Portland: Museum
Places and attractions in the Museum category
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Portland Art Museum
Asian, American and Native American art Nestled in the heart of Portland, Oregon, the Portland Art Museum is a cultural beacon that attracts art enthusiasts from around the world. Established in 1892, it is the oldest art museum in the Pacific Northwest and boasts an impressive collection that spans across...
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Nestled in the heart of Portland, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, commonly known as OMSI, stands as a beacon of learning and discovery. This premier science center in the Pacific Northwest offers a rich tapestry of interactive exhibits, hands-on activities...
Oregon Historical Society
Nestled in the heart of Portland, the Oregon Historical Society is a cultural gem that offers visitors a profound journey through the rich tapestry of Oregon's past. This esteemed museum, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the diverse history of the state, stands...
Pittock Mansion
Perched high in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, the Pittock Mansion offers a glimpse into the city's storied past, coupled with an unrivaled panoramic view of the metropolis below. This grandiose home-turned-museum, built in 1914 for one of Portland's most...
Hoffman Art Gallery
Nestled in the heart of Portland, the Hoffman Art Gallery stands as an understated cornerstone of the city's vibrant art scene. This distinguished gallery is housed within the campus of Lewis & Clark College, providing a dynamic space for the exhibition of contemporary...
Puppet Museum
Tucked away in the vibrant city of Portland, Oregon, lies a hidden gem that celebrates the time-honored tradition of puppetry—the Puppet Museum. This unique cultural institution is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the art of puppetry from around the world.
Portland Chinatown Museum
The Portland Chinatown Museum is a museum showcasing the Chinese immigrant experience, located in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in the United States.
Mark Building
The Mark Building is a building in Portland, Oregon. It previously served as a Masonic Temple, and was acquired by the Portland Art Museum in 1992. The building was remodeled in 2005.
Portland Children's Museum
Portland Children's Museum was a children's museum located in Portland's Washington Park, adjacent to the Oregon Zoo. Founded in 1946, Portland Children's Museum was the sixth oldest children's museum in the world and the oldest West of the Mississippi.
Portland Museum of Modern Art
Portland Museum of Modern Art in Portland, Oregon, was founded in 2012. It is located in the basement of Mississippi Records and was founded by curator Libby Werbel. The Museum is staffed by Mississippi Records employees.
Oregon Rail Heritage Center
The Oregon Rail Heritage Center is a railway museum in Portland, Oregon. Along with other rolling stock, the museum houses three steam locomotives owned by the City of Portland: Southern Pacific 4449, Spokane, Portland & Seattle 700, and Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. 197, the first two of which are restored and operable.
USS Blueback
USS Blueback is a Barbel-class submarine that served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1990, and subsequently was made into an exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. She was the second Navy submarine to bear the name.
Museum of Contemporary Craft
The Museum of Contemporary Craft based in Portland, Oregon was the oldest continuously-running craft institution on the west coast of the United States until its closing in 2016.
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes, teams, coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon. The first class was inducted in 1980, with new inductees added in the fall. Operated by the Oregon Sports Trust, the museum is currently closed in preparation for moving to another facility.
Northwest Film Center
The Northwest Film Center is a regional media arts resource and service organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States that was founded to encourage the study, appreciation, and utilization of film.
Martin Luther King Jr. School Museum of Contemporary Art
The Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Museum of Contemporary Art, formerly the King School Museum of Contemporary Art, is a contemporary art museum and a social practice art project at the Dr Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School, part of Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon.
Blue Sky Gallery
Blue Sky Gallery, also known as The Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, is a non-profit exhibition space for contemporary photography in Portland, Oregon. Blue Sky Gallery is dedicated to public education, began by showing local artists and then slowly expanded to national and international artists.
Portland Police Museum
The Portland Police Museum is a museum located inside the Department of Justice building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It showcases artifacts related to the city's law enforcement history. Admission is free.
World Forestry Center
The World Forestry Center is a nonprofit educational institution in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located near the Oregon Zoo in Washington Park, the organization was established in 1964 as the Western Forestry Center, with the actual building opening in 1971.
Movie Madness Video
Movie Madness Video is a video rental shop and museum of film history in Portland, Oregon's Sunnyside neighborhood, in the United States.
Stark's Vacuum Museum
Stark's Vacuum Museum, also known as Stark's Vacuum Cleaner Museum, is a vacuum cleaner museum in Portland, Oregon. It showcases more than 100 vacuums from the late-1800s to the 1960s within a 10 feet x 40-foot section of the Stark's Vacuums store.
Doll Asylum
The Doll Asylum is an annual Halloween experience and makeshift doll-themed museum, originally hosted at a couple's private residence in Portland, Oregon's Piedmont neighborhood, in the United States. In 2017, the Doll Asylum moved to Astoria, Oregon.
The Art Institute of Portland
The Art Institute of Portland was a for-profit art school in Portland, Oregon, which briefly operated as a non-profit institution before it closed in 2018. The school was one of a number of Art Institutes, a franchise of for-profit art colleges with many branches in North America, owned and operated by Education Management Corporation.
24 Hour Church of Elvis
The 24 Hour Church of Elvis was an exhibit at a museum and gallery called "Where's The ART!!" in Portland, Oregon, United States, run by artist Stephanie "Stevie" G. Pierce.
Oregon Jewish Museum
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education is the largest museum dedicated to the documented and visual history of the Jews of Oregon, United States. The Museum is dedicated to the preservation, research, and exhibition of art, archival materials, and artifacts of the Jews and Judaism in Oregon.
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art is a contemporary performance and visual arts organization in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. PICA was founded in 1995 by Kristy Edmunds.
3D Center of Art and Photography
The 3D Center of Art and Photography is an American nonprofit educational institution in Portland, Oregon that opened in 2003. It was the first museum in the United States dedicated to stereoscopy.
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