naval Reserve Armory in Lake Union Park, a building restored in a $90 million campaign that uncovered its original ceiling and floor. About 2% of its nearly four million artifacts, photographs and archival materials is on view at any time. The core exhibit, True Northwest: The Seattle Journey, winds through 22 sections on the second floor, while the first-floor Faye G. Allen Grand Atrium holds the 1919 Boeing B-1 overhead.

The Seattle Historical Society, formed in 1914 after Morgan and Emily Carkeek's 1911 Founder's Day costume party, opened its museum in Montlake in 1952 after Boeing gave $50,000 in 1945 for an aviation wing. The 2012 move to the 1940s Naval Reserve Armory followed a $90 million restoration that exposed the original ceiling and floor.

The museum's name reflects Seattle's role as a center for trade and manufacturing. The exhibits show how the city was shaped by shipping, mining, and later airplane production, and how these industries influenced the daily lives of residents.

The museum occupies the Naval Reserve Armory in Lake Union Park, with the entrance reached from the park side. The core exhibit, True Northwest, rings most of the second floor, while the Boeing B-1 hangs in the first-floor Faye G. Allen Grand Atrium. A $90 million restoration added accessibility and systems upgrades, and the library and collections moved to a Georgetown warehouse.

The B-1 hangs in the Faye G. Allen Grand Atrium, positioned to trace a flight path onto Lake Union, where it took off and landed. The south end of the atrium holds a three-story grid of Seattle icons: the 12-foot neon Rainier "R", an Ivar's clam costume and a stuffed cougar donated by Eddie Bauer.