Showcasing American history, culture, natural history, science, and technology exhibits with items of special interest for kids.. Highlights include the tours of Oregon's historical artifacts.
Activities: Tours, Live Exhibitions and Movies
Open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
$ (Inexpensive); Reduced Rate for Children
The museum holds one of Oregon's most significant collections of Native American cultural and archaeological artifacts, spanning 15,000 years. Hand-crafted items, including textiles, musical instruments, weapons, and other objects representing traditional technologies and everyday life also come from southeast Asia, the Philippines, Africa, Oceania (in particular, New Guinea) and Africa (including Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Congo). Altogether, these collections comprise more than half a million objects.