Exhibits

Current Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

Brave in the Attempt: Celebrating 50 years of Special Olympics Oregon

June 1 – June 30, 2022

Chehalem Cultural Center
415 E Sheridan St
Newberg, Oregon 97132

This traveling exhibit highlights the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics Oregon.

• Family-friendly
• Researchers
• Teachers

Current Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

Many Happy Returns: 50 Years of the Oregon Bottle Bill

April 30 – June 30, 2022

Independence Heritage Museum
281 S. 2nd Street
Independence, Oregon 97351

This traveling exhibit highlights the 50th anniversary of the Beverage Container Act or Bottle Bill and the environmental concerns of the 1960s and 1970s.

• Family-friendly
• Researchers
• Teachers
• Free for Members

Current Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

Oregon Voices Traveling Exhibit

June 4 – August 29, 2022

Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center
103 N. Main Street
Joseph, Oregon 97846

Our Oregon Voices traveling exhibit is a mobile version of the OHS permanent exhibit by the same name. The exhibit has five, three-sided pop-up kiosks that explore some of the important people, industries, organizations, and laws that have shaped the state from the end of World War II to 2020.

• Family-friendly
• Researchers
• Teachers

Upcoming Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

Oregon's Landmark Legislation

August 1 – September 5, 2022

Deschutes Historical Museum
129 NW Idaho Ave
Bend, Oregon 97703

Oregon has repeatedly led the nation in creating, revising, and implementing laws shaping the quality of life of its citizens. While Oregon’s innovations have evoked controversy, they have charted the course for other states and nations. The 16 exhibit panels highlight groundbreaking legislation that Oregon has passed since Statehood either by Politician, Legislative Action, or Public Initiative. Arranged chronologically, the window panels present legislation that focuses on environmental, social, and land use issues.

• Teachers
• Family-friendly

Upcoming Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

Places by the Sea

August 1 – September 30, 2022

Independence Heritage Museum
281 S. 2nd Street
Independence, Oregon 97351

In 1910, going to Oregon's places by the sea from Portland wasn’t an easy trip. After 1890, a train connected Portland as far as Seaside. These photos on display were taken between 1906 and 1920 and show the Oregon coast as a place of bustling activity and as a place of solitude. The photos come from an album commissioned by the SP&S (Spokane, Portland & Seattle) Railway to promote Oregon’s coastal beauty and ease of rail travel.

• Family-friendly

Upcoming Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

The Call of Public Service: The Life and Legacy of Mark O. Hatfield

August 1 – October 2, 2022

OHSU Mark O. Hatfield Research Center
3251 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, Oregon 97239

This traveling exhibit focuses on Mark Hatfield’s legacy in Oregon and across the nation. Featuring three, three-sided pop-up kiosks, the exhibit highlights the main issues he championed: healthcare, education, equal rights, the environment, and world peace.

• Family-friendly
• Researchers
• Teachers

Upcoming Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

What If Heroes Were Not Welcome Home?

July 1 – July 31, 2022

Independence Heritage Museum
281 S. 2nd Street
Independence, Oregon 97351

This poignant exhibit examines the prejudice that Japanese American veterans from Hood River, Oregon experienced upon their return home from serving our country in World War II. These American citizens served heroically with the United States Armed Forces in the South Pacific and in Europe, yet many of their families were unjustly incarcerated in concentration camps on American soil.

• Teachers
• Family-friendly

Traveling Exhibit

Black Athletes Disrupting White Supremacy in Oregon

These exhibit panels were displayed on the campuses of the University of Oregon and Oregon State University during February 2014 to accompany public programs about national and state history related to African American football players. The exhibit panels were created by Dr. Darrell Millner of Portland State University in collaboration with OHS staff.

• Teachers
• Family-friendly

Traveling Exhibit

Clink! A Taste of Oregon Wine

OHS’s “Clink! A Taste of Oregon Wine” traveling exhibition explores the story of Oregon wine and some of the moments that make up its history. The narrative spans over 150 years, from the pioneers who brought grapevines on the Oregon Trail to the winegrowers who blazed a new trail in the 1960s to the innovations continuing to take place across the state. Learn about the seasonal workers who support an entire industry and the dedication of people who have grown, made, and embraced Oregon wine.

• Family-friendly
• Teachers
• Researchers

Traveling Exhibit

Oregon Is Indian Country

First exhibited in 2009 at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon Is Indian Country represents a groundbreaking project that brought together all nine federally recognized Oregon Tribes to present information, never-before-assembled in one exhibit, on contemporary indigenous cultures. This rich content is now available for museums and cultural institutions across the state as a traveling exhibit of vibrant banners.

• Teachers
• Family-friendly

Traveling Exhibit

Oregon: 150 Years of Statehood; 150 Million Years in the Making

In 2009, Oregon celebrated 150 years as a state. Oregon’s landscape has a much longer history — geological processes have been building the state's landscape for more than 150 million years! The windows in this exhibit illustrate how geology crafted Oregon’s landscape and natural resources and continues to shape the land and lives of its citizens. The most iconic of Oregon’s landscapes — Crater Lake, Multnomah Falls, Newberry Crater, Steens Mountain, the Painted Hills, and so much more — display Oregon’s geologic splendor.

• Teachers
• Family-friendly