Supporting young children's investigations and expressions:

A collaboration between Portland State University: Helen Gordon Child Development Center and The Oregon Historical Society

Exhibit Hours

 

It’s All About Shoes

The Oregon Historical Society collaborates in an educational partnership with the Helen Gordon Child Development Center of Portland State University.  After a visit to the shoe display in Oregon My Oregon, the children and staff of the Helen Gordon Child Development Center created an exhibit that features the meaning of shoes in a child’s life.  Student drawings, sculptures and a video about tap shoes, delve into the role shoes have in fostering autonomy, creating friendships and how shoes can be a reflection of individual personalities.  Visit this exhibit on the first floor of the museum and learn about the complexity of shoes.