List of museums in Oregon

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
A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village	Salem	Marion	Willamette Valley	Children's	Hands-on museum that displays several inventions by Alfred Carlton Gilbert inventor of the Erector Set; has world's largest Erector Set tower at 52 feet (16 m)
A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum	Prineville	Crook	Central	History - Local	Covers Crook County history, including the City of Prineville Railroad, the local timber industry, and a military exhibit
Agness-Illahe Museum	Agness	Curry	Coast	History - Local	Operated seasonally by the Curry Historical Society^[1]
Albany Historic Carousel and Museum	Albany	Linn	Willamette Valley	Commodity - Carousel	Website, formerly the Dentzel American Carousel Museum, historic Dentzel Carousel Company under restoration, memorabilia
Albany Regional Museum	Albany	Linn	Willamette Valley	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
Anderson Homestead	The Dalles	Wasco	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
Antique Powerland Museums	Brooks	Marion	Willamette Valley	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	Veneta	Lane	Willamette Valley	History - Local	West Lane history in pictures and memorabilia^[2]
Applegate Trail Interpretive Center	Sunny Valley	Josephine	Southern	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	Fossil	Wheeler	Eastern	Transportation - Automobile	Information; Opened about 1970;,^[4] may be closed, no current information
Ashland Historic Railroad Museum	Ashland	Jackson	Southern	Railroad	^[5]^[6]
Astoria Children's Museum	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast	Children's	May be closed - no current information
Astoria Column	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast	History - Local	125 foot column tower to climb, scenes of Oregon history on its exterior
Astoria Riverfront Trolley	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast	Transportation - Trolley
Baker Cabin	Carver	Clackamas	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	Baker City	Baker	Eastern	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 Falls	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	Bandon	Coos	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	Jacksonville	Jackson	Southern	Historic house	Operated by the Jacksonville Heritage Society, early 20th-century period Victorian home^[8]
Benton County Historical Society and Museum	Philomath	Benton	Willamette Valley	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]
Bonneville Dam Visitor Centers	Cascade Locks	Hood River	Portland Metro	Multiple	Tours of the powerhouse, construction of the dam, fish ladder, natural history of the river fish
Brooks Depot Museum	Brooks	Marion	Willamette Valley	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	Polk	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
Bush Barn Art Center	Salem	Marion	Willamette Valley	Art	Located in Bush's Pasture Park, features two contemporary art galleries
Bush House Museum	Salem	Marion	Willamette Valley	Historic house	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	White City	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; collection includes cannon, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse model, Native American longhouse
Canyon Life Museum	Mill City	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	Gold Beach	Curry	Coast	Maritime	Mid 19th-century working lighthouse and museum
Cape Meares Light	Cape Meares	Tillamook	Coast	Maritime	Inactive 1890s lighthouse open for tours
Caples House Museum	Columbia	Columbia	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	Cascade Locks	Hood River	Mt. Hood/ The Gorge	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	Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde	Polk County	/ Willamette Valley	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	Brookings	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^[1]
Children's Museum of Klamath Falls	Klamath Falls	Klamath	Southern	Children's	^[15]
Children's Museum of Eastern Oregon	Pendleton	Umatilla	Eastern	Children's	Website
Chinese House Railroad Museum	Echo	Umatilla	Eastern	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	Washington	Portland Metro	Aviation	Restored historic aircraft, located at Hillsboro Airport
Clatskanie Castle	Clatskanie	Columbia	Portland Metro	Historic house	Also known as Flippin House, Edwardian-style house
Clatskanie Historical Museum	Clatskanie	Columbia	Portland Metro	History - Local	Operated by the Clatskanie Historical Society^[17]
Clatsop County Heritage Museum	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
Collier Logging Museum	Chiloquin	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	Wasco	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
Columbia River Maritime Museum	Astoria	Clatsop	Coast	Maritime	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 Art Museum	Coos Bay	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	Myrtle Point	Coos	Coast	History - Local	Displays include antiques, school items, photos, fine art and photography, located at the Coos County Fairgrounds^[18]
Coos County Logging Museum	Myrtle Point	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 History Museum	Coos Bay	Coos	Coast	History - Local	Website; south Oregon coast history, logging, area Native Americans, ship construction, operated by the Coos County Historical Society
Coquille River Light	Bandon	Coos	Coast	Maritime	Located in Bullards Beach State Park
Coquille Valley Museum	Coquille	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]
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