Oregon My Oregon
 The Exhibit PERMANENT EXHIBIT SOUTH WING, THIRD FLOOR Exhibit Hours  Oregon My Oregon is an award-winning exhibit that occupies an entire floor (7,000 square feet) of the Society's Museum building. The exhibit includes two theaters, interactive displays, and several environments, including a re-creation of a Hudson’s Bay Company ship hull, a 19th century explorer’s tent, and a store stocked with 1940s-era merchandise from the Hood River Yasui Brothers Mercantile. More than 50 separate displays tell the Oregon story with artifacts, artwork, photographs, documents, audio/visual presentations, and hands-on displays. The 12 distinctive sections of Oregon My Oregon cover every aspect of Oregon's known history, from the earliest settlements to current issues. Topics include:
Oregon My Oregon features the most important pieces from the Society’s collection of artifacts. Look for a 9,000-year-old sagebrush sandal found at Fort Rock and the lunch counter from Newberry's, salvaged when the downtown Portland store closed in the 1990s.  Winner of a 2005 MUSE Award The American Association of Museums has awarded the Modern Oregon Issues segment of Oregon My Oregon a Silver 2005 MUSE Award in the History and Culture category. The visitor-controlled display plays video narratives of current events in Oregon. The unique interface is themed on Portland’s famous Newberry’s lunch counter and its countertop jukeboxes. Selecting a topic from a jukebox initiates a presentation featuring real Oregonians discussing the issue. Find out more about the AAM MUSE Awards. |
