Exhibits

Through engaging interpretation and presentation of objects and research the Exhibits program strives to serve as an academic and cultural resource for the community - enhancing awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the natural and cultural history of Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and the broader world.

Silent Spaces: Photographs by Jon Meyers

Journey with Eugene photographer Jon Meyers to the Four Corners region of the American Southwest, exploring the ruins of Hovenweep and Chaco Canyon.

Site Seeing: Snapshots of Historical Archaeology in Oregon

Through December 2013

From a nineteenth-century working-class family in Portland to a Chinese mining community in Jacksonville, this exhibit tells the stories of five historical sites recently excavated by museum archaeologists.

Oregon - Where Past is Present

Experience 15,000 years of Northwest cultural history and 200 million years of geology. Realistic environmental displays portray four geographic regions of Oregon, each a different time in history and a different season of the year.