List of museums in Oregon explained

This list of museums in Oregon encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Lists of Oregon institutions which are not museums are noted in the "See also" section, below.

Main list

See also: List of museums in Portland, Oregon.

Name	Community	County	Region	Type	Summary
					Hands-on museum that displays several inventions by Alfred Carlton Gilbert inventor of the Erector Set; has world's largest Erector Set tower at 52feet
				History - Local	Covers Crook County history, including the City of Prineville Railroad, the local timber industry, and a military exhibit
Agness-Illahe Museum			Coast	History - Local	Operated seasonally by the Curry Historical Society^[1]
Albany Historic Carousel and Museum		Linn	Willamette Valley	Commodity - Carousel	Website, formerly the Dentzel American Carousel Museum, historic Dentzel Carousel Company under restoration, memorabilia
				History - Local	Website local history museum in an 1887 Italianate Victorian building
Alsea Bay Historic Interpretive Center	Waldport	Lincoln	Coast	Transportation	State park with exhibits about the Alsea Bridge and the building of bridges in Oregon, area transportation, Native Americans
			Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	Historic house	1895 homestead consisting of Swedish log house, granary, and barn; across the street from the Fort Dalles Museum, which provides tours of this homestead
				Railroad / Machinery	See "Museums and organizations encompassed by Antique Powerland Museums" section below; Exhibits and demonstrates steam powered equipment, antique farm machinery and implements; includes Oregon Electric Railway Museum and 13 other museums on site
Applegate Pioneer Museum			Willamette Valley	History - Local	West Lane history in pictures and memorabilia^[2]
Applegate Trail Interpretive Center				History - Local	Includes pioneer artifacts, impact of gold mining, the stagecoach and railroads^[3]
The Art Gym	Marylhurst	Clackamas	Portland Metro	Art	Contemporary arts exhibition space at Marylhurst University
Asher Car Museum			Eastern	Transportation - Automobile	Information Opened about 1970;,^[4] may be closed, no current information
Ashland Historic Railroad Museum		Jackson	Southern	Railroad	^[5] ^[6]
Astoria Children's Museum					May be closed - no current information
			Coast	History - Local	125 foot column tower to climb, scenes of Oregon history on its exterior
	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast	Transportation - Trolley
			Portland Metro	Historic house	Only cantilevered log cabin in state (on National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon), built 1856, open by appointment; also, 1895 Pioneer Church and antique stage coach
Baker Heritage Museum				History - Local	Website rocks and crystals, local history exhibits, the restored Adler House, antique automobiles; formerly the Oregon Trail Regional Museum
Baldwin Hotel Museum		Klamath	Southern	History - Local	Local history and the studio of photographer Maud Baldwin in a four-story 1906 building; run by Klamath County Museums organization
Bandon Historical Society Museum			Coast	History - Local	Website local history of the area, Native American artifacts, displays on logging, fishing, cranberry farming and the 1936 fire that destroyed the city; maritime room
Barn Museum	Troutdale	Multnomah	Portland Metro	History / Farm implements	Displays farm equipment and other artifacts; exhibits on various historical topics; run by the Troutdale Historical Society^[7]
Beekman House		Jackson	Southern	Historic house	Operated by the Jacksonville Heritage Society, early 20th-century period Victorian home^[8]
	Philomath			History - Local / Natural history	Website County history; now incorporates 60,000-items related to natural history from the former Oregon State University Horner Museum; research library; art gallery; in the 1867 Philomath College building on the National Register of Historic Places
Bohemia Gold Mining Museum	Cottage Grove	Lane	Willamette Valley	Mining	Area's gold mining history^[9]
			Portland Metro	Multiple	Tours of the powerhouse, construction of the dam, fish ladder, natural history of the river fish
				History - Local	Run by the Brooks Historical Society at Antique Powerland, open the first Saturday of every month
Brunk House	Salem/Rickreall at Brunks Corner		Willamette Valley	Historic house	Operated by the Polk County Historical Society, farmstead of 1861, period furnishings of 1860–1920; occupied by the pioneer Harrison Brunk family^[10]
Burrows House	Newport	Lincoln	Coast	History - Local	website, operated by the Lincoln County Historical Society, Victorian period house with exhibits of local history
				Art	Located in Bush's Pasture Park, features two contemporary art galleries
					Italianate Victorian residence built in 1877–78; vintage fittings and furnishings, including original wallpapers and ornate marble fireplaces; located in Bush's Pasture Park
Camp White Military Museum		Jackson	Southern	Military	Located in the VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinic, history of Camp White, an Army training base in WWII^[11]
Canby Depot Museum	Canby	Clackamas	Portland Metro	Railroad / History - Local	Area history and railroad history, located in a former train depot, operated by the Canby Historical Society
Cannon Beach History Center & Museum	Cannon Beach	Clatsop	Coast	History - Local	Website
Canyon Life Museum		Linn	Willamette Valley	History - Local	Life, logging, mining and railroad history in North Santiam Canyon; photographs; research library; Run by North Santiam Historical Society^[12]
Cape Blanco Lighthouse		Curry	Coast	Maritime	Mid 19th-century working lighthouse and museum
			Coast	Maritime	Inactive 1890s lighthouse open for tours
			Portland Metro	Historic house / Toys	Website 1870 home, including a doctor's office, old-fashioned kitchen and pantry; items include antique furniture, medical instruments, Native American baskets, pioneer tools in the wash house and tool shed; a doll museum in the carriage house has two floors of dolls, toys and clothes
Cascade Locks Historical Museum				Multiple	Located in a lock tender's house, exhibits include the Cascade Locks and Canal, an Oregon Pony locomotive, Columbia Gorge Native American history and regional history^[13]
Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center				Multiple	Chachalu tells the story of the Tribes and Bands of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and honor our Elders who kept Tribal traditions and dreams alive during the years of Termination. It is a center where the Tribe's Restoration is celebrated and our culture is being revitalized.^[14]
Chetco Valley Museum		Curry	Coast	History - Local	Local history including logging, fishing, bulb farming, ranching, Native American artifacts; claims to have the largest Monterey Cypress Tree in Oregon; run by Curry County Historical Society
Children's Museum of Klamath Falls	Klamath Falls	Klamath	Southern	Children's	^[15]
					Website
Chinese House Railroad Museum				Ethnic - Chinese American / Railroad	Artifacts of railroad history and of Chinese workers; in an original "China House" for Chinese railroad workers^[16]
Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum	Hillsboro		Portland Metro	Aviation	Restored historic aircraft, located at Hillsboro Airport
			Portland Metro	Historic house	Also known as Flippin House, Edwardian-style house
Clatskanie Historical Museum			Portland Metro	History - Local	Operated by the Clatskanie Historical Society^[17]
	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast	History - Local	Local history exhibits; Clatsop County Historical Society archives; Chinook and Clatsop Indian artifacts and crafts; in former Astoria City Hall
		Klamath	Southern	Industry	Located in Collier Memorial State Park, outdoor museum with a large collection of historic logging equipment and railroad
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center	The Dalles		Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	Multiple	Website official interpretive center for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, encompasses Wasco County Historical Museum; local history, natural history, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Ice Age exhibit
	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast		History of the Columbia River, including four interactive and hands-on exhibits, the Lightship Columbia (a National Historic Landmark), maritime artifacts from the Pacific Northwest
		Coos	Coast	Art	State's third oldest art museum; in an Art Deco post office; contemporary art collection; art classes, lectures and events
Coos County Fairgrounds Museum		Coos	Coast	History - Local	Displays include antiques, school items, photos, fine art and photography, located at the Coos County Fairgrounds^[18]
		Coos	Coast	Industry - Timber	Displays tableaux, pictures and artifacts about 20th-century logging; housed in an onion-shaped, shingled-dome, wooden building from the early 20th century meant to modestly replicate the Mormon Tabernacle
		Coos	Coast	History - Local	Website south Oregon coast history, logging, area Native Americans, ship construction, operated by the Coos County Historical Society
		Coos	Coast	Maritime	Located in Bullards Beach State Park
Coquille Valley Museum		Coos	Coast	History - Local	Operated by the Coquille Valley Historical Society, includes tools, photos, a turn-of-the-century printing press and type, a blacksmith forge^[19]
Cottage Grove Museum	Cottage Grove	Lane	Willamette Valley	History - Local	Lumbering, mining, agriculture, covered bridges, prints, RMS Titanic displays; in an octagon-shaped former church^[20]
		Klamath	Southern	Natural history	Geology of Crater Lake National Park
				Geology	Website, rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, Native American artifacts
Creswell Historical Museum				History - Local	Operated by the Creswell Area Historical Society in a restored 1889 Methodist Church^[21]
Crown Point Country Historical Society	Corbett	Multnomah	Portland Metro	History - Local	Website a large classroom in the Historic Springdale School Community Center
Crown Point Vista House	Troutdale	Multnomah	Portland Metro	History - Local	Stone building with views of the Columbia River Gorge, features displays on history and geology of the Gorge and local history; in a 1916 octagonal building designed by Edgar M. Lazarus; run by the Friends of the Vista House, owned and maintained by Oregon State Parks.
		Curry	Coast	History - Local / Regional	Local and regional history; run by the Curry County Historical Society
				History - Local	Exhibits include the area's prehistory, Native American tribes, explorers, pioneers, the logging industry, transportation, home life, and the United States Forest Service
	Prairie City			History - Local / Railroad	Located in a historic train station, includes railroad period rooms displays, local history, rocks, minerals and mining exhibit
Dolly Wares Doll Museum			Coast	Toy	Collection of more than 3,000 dolls, may be closed^[22]
Dorris Ranch	Springfield	Lane	Willamette Valley	Living	Website national historic site, working farm and public park, features 19th-century pioneer village, operated by the Willamalane Park and Recreation District
Douglas County Museum			Coast	Natural history / History - Local	^[23]
Lee House Museum	Junction City	Lane	Willamette Valley	History - Local	Medical equipment and items relating to Junction City history; run by the Junction City Historical Society^[24]
Dufur Historical Society Museum	Dufur	Wasco	Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	History - Local	website, history displays in a historic log cabin, school and museum building
Eagle Point Museum				History - Local	^[25]
East Linn Museum	Sweet Home	Linn	Willamette Valley	History - Local	Collection includes logging tools, period rooms and farm tools and equipment, photographs^[26] ^[27]
Eastern Oregon Fire Museum & Learning Center	La Grande	Union		Firefighting	Former (1899 - 2002) fire station; exhibits on history of firefighting; firehouse culture and advances in technology; vintage fire trucks^[28]
Eastern Oregon Museum		Baker	Eastern	History - Local	Logging, mining, cowboy memorabilia, ranching, housewares, period clothing, dolls, toys, a former railroad depot and a former one-room schoolhouse^[29]
		Umatilla	Eastern	History - Local
Elgin Museum			Eastern	History - Local	^[30]
		Clackamas	Portland Metro	History	Website Presentations by live history Interpreters in pioneer-period clothing
	Oregon City	Clackamas	Portland Metro	Historic house	1845 house, the oldest in Clackamas County
				Aviation / Aerospace museum	Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose, includes airplanes, aircraft engines, helicopters, a Titan II ICBM and space technology exhibits
E. W. Smith and Bill Edmondson Museum		Jackson	Southern	History - Local	Operated by the Big Butte Historical Society, open by appointment^[31]
		Klamath	Southern		Website Western art and Native American artifacts
FireHouse Gallery				Art	Operated by Rogue Community College, works by local, regional, national, and international emerging artists^[32]
	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast	Historic house	1886 Queen Anne style home of Captain George Flavel, river pilot, businessman; original Eastlake-influenced woodwork, period furnishings
		Douglas	Southern	Historic house	Mid 19th-century house, operated by the Douglas County Historical Society
	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast	Military	Replica of original 1805 - 1806 winter encampment of the 33-member Lewis and Clark Expedition
			Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	History - Local	Military, pioneer and Native American artifacts, Oregon Trail relics, early vehicles, household items, photographs; listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Fort Klamath Museum	Klamath Falls	Klamath	Southern	Fort	Eight-acre site of Fort Klamath (1863 - 1890), no original buildings remain; replica of the fort guardhouse contains artifacts from the fort; run by Klamath County Museums organization
			Southern		Original pioneer buildings including a church, school, houses, homestead cabins
		Clatsop	Coast	Military	In Fort Stevens State Park
		Clackamas	Portland Metro	Military	Restored fort with living history demonstrations in Washington state, former residence of John McLoughlin in Oregon, Victorian period home, crafts demonstrations
Fossil Museum & Pine Creek Schoolhouse			Eastern	Natural history / History - Local	^[33]
Four Rivers Cultural Center			Eastern		Website Local history and Native American exhibits; includes the Horace Arment Collection of artifacts from the Sioux, Navajo, Northern Paiute, Haida and earlier Native Americans
Frazier Farmstead Museum				Historic house - Farmstead	Website 1892 farmhouse, 1918 barn, a carriage house and several other buildings
			Coast	Maritime	Website focuses on 18th-century Captain Robert Gray, his historical vessels, the trade with Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, displays include models of his two ships, reproduction of Columbia's figurehead, one wing on local history
			Eastern	Open-air	website, early farm equipment, Union Pacific Railroad caboose, an agricultural-machinery building, 1884 log cabin, 1910 school, 1900 tonsorial parlor, 1905 railroad depot, and early 20th-century jail, operated by the Gilliam County Historical Society
Gold Hill Historical Society Museum				History - Local	Housed in the Beeman-Martin house^[34] ^[35]
Gordon House				Historic house	Usonian house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
				History - Local	Website
Grants Pass Museum of Art				Art	Regional artists^[36]
			Portland Metro	History - Local	History of Gresham and surrounding area; run by the Gresham Historical Society
Hallie Ford Museum of Art					Part of Willamette University, collection includes Asian, European, Native American, and regional art
			Southern		Web page, operated by the Southern Oregon Historical Society, 37-acre working farm that reflects different periods of farm life
	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast	Industry	website, local cannery and fishing industries
Harlow House Museum	Troutdale	Multnomah	Portland Metro	Historic house	On the National Register of Historic Places; the grounds are part of the city park system; run by the Troutdale Historical Society
Harney County Historical Society Museum				History - Local	Includes pioneer family items and furniture, Native American artifacts, weapons, clothing^[37]
Harrisburg Area Museum				History - Local	Scale models of historic buildings, including Crater Lake Lodge; cameras and buttons; antique farm equipment, steam engine, tractors, engines, blacksmith shop and household items; pictures and biographies of settlers; 1867-era house and household items; Overland automobile; a chapel^[38]
Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center	Newport	Lincoln	Coast	Natural history - Maritime	Exhibits and programs to explain the role of scientific research in marine natural history as well as the fishing industry
Heceta Head Lighthouse		Lane	Coast	Maritime	Working lighthouse open for tours
			Portland Metro	Art	website, located in Building 3 of the Rock Creek Campus
				History - Local	Website also known as Umatilla County Historical Museum, located in a 1909 depot, grounds include a caboose, 1879 one-room schoolhouse, and 1879 homestead with log cabin
Heslin House		Multnomah	Portland Metro	Historic house	Operated by the East County Historical Organization, late 19th-century house^[39]
				Multiple	Includes live animals and natural history exhibits, pioneer life and seasonal living history 1880 ranch, early 1860s town, Native American exhibits, antique vehicles, trails
		Clackamas	Portland Metro	Historic house	Open by appointment
					1894 Queen Anne style Victorian Home on about 4acres of manicured gardens and nature trails
Hood River County History Museum	Hood River	Hood River	The Gorge	History - Local	County history^[40]
					Late 19th-century period home, home of President Herbert Hoover from 1885 to 1889
Hutson Museum		Hood River	The Gorge	Natural history / History - Local	Also known as the "Jesse and Winifred Hutson Museum"; rocks, minerals and Native American artifacts, memorabilia, dolls and items related to local history; in a building constructed to match the neighboring Ries-Thompson House; part of a 2acres complex designated a National Historic Site; U.S. Forest Service amphitheater on the site offers lectures and demonstrations.^[41] ^[42]
I. O. N. Heritage Museum			Eastern	History - Local	History of an area encompassing parts of Idaho, Oregon and Nevada (the "I.O.N." in the title)^[43]
				History - Local	Website
International Museum of Carousel Art	Hood River	Hood River	Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	Commodity - Carousel	The museum calls its holdings "world's largest and most comprehensive collection of antique carousel art"; as of May 2008, temporarily closed as museum relocates
Interactive Museum of Gaming and Puzzlery	King City	Washington	Portland Metro Area	Toy	website, dedicated to board games, puzzles, video games, construction toys
					14-room, Queen Anne style home built in 1892 by Jesse Settlemier, founder of Woodburn
	Dayville			Natural history	Includes the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center with fossil exhibits, and the Cant Ranch Museum with exhibits about the cultural heritage of the area
John Tigard House			Portland Metro	Historic house	1880 Victorian style farm home; on the National Register of Historic Places; run by the Tigard Historical Association
					Part of the University of Oregon, American and regional art, Korean, Chinese, Japanese and European art, including Russian icons
				Ethnic - Chinese	Perfectly preserved Chinese apothecary and residence highlighting Chinese culture and heritage in Oregon.
Kathrin Cawein Gallery of Art			Portland Metro		Art gallery of Pacific University named in honor of the artist, Kathrin Cawein
Kerbyville Museum		Josephine	Southern	History - Local	Displays on local history including mining, logging and pioneer history, and Native Americans; Naucke House on the National Register of Historic Places^[44]
Kid Time!		Jackson	Southern		^[45]
Klamath County Museum	Klamath Falls	Klamath	Southern	History - Local / Natural history	Website History and natural history; in a 1935 building, formerly a National Guard armory; run by Klamath County Museums organization
Lake Creek Historical Society		Jackson	Southern	History - Local	^[46] ^[47]
Lake County Museum			Southern	History - Local	^[48]
				History - Local	Website Oregon Trail exhibit, historic vehicles, period rooms, children's exhibits, early crafts, photographs; run by the Lane County Historical Society; includes Lane County Clerk's Building, a National Historic Register site that is the oldest building in the county (built 1853)
			Coast	Art - Quilts	Website exhibits on antique and contemporary quilts
Linn County Historical Museum			Willamette Valley	History - Local	Website, located in Brownsville's original railroad depot with railroad displays; lives, work, and cultures of Native People, Oregon Trail immigrants, pioneer settlers, and early families and communities; also known as the Brownsville Historic Pioneer Museum
Little Log Church Museum		Lincoln	Coast	Multiple	Local historical artifacts, seashell collection, and works of local artists and authors^[49]
Manuel Museum	Hot Lake		Eastern	Multiple	Located in the Hot Lake Hotel, features Native American artifacts, military memorabilia, pioneer items
Marshfield Sun Printing Museum		Coos	Coast	Media - Newspaper	The weekly Marshfield Sun (1891–1944) newspaper office and job printing shop displaying printing presses, newspaper and photo-related exhibits of Marshfield (now Coos Bay)^[50] ^[51]
				Art	Community visual arts center
Milwaukie Museum	Milwaukie	Clackamas	Portland Metro	Historic house	1865 farmhouse; collection includes 1872 Portland Street Railway Co. horse-drawn streetcar^[52]
Molalla Museum Complex	Molalla	Clackamas	Portland Metro	Multiple	website - includes the historic Dibble House, Vonder Ahe House, Ivor Davies Hall and a farm & logging machinery shed; emphasis on Native Americans, early pioneers, agriculture, timber industry, commerce, schools, genealogy, Wilhoit Mineral Springs, and the Molalla Buckeroo Rodeo
Monteith House					1849 restored Pioneer Era home; listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Morrow County Agriculture Museum			Eastern	Agriculture	Area farming, ranching, forestry^[53]
Morrow County Museum			Eastern	History - Local	Includes pioneer, homestead, agricultural and rural history artifacts^[54]
				Multiple	Includes natural history dioramas, religious artifacts and Civil War memorabilia
			Willamette Valley	Historic house	Late 19th-century Italian-style mansion with period Victorian furnishings
Mt. Hood Cultural Center & Museum	Government Camp	Clackamas	Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	History - Local	Website History of Mt. Hood area, encompassing Clackamas, Hood River, Multnomah and Wasco counties, also art and natural history
				Ethnic - Native American	History and culture of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
		Clackamas	Portland Metro	History	Website, Oregon culture, early photography, Industry, Oregon City & Willamette Falls, operated by the Clackamas County Historical Society
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center	Baker City	Baker	Eastern	History	History, natural history and cultural history of the settlement of the Oregon Trail
					Reconstructed home of the first Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives; living history activities, archives, and artifacts from the French Prairie region of the northern Willamette Valley; also known as "Robert Newell House"
Newport Visual Arts Center	Newport	Lincoln	Coast	Art	Public art exhibition space, art education programs, maintained by the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts^[55]
		Lincoln	Coast	History - Local	Website north Lincoln County history, including Native Americans and pioneers
Oakland Museum		Douglas	Southern	History - Local	Includes historic furniture, a bank exhibit, post office, general store, clothing, toys, photographs, tools and local history^[56]
Oakridge Museum	Oakridge	Lane	Willamette Valley	History - Local	Farming, logging, railroading, U.S. Forest Service, schools and families; a caboose, trucks^[57] Historical artifacts of the upper Willamette River region^[58]
		Marion	Willamette Valley	Open-air	Website complex includes a museum of local history and a mid-19th-century ox barn, cabin, house, summer kitchen and tie shed, operated by the Aurora Colony Historical Society
Old St. Peter's Landmark	The Dalles	Wasco	Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	Historic building - Church	Former Roman Catholic 1898 Gothic Revival church with Italian Carrara marble altars; Povey Brothers stained glass windows; six-foot rooster weather vane on a 176feet spire
			Willamette Valley		Aircraft, artifacts, displays and exhibits on the history of aviation and space exploration; collection includes rare World War II American Eagle aviator uniform and pilot's personal effects
		Coos	Coast	Railroad	website, heritage railway and museum
				Railroad	Electric trolleys, on the grounds of Antique Powerland
	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast	Film	History and information on the 300+ movies that have been filmed in Oregon
Oregon Fire Service Museum	Brooks	Marion	Willamette Valley	Firefighting	Historical fire records, apparatus, equipment and memorabilia^[59]
Oregon Military Museum	Clackamas	Clackamas	Portland Metro	Military	The state's official military history repository; has military arms and ordnance, restored military vehicles and aircraft, uniforms and insignia, and military equipment, historic structures, and a library and archives
Oregon Paleo Lands Institute Center		Wheeler	Eastern	Natural history	website, area geology, fossils, natural history
				History	Tours of the building, exhibits of art, minerals
	Salem	Marion	Willamette Valley	Medical	History of the hospital and past practices in treatments
Oregon Trail Agricultural Museum	Nyssa	Malheur	Eastern	Agriculture	Collection includes early farm and ranch equipment; restored sheep wagons, historical photographs of Nyssa, Adrian and the surrounding area, Oregon Trail history
			Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	History	1859 courthouse with sheriff's office and three jail cells
Oswego Heritage Center		Clackamas	Portland Metro	History - Local	website
Pacific Maritime and Heritage Center	Newport	Lincoln	Coast	Maritime	website, operated by the Lincoln County Historical Society, maritime exhibits, local history and art
				Transportation	Located on the grounds of Antique Powerland, vintage trucks, vans, semi-trailers and tractors
	Forest Grove		Portland Metro	History - Local	Part of Pacific University, open by appointment only; the history of the university; in Old College Hall, the oldest (1850) building at Pacific University; on the National Register of Historic Places
Patrick Hughes House	Sixes	Curry	Coast	Historic house	Built in 1898 by P.J. Lindberg; part of the "Historic Patrick Hughes Ranch"; listed on the National Register of Historic Places; run by Cape Blanco Heritage Society
	Pendleton	Umatilla	Eastern	History - Local, Military	https://Pendletonairmuseum.org Non-profit Blue Star museum featuring military and aviation history museum with strong ties to WWII Doolittle Raiders, Triple Nickel & Army Air Corp Base Pendleton Field.
	Pendleton	Umatilla		Hall of fame - Rodeo	Cowboy and cowgirl memorabilia, Native American regalia, championship saddles, historical photographs and documents
					Miniature buildings, lagoons, bridges, gardens, churches, castles made of rock. Being substantially deteriorated, it is one of ten entries on the Historic Preservation League of Oregon's Most Endangered Places in Oregon 2011 list.^[60]
Philip Foster Farm	Eagle Creek	Clackamas	Portland Metro	Farm	Farm of Philip Foster, includes original 19th-century houses and barn, covered wagons, replica blacksmith shop and store, and heritage gardens
Phoenix Historical Museum		Jackson	Southern	History - Local	Operated by the Phoenix Historical Society^[61]
				Historic house	Log cabin with pioneer artifacts, in Champoeg State Heritage Area
Pioneer-Indian Museum		Douglas	Southern	History - Local	Operated by the South Umpqua Historical Society, pioneer and Native American artifacts^[62] ^[63]
Pitney House Museum	Junction City	Lane	Willamette Valley	Historic house	Run by the Junction City Historical Society, 1870s period home with Danish settler artifacts, also adjacent jail
				History - Local	Website Includes exhibits on agriculture, logging, and the Kalapuya tribe that occupied Polk County
		Curry	Coast	Maritime	Displays about the lifeboat station, in a 1934 building closed in 1970; hiking trails; listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Prewitt-Allen Archaeological Museum	Salem	Marion	Willamette Valley	Archaeology	Part of Corban University, archaeological artifacts from the Middle East and Greece
Rail Depot Museum	Troutdale	Multnomah	Portland Metro	Railroad	In 1894, Coxey's Army, a band of unemployed men, went into the railyard and hijacked a train; the present building was built in 1907, the year the previous one burnt down; a Union Pacific caboose is in the parking lot; in Depot Park; run by the Troutdale Historical Society
Railroad Park		Jackson	Southern	Railroad	website, 49-acre city park with full size railroad cars, a caboose, a hopper car, a locomotive, HO Scale model trains, working telegraph system, museum operated by the Southern Oregon Railway Historical Society
Real Life Exhibit	Tigard	Washington	Portland Metro	Humanitarian Aid	Website step into the lives and homes of people affected by crisis around the world. Part of Medical Teams International.
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals			Portland Metro	Geology	Claims to have the "largest opal-filled thunderegg in the world", large pieces of crystallized gold, meteorites, dinosaur eggs and fossils
		Lincoln	Coast	Amusement
	Vale			Oregon Trail / House museum /	Local history items and photographs, exhibits on the Oregon Trail in an 1872 sandstone building that was a wayside stop for travelers until the early 20th century, a shelter for settlers during the Northern Paiute uprising of 1878, also field headquarters for General O. O. Howard, on the National Register of Historic Places
Rogue River Museum		Curry	Coast	Multiple	Natural history and history of the Rogue River; run by a for-profit boat excursion company; free admission^[64]
Rogue River Ranch		Curry	Coast	Historic house	Pioneer ranch house complex
Rorick House Museum	The Dalles		Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	Historic house	1850 period house operated by the Wasco County Historical Society
Santiam Historical Society Museum		Marion	Willamette Valley	History - Local	^[65]
Sandy Historical Museum	Sandy	Clackamas	Portland Metro	History - Local	Website run by the Sandy Historical Society
					Run by the Josephine County Historical Society, early 20th-century period house, includes antique toy collection^[66]
Schminck Memorial Museum			Southern	History - Local	Includes Native American and pioneer artifacts, antique household items and furnishings, operated by the Oregon State Daughters of the American Revolution^[67]
Schneider Museum of Art		Jackson	Southern	Art	Website
			Willamette Valley		Hands-on science museum for children
ScienceWorks Hands-on Museum					Hands-on science museum for all ages. Includes rotating exhibits, DaVinci's Garage (a maker/tinkering space), an under-5 play area and permanent exhibits focusing on physics.
Scio Historical Depot Museum		Linn	Willamette Valley	History - Local	Memorabilia from the area, including clothing, farm implements and household goods; in the original 1890s West Scio railroad depot^[68] ^[69] ^[70]
Seaside Historical Society Museum	Seaside	Clatsop	Coast	History - Local	Website, local history and Native American artifacts, Butterfield Cottage depicts beach cottage and rooming house of 1912
			Willamette Valley	Historic house	The "Castle on the Hill," built in 1888, a Queen Anne style Victorian mansion
				History - Local	Website includes farm machinery, tools, household items, memorabilia from Sherman County's early settlers, Native American items
Sherwood Heritage Center	Sherwood	Washington	Portland Metro	History	website Museum and living history site in two historical buildings; train exhibit
Shedd Museum		Linn	Willamette Valley	History - Local	Housed in the former Bank of Shedd, near home of the pioneer Shedd family; community memorabilia, including Civil War and Oregon Trail items^[71]
Silverton Country Museum		Marion	Willamette Valley	History - Local	website Silverton area history; operated by the Silverton County Historical Society in the 1908 Ames/Warnock House
		Lane	Coast	History - Local	Website, Siuslaw River and its pioneers, logging, agriculture, blacksmithing, transportation, Native American artifacts
Spray Pioneer Museum	Spray	Wheeler		History - Local	Includes pioneer items, photographs and farm implements^[72]
Springfield Museum		Lane	Willamette Valley	History - Local	In the 1911 Oregon Power Company transformer station, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[73]
		Clackamas	Portland Metro	Historic house	Website 1908 period home with original furnishings, oddities, personal belongings, and kitchen utensils of one of the Oregon Territory's earliest families, operated by the Clackamas County Historical Society
Sumpter Museum and Public Library		Baker	Eastern	History - Local / Natural history	History and natural history of the Sumpter Valley^[74]
		Baker	Eastern	Industry - Mining	Historic gold dredge, museum and park
Talent Historical Society Museum		Jackson	Southern	History - Local	^[75]
				Ethnic - Native American	Tamastslikt history and culture; associated with the Wildhorse Resort & Casino
Think Link Discovery Center					Website
		Linn	Willamette Valley	Industry/ State History	Oregon's oldest water-powered mill. Guided tours, self-guided tours, mill operates on water power and electric power. Pioneer orchards and gardens under restoration, heritage turkeys, ducks and chickens, grounds open for picnicking and fishing.
		Tillamook	Coast	History - Local	Website North Oregon coastal history and natural history are combined in the former courthouse in downtown Tillamook. Founded in 1935.
			Coast		Located in a WW II blimp hangar, includes over 30 War Birds and memorabilia
Toledo History Center	Toledo	Lincoln	Coast	History - Local	Logging, railroad, marine industry, boatbuilding and settlement history of the Toledo area^[76]
		Klamath	Southern	Railroad	Miniature hobbyist railroad and museum with antique full size railroad rolling stock and artifacts
Traveling Children's Heritage Museum	Greenleaf	Lane	Willamette Valley	Children's / History - Local	Museum run by area teachers that can be moved from location to location in its cargo trailer; has a model covered wagon, canvas lodging tent, historical artifacts, oral histories, late-19th-century photographs^[77]
Tualatin Heritage Center	Tualatin	Clackamas	Portland Metro	History - Local	Operated by the Tualatin Historical Society^[78]
Umatilla Museum and Historical Foundation				History - Local	Website
			Coast	Natural history / History - Local	Website Nature exhibits and history exhibits about the Kuuich tribe, fur traders and European settlers of the Lower Umpqua River
Umpqua River Lighthouse and Coastal History Museum	Winchester Bay	Douglas	Coast	Maritime	History of the lighthouse, area Coast Guard history and local history; in a working lighthouse and adjacent former Coast Guard Station
Union County Museum				History - Local	website, cowboys, cattle, natural and cultural history of the Grande Ronde Valle, agriculture, timber, transportation, pioneers, mining
			Willamette Valley	Natural history / History	Oregon's landscapes, climate, and ecosystems, fossils, geology, cultures and ecosystems of the Arctic, culture through archaeological sites,
Upper Rogue Historical Society Museum	Trail	Jackson	Southern	History - Local	Artifacts and pictures from the Upper Rogue; in a former tavern, formerly known as the Trail Creek Tavern Museum^[79]
			Coast	Fire fighting	Fire-fighting equipment from 1879 to 1963; hand-pulled, horse-drawn, and motorized fire engines; fire fighting memorabilia and photos; operated by the Clatsop County Historical Society
U.S. Cavalry and American Indian Museum	Blue River	Lane	Willamette Valley	Multiple	History of the U.S. Cavalry from 1861 to 1943, Native American daily life, spirituality, matriarchal society, tools, clothing, baskets, pottery^[80] ^[81]
			Portland Metro	History - Local	Artifacts of local history and Native American artifacts
Waldport Heritage Museum	Waldport	Lincoln	Coast	History - Local	website, operated by the Alsi Historical and Genealogical Society
			Eastern		Website Wallowa Band Nez Perce culture and history
Wallowa County Museum				History - Local	^[82]
			Portland Metro	History - Local	Downtown Hillsboro at the Civic Center
Watts House Pioneer Museum	Scappoose	Columbia	Portland Metro	History - Local	Run by the Scappoose Historical Society, local history and period displays in a 1902 Victorian house^[83]
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum	Hood River	Hood River	Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	Aviation / Automobile	Focus on aircraft from 1903 to 1941, also light WWII Army, Army Air Corps, and naval aircraft, antique automobiles, military vehicles, aircraft engines.Website
Willamette Heritage Center	Salem	Marion	Willamette Valley	Multiple	Former Thomas Kay woolen mill (1889 - 1962); Jason Lee's Methodist mission to Oregon which settled in the Willamette Valley in 1834; mission houses, Oregon Trail settler's house, historic church and the structures, equipment, and original water-powered turbine of the mill and related artifacts
Willamina Museum of Local History		Yamhill	Willamette Valley	History - Local	^[84]
William L. Holmes House at Rose Farm	Oregon City	Clackamas	Portland Metro	Historic house	Oldest American home in Oregon City
Wiseman Gallery		Josephine	Southern	Art	Operated by Rogue Community College, aesthetic, cultural, and social works^[85]
Woodburn Historical Museum		Marion	Willamette Valley	History - Local	^[86]
Woodville Museum	Rogue River	Jackson	Southern	History - Local	Operated by the Woodville Historical Society^[87]
Yamhill Valley Heritage Center				History - Local	Operated by the Yamhill County Historical Society, includes antique farm equipment, a sawmill, schoolhouse^[88]
Yamhill County Historical Society Museum		Yamhill	Willamette Valley	History - Local	Includes tools, carriages, doctor's and dentist's equipment, pioneer bedroom, early 20th-century parlor, dolls, Yamhill County memorabilia, quilts, textiles, Native American baskets and tools
Yaquina Bay Light	Newport	Lincoln	Coast	Maritime	Lighthouse and period keeper's quarters rooms
Yaquina Head Interpretive Center	Newport	Lincoln	Coast	Maritime	Lighthouse and interpretive center
Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society	Toledo	Lincoln	Coast	Railroad	Website outdoor railroad and logging "Heritage Square"; static display of 1922 Baldwin Steam engine, 1923 railway Post Office car, 1907 caboose, railroad artifacts^[89]
Yaquina River Museum of Art		Lincoln	Coast	Art	Website paintings by artists inspired by the land and people of the Yaquina River watershed
		Multnomah	Portland Metro	Historic house	Turn-of-the-century farmstead house with furnishings spanning over 100 years

Museums and organizations encompassed by Antique Powerland Museums

Antique Powerland Museums, according to its website, "encompasses 14 additional museums and heritage organizations operating in partnership", which are not listed in the sortable table above (except as noted):

• Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum
• Antique Implement Society
• Branch 15 - Early Days Gas Engines & Tractor Association
• Brooks Historical Society Inc.
• Northwest Blacksmith Association
• Northwest Vintage Car and Motorcycle Museum
• Oregon Electric Railway Museum (listed above)

• Oregon Fire Service Museum and Learning Center
• Oregon Tractors Pullers, Inc.
• Oregon Two Cylinder Club
• Pacific Northwest Truck Museum (listed above)
• Western Steam Fiends Association, Inc.
• Willamette Valley Model Railroad Museum
• Willow Creek Railroad

Oregon regions

The region designations used in the table above follow the Oregon Museums Association regions (the state tourism authority uses slightly different regions):^[90]

• Central:
  • All of Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson counties
  • Most of Wasco County except the northern part (such as the communities along Interstate 84)
• Coast:
  • All of Clatsop, Coos, Curry, Lincoln and Tillamook counties
  • Western parts of Douglas County, including Scottsburg (on Highway 38); and western parts of Lane County including Mapleton (on Highway 126
• Eastern:
  • All of Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman County, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler counties
• Mount Hood/The Gorge:
  • All of Hood River County
  • Parts of northern Wasco County, (including communities along Interstate 84), eastern parts of Multnomah and Clackamas counties, including areas east of U.S. Route 26 and communities along Interstate 84 east of Crown Point State Park, including Multnomah Falls and Bonneville.
• Portland Metro:
  • All of Columbia and Washington counties
  • Parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties, including Sandy and Estacada and all areas west of them
• Southern:
  • All of Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake counties
  • Most of Douglas County except Scottsburg and areas west of it
• Willamette Valley:
  • All of Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties
  • Most of Lane County, except Mapleton and areas west of it

Alternate names and changed names

Museums are sometimes known by more than one name, and they sometimes change their names. Here are some known variations of the names of museums in the above list (which uses each museum's most widely known name):

• Gateway to Discovery - the name used by the North Coast Land Conservancy for the Gateway Coastal Natural History Center^[91]
• Coos County Historical Society Museum  - Coos Historical and Maritime Museum (2004 name change)
• Coos-Curry Museum  - later split into what now are the Coos Historical and Maritime Museum and Curry Historical Society Museum
• Deepwood Estate  - see Historic Deepwood Estate
• Heritage Museum  - see Clatsop County Historical Society Heritage Museum
• Historic Patrick Hughes House  - see Patrick Hughes House
• Hughes Historic House  - see Patrick Hughes House
• Jordan Valley Owyhee Heritage Council Museum  - see I. O. N. Jordan Valley Heritage Museum
• Old College Hall
• Telephone Pioneers Museum  - see Qwest Pioneer Telephone Museum
• Tillamook Naval Museum  - see Tillamook Naval Air Station
• Wasco County Historical Museum  - part of the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center
• Yamhill Museum - see Yamhill County Historical Society Museum

Defunct museums

• Columbia County Museum, St. Helens, As of March 2007, closed due to litigation^[92]
• Horner Museum, at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon, closed 1995^[93]
• Jacksonville Museum, closed in 2009^[94]
• Sage Museum, Shaniko^[95]
• Pacific Northwest Museum of Natural History, Ashland^{[96] [97]}
• Working Wonders Children's Museum, Bend, closed in 2009^[98]
• Jensen Arctic Museum, Monmouth, closed in 2013, collection moved to the Museum of Natural and Cultural History (MNCH) at the University of Oregon in Eugene.^[99]
• Pioneer Telephone Museum, Eugene, abruptly closed in 2016 for unknown reasons ^[100]

See also

• List of museums in Portland, Oregon
• Nature Centers in Oregon
• Lists of Oregon-related topics

External links

• • Oregon Museums Association
• AllOregon.com – list of museums in the state

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Inspired by Nature. Fern RIdge Chamber of Commerce. 16 January 2015.
3. Web site: Official site. Applegate Trail Interpretive Center. 14 January 2015.
4. Google News Archive search results page for "Asher" "Car Museum""Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Newspaper) - June 21, 1970, Walla Walla ...", "Wheeler County Judge Clarence Asher and his son Edwin have recently opened an old car museum which is attracting much attention", retrieved May 25, 2008
5. Web site: Ashland Historic Railroad Museum. Jackson County Heritage Association. 15 January 2015.
6. Web site: Facebook site. Ashland Historic Railroad Museum. 15 January 2015.
7. Web site: Official site. Troutdale Historical Society. 27 January 2015.
8. Web site: Beekman House. Jacksonville Heritage Society. 15 January 2015.
9. Web site: Official site. Bohemia Gold Mining Museum. 16 January 2015.
10. Web site: Brunk House. Polk County Historical Society. 27 January 2015.
11. Web site: From History Makers to History Keepers. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. 15 January 2015. June 20, 2012.
12. Web site: Canyon Life Museum. Linn County, Oregon Genweb. 26 January 2015.
13. Web site: Cascade Locks Historical Museum. Port of Cascade Locks. 15 January 2015.
14. Web site: Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center. 15 March 2019.
15. Web site: Official site. The Children's Museum of Klamath Falls. 26 January 2015.
16. Web site: Chinese House. City of Echo. 27 January 2015.
17. Web site: Clatskanie Historical Museum. City of Clatskanie. 15 January 2015.
18. Web site: Coos County Fairgrounds Museum. Coquillevalley.org. 15 January 2015.
19. Web site: Coquille Valley Museum. CoquilleValley.org. 15 January 2015.
20. Web site: Museum & Historical Buildings. Cottage Grove, Oregon. 16 January 2015.
21. Web site: Official site. Creswell Area Historical Society. 26 January 2015.
22. Web site: Dolly Wares Doll Museum. Oregon Museums Association. 26 January 2015.
23. Web site: Official site. Umpqua Valley Museums.
24. Web site: Junction City Historical Society. Junction City. 16 January 2015.
25. Web site: Museum. City of Eagle Point. 15 January 2015.
26. Web site: Facebook site. East Linn Museum. 26 January 2015.
27. Web site: East Linn Museum. Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce. 26 January 2015.
28. Web site: Museums. Union County Chamber of Commerce. 27 January 2015.
29. Web site: Facebook site. Eastern Oregon Museum. 14 January 2015.
30. Web site: Elgin Museum. Museums USA. 27 January 2015.
31. Web site: Big Butte Historical Society. Jackson County Heritage Association. 15 January 2015.
32. Web site: FireHouse Gallery. Rogue Community College. 14 January 2015.
33. Web site: Play. City of Fossil. 16 January 2015.
34. Web site: Facebook site. Gold Hill Historical Society. 15 January 2015.
35. Web site: Gold Hill Historical Society. Jackson County Heritage Association. 15 January 2015.
36. Web site: Official site. Grants Pass Museum of Art. 14 January 2015.
37. Web site: Official site. Harney County Historical Society Museum. 15 January 2015.
38. Web site: Museum. City of Harrisburg. 26 January 2015.
39. Web site: Heslin House. East County Historical Organization. 27 January 2015.
40. Web site: Hood River County History Museum. Hood River County, Oregon. 15 January 2015.
41. Web site: Facebook site. Hutson Museum. 15 January 2015.
42. Web site: Hutson Museum. Mount Hood, Oregon. 15 January 2015.
43. Web site: I.O.N. Heritage Museum. City of Joran Valley. 26 January 2015.
44. Web site: Kerbyville Museum. Cave Junction, Oregon. 14 January 2015.
45. Web site: Official site. Kid Time!. 15 January 2015.
46. Web site: Lake Creek Historical SOciety. Jackson County Heritage Association. 15 January 2015.
47. Web site: Official site. Lake Creek Historical Society. 15 January 2015.
48. Web site: Lake County Museum. Lake County, Oregon. 16 January 2015.
49. Web site: Little Log Church & Museum. City of Yachats. 26 January 2015.
50. Web site: Marshfield Sun Printing Museum. Visit the Oregon Coast. 15 January 2015.
51. Web site: Culture. Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. 15 January 2015.
52. Web site: Official site. Milwaukee Museum. 15 January 2015.
53. Web site: Morrow County Agriculture Museum. Heppner Chamber of Commerce. 27 January 2015.
54. Web site: Morrow County Museum. Heppner Chamber of Commerce. 27 January 2015.
55. Web site: Newport Visual Arts Center. Oregon Coast Council for the Art. 15 January 2015.
56. Web site: Attractions. Oakland Economic Development. 15 January 2015.
57. http://rgweb.registerguard.com/news/2007/10/05/22.tk.calendar3.1005.p2.php?section=ticket "Ticket / Calendar: Stage, Museums, Opportunities, Karaoke and DJ dances"
58. Web site: Destinations. City of Oakridge. 16 January 2015.
59. Web site: Official site. Oregon Fire Service Museum, Memorial, and Learning Center. 26 January 2015.
60. Web site: Most Endangered Places 2011 - Petersen Rock Garden. 2011. Historic Preservation League of Oregon. 5 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320035059/http://www.historicpreservationleague.org/mep_PetersenRock.php. 20 March 2012.
61. Web site: Facebook site. Phoenix Historical Society. 15 January 2015.
62. Web site: History. City of Canyonville. 15 January 2015.
63. Web site: Resources. Canyonville Chamber of Commerce. 15 January 2015.
64. Web site: Jerry's Gift Shop & Museum. Jerry's Rogue Jets. 14 January 2015.
65. Web site: Official site. Santiam Historical Society. 27 January 2015.
66. Web site: Schmidt House Museum. Josephine County Historical Society. 14 January 2015.
67. Web site: Schminck Memorial Museum. Oregon State Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519092136/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~orossdar/Schminck.htm. May 19, 2011. April 19, 2018.
68. Web site: Depot Museum, ZCBJ Hall recall Scio's past. Linn County Tourism. 26 January 2015.
69. Web site: Facebook site. Scio Historical Society. 26 January 2015.
70. Ingalls, Cathy, "Lamb & Wool Fair turns 70", article in the Albany Democrat-Herald, May 19, 2005, retrieved May 22, 2008
71. Web site: Shedd Museum. Oregon Museums Association. 26 January 2015.
72. Web site: Spray Pioneer Museum. Spray, Oregon. 16 January 2015.
73. Web site: Springfield Museum. Springfield Chamber of Commerce. 16 January 2015.
74. Web site: Official site. Sumpter Museum and Public Library. 14 January 2015.
75. Web site: Official site. Talent Historical Society. 15 January 2015.
76. Web site: Toledo History Center. Lincoln County Cultural Coalition. 15 January 2015.
77. Web site: Official site. Traveling Children's Heritage Museum. 16 January 2015.
78. Web site: Tualatin Heritage Center. Tualatin Historical Society. 15 January 2015.
79. Web site: Upper Rogue Historical Society. Jackson County Heritage Association. 15 January 2015.
80. Web site: U.S. Cavalry and American Indian Museum. Central Cascades Geotourism Project. 27 January 2015.
81. Web site: U.S. Cavalry and American Indian Museum now open for visitors. McKenzie River Reflections. 27 January 2015. July 13, 2013.
82. Web site: Wallowa County Museum. Wallowa County. 27 January 2015.
83. Web site: Official site. Scappoose Historical Society. 25 January 2015.
84. Web site: Facebook site. Willamina Museum of Local History. 16 January 2015.
85. Web site: Wiseman Gallery. Rogeu Community College. 14 January 2015.
86. Web site: Woodburn Historical Museum. City of Woodburn. 27 January 2015.
87. Web site: Woodville Historical Society. Jackson County Heritage Association. 15 January 2015.
88. Web site: Official site. Yamhill County Historical Society & Museum. 16 January 2015.
89. Web site: Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society Train Museum. The Whaler. 15 January 2015. October 19, 2014.
90. Oregon Museums Association home page, map of regions, retrieved June 1, 2008
91. Web page titled "Natural History Center" at the North Coast Land Conservancy website, retrieved May 21, 2008
92. Web site: Oregon Historical County Records Guide: Columbia County Records Inventory. Oregon State Archives. February 10, 2012.
93. Web site: Friends of Horner Museum Records, 1989-1999. OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center. 27 August 2014. The museum was located in various locations on the Oregon State University grounds, until it moved to its final campus location in Gill Coliseum in 1951. In 1995, the 60,000-artifact museum officially closed to the public due to the statewide budget cutbacks resulting from the passage of Oregon Ballot Measure 5 (1990)..
94. Web site: William Yardley. Southern Oregon Historical Society Looks to the Past for a Future. New York Times. 14 January 2015. February 13, 2010.
95. Web site: Sage Museum. Roadtrippers. 25 January 2015.
96. Web site: History. Scienceworks. 27 January 2015. In 2001, through a cooperative arrangement with the Kirlin Foundation and Southern Oregon University, ScienceWorks began leasing the 26,000 square foot building previously occupied by the Pacific Northwest Museum of Natural History..
97. Web site: 'Edu-Tainment' Finds Creative Outlet in New Pacific Northwest Museum : Natural history: Curators shun 'old bones and dinosaurs,' envision putting fun into exhibits, creating sights and sounds and smells like a Disney attraction.. Los Angeles Times. 27 January 2015. February 20, 1994.
98. Web site: Old Mill children's museum to close. The Bulletin. 25 January 2015. September 26, 2009.
99. Web site: Monmouth's Jensen Arctic Museum to close. East Oregonian. 7 March 2021. 18 September 2013.
100. Web site: Facebook. www.facebook.com.