Entry No. 14 — the Seattle file — filed under: oddities

Christopher Marley: Exquisite Creatures

Artist Christopher Marley arranges thousands of preserved insects, fossils, sea life, and minerals into obsessively symmetrical bio-sculptures. The exhibit holds over 500 works built from more than 10,000 ethically sourced specimens, turning rows of beetles and butterflies into something closer to stained glass than a natural-history drawer. It is a temporary run on the Seattle waterfront, currently scheduled through September 2026.

The move: Slow-walk the specimen walls and pick the single arrangement you'd each hang in your home, then compare.

• 📍 Downtown Waterfront, Seattle
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 900 Alaskan Way, Maritime Building, Seattle, WA 98104

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-24