Free Family Day 2nd Saturdays each month,
10:00 a.m -2:00 p.m.

Upcoming Activities:

April 10: Spring Kites and Celebration of Hispanic Culture at Museum Free Family Day
Join us for a fun day packed with activities for kids of all ages! This month, make a fish kite or design your own kite to build and fly. We’ll also have cloth doll making and culture themed printmaking activities. Centro Cultural, whose mission is to promote cultural consciousness and understanding among diverse groups of the community, will also participate.

May 8: Pioneer dress up, crafts for spring. Make your own butterfly art and do fish printing.

June 12: Learn about historic photography and quilting. Summer themed arts and crafts activities.

Free Admission, snacks and juice. Donations Welcome. Sponsored in part by the PGE Foundation and Beaverton Bakery.

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On third Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m., you won't want to miss our popular lecture program. Read More>>

March 17, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.
Photo Dating: Costumes & Hairstyles 1840-1900
Photographic archiving expert Brina Bolanz will teach us how to date our personal photographic collections. She will give an overview of the Victorian fashion styles typically seen in posed portraits during each decade throughout the second half of the 19th Century. Gather your historic photos and join us to discover the details you can look for to pinpoint in time your own undated family photographs” Read More>>

Wednesday, April 21, 3:30 p.m.  
Take a Hike! Walking tours from Portland to the Coast
Just in time for Spring, our April talk will discuss the establishment of walking hikes through publicly accessible “blue-gate” areas. We will journey from Portland’s West Hills from Forest Park through Northern Washington County and into the wild slopes of the Coast Range. Avid hiker and author of Portland Forest Hikes James Thayer will touch on Indian heritage, local roads, flora and fauna, as well as the importance of creating regional walking trails.

PAN Third Thursdays

Holiday print show now on display. Join us each month for wine, refreshments and the opening of a new print exhibit from Print Arts Northwest. Read More>>

Scout Saturdays (and Wednesdays!) back in Session

Scout sessions have returned on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month throughout the school year. New! Scout Wednesdays are now available on the 1st Wed of each month. Read More>>

Exhibits Celebrate Native American Heritage

Unveiling never before seen artifacts from our collection, This Kalapuya Land explores the lives and culture of Native Americans living within the Willamette Valley. Please click here to learn more about the exhibit, or click here to read an article on the history of the Kalapuya in Washington County.