Oregon Historical Society

I loved the Beer Barley, Barrels, Bottles, & Brews: 200 Years of Oregon Beer exhibit! It was so fun to see the background behind the Oregon and Portland beer scene and to learn about beer in general.

The exhibit was beautiful, interactive and a lot of fun. I hope to see more awesome exhibits the next time I visit!

I was impressed by the Oregon historical Society sign and building from the road and I wanted to check it out and I was really thrilled at all you can learn about Oregon's history. It was fascinating.
They offer student discounts & it wasn't much just a few dollars to get in with three floors. They also have a locker for your backpack if you need it.

I highly recommend this place for families to learn all about Oregon's history!

I came here when I was looking for something to do in the area and this was well worth my time. They have an exhibit with an overview of the history of Oregon. It's well done and shows the good stuff and the other problems over the years. As a fan of studying history, I highly recommend this museum.

The staff at the front were very friendly and helpful. There are discounts available just ask. You can go through in about an hour. It's always worth going to places like this to learn something new.

Everything you wanted to know about Oregon is here at the Oregon Historical Society.

Really amazing place to learn about the past and present of Oregon.

This museum has a lot of exhibits and reading material but is not overwhelming. Even kids will find it interesting. It's clean, organized, and spacious.

Plan on spending several hours here. But that's ok, you'll leave here with precious knowledge of Oregon.

Great place to visit for residents and visitors alike. Didn't know it's free to Multnomah County residents. Good to know that part of our art tax is going somewhere useful.

The exhibits are well curated and offer different experiences. I encountered the Motown exhibit and it was great! The costumes from top stars were there for us to see pretty up close along with some other items. The Oregon history exhibit is also well done. Actually saw a physical book "in a nutshell". And, the conscious display of Native American items was appreciated.

Nice museum for local history. It's great how they acknowledge the wrongdoings made towards ingenious and poc communities in the area as part of the history

"We are not the makers of history. We are made by history." Martin Luther King Jr. reminding us that we are shaped by the world around us, and that to get an idea of where we want to be, we need to know where we've been. History - get some.

The Oregon Historical Society is one of the best places to dig into history. The museum is smallish and you won't spend much time cruising around. Those exhibits are just the tip of the iceberg. Dig into it, because there is more here. Check out the calendar of events. They have an amazing speaker series. The topics cover every subject - music, natural history, immigration, photography. I mean, just next week there is this: "Join Oregon History Maker and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly on a magical mystery tour through some of the major events of the past fifty-plus years as seen through his eyes and camera." You bet I'll be there.

There is also an entire library and research center. You might never need this, or notice it, but you can! Here is a description from thier website: "The library preserves the world's largest collection of Oregon-related materials, documenting the people, places, and events that have shaped Oregon's history. Visitors can enjoy broad access to these materials, both in the library's newly renovated reading room and online through OHS's digital collections and digital history resources."

The OHS is not one of those places where you passively drift through and see shiny stuff. It's history and it challenges you to engage. Think of something you want to know more about and then head to the library. Ask for help. You will be there for hours! Hours! And you'll stumble out, full of new knowledge, head spinning because you had no idea about so many things.

We are so lucky to have this amazing resource available to us. I hope you get a chance to take advantage of all of it.

This place is lovely. I had a very wonderful opportunity to get a VIP tour from Peter Marbach. His exhibit in the Oregon's historical society was breathtaking. I had no idea how beautiful Portland was until I came into visit. From the Bridges to the parks to Mount Hood it's very laid back beautiful scenic city. There were several other exhibits here but Peter's exhibit touched my heart because it showed the passion that he has for photography and the incredible sights of nature he allows you to see through his lens. You know when you see a certain image in print that he had such patience to wait for the right moment for it to capture its true beauty. I can't wait to revisit Oregon so I can see an experience the beauty that was in Peter Marbach's work.

It was a terrific visit- so interesting. Id recommend it for locals as well as visitors.

Stopped by here with my children on our visit to Portland for cheer competition this past weekend. We were looking for things to do and I found this place on yelp. It was interesting to read the history and see artifacts and the kids and I really enjoyed the Motown section! A lot of care and thought was put into this place and it shows. We loved our visit to this museum and would recommend for anyone wanting to learn more about Oregon history.

The Oregon Historical Society is a small museum that focuses on the history of Oregon. Admission is a reasonable $11, but when we were there, one of the exhibits was under renovation, so they had reduced the price to $5. Sweet!

During our visit, there was an exhibit about Oregon State University, which was pretty neat -- OSU has accomplished a lot in so many different areas!

A small museum, but a definite must for history buffs.

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