Current Exhibits
Connections: Quilting 1930s and Today
and
Dorothea Lange in Oregon: 1939 Farm Security Administration Photos
Exhibit extended to October 23, 2010!
Two new exhibits will be on display at the Washington County Museum this summer. Connections will explore the history of quilting in the 1930s and its parallels with the current resurgence in quilting. Learn about quilting as an art form and its importance in the community. Quilts, tools and sewing machines from the Museum’s collection will be on display alongside pieces on loan from Westside Quilters Guild members.
Photographer Dorothea Lange’s Farm Security Administration work during the Great Depression helped redefine the field of documentary photography. The traveling exhibit Dorothea Lange in Oregon represents work conducted in late summer/fall 1939 all over the state. The exhibit was produced by the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission and contains large framed photographic selections drawn from the Library of Congress.
Connections: Quilting 1930s and Today was sponsored in part by the
Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council and The Cultural Coalition of Washington County through funding from the Oregon Cultural Trust.
Activities
Sat September 11, 2010
Free Family Day
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Quilting, art and local history activities.
Print Arts Northwest Gallery Monthly Exhibitions
Washington County Museum is proud to host changing monthly exhibitions of contemporary prints in the museum's new Print Arts Northwest gallery.
Join us each month for PAN Third Thursday opening parties, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
For more information about Print Arts Northwest, and the artists on display in these new exhibitions, please visit their website.
Washington County in a Nutshell
Our popular Washington County in a Nutshell exhibit has moved into the Collins Gallery. We are excited to be able to present an expanded and updated exhibition highlighting the history of Washington County from the Native Americans and early explorers up through the high-tech industry today. Read More>>
1853 Old Log Jail
Also at the museum, visitors will find the fully restored original 1853 Washington County Log Jail building.The 1853 Washington County log jail building has been moved out of the Collins Gallery in the museum and onto the concrete pad outside. This will allow for more exhibit opportunities in our gallery. It will also increase the visibility of this historic building that has been under our stewardship since 2002. Read an article about the jail»
Changing Collectors Cabinet Display
The Museum's popular Collector's Cabinet changes 6 times per year and features the private collections of members of the local community. Read More>>
Do you have an interesting display of antiques, family treasure or oddities? Let us know! We might feature your collection in our Cabinet.
