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Five Portland area historical and cultural museums have collaborated to organize two weeks during the summer for educators to visit for free!
From July 25 – 31 and August 8 – 14, educators who show a valid school ID get free admission into the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Oregon Jewish Museum, Oregon Historical Society, Lan Su Chinese Garden, and Pittock Mansion.
Each institution has also scheduled an educator focused tour or program each week. While some places may request an RSVP to the tour or program, we will always welcome anyone who decides to attend, even if it’s last minute!
Below is the schedule of programs and other pertinent information about each participating museum.
Participating Institutions
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 11am – 4pm
Contact: 503-226-3600 or Education@ojmche.org
Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm and Sunday, Noon – 5pm
Pittock Mansion
3229 NW Pittock Drive
Hours: Wednesday – Monday, 10am – 5pm and Tuesday, 12pm – 5pm
Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 Northwest Everett Street
Hours: Monday – Sunday, 10am – 6pm
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
411 NW Flanders Street
Regular hours: Friday – Sunday, 11am – 3pm
Also available for educators Tuesday-Thursday by appointment: info@jamo.org or 503-224-1458.
Schedule of Programs
Week of July 25
Monday, July 25
Oregon Historical Society Educator Tour @ 1 pm, with light refreshments afterwards
Tuesday, July 26
Pittock Mansion Educator Tour @ 10:30am (*This is before the museum opens to the public)
Wednesday, July 27
OJMCHE Educator Tour @ 1pm, with light bites and beverages afterwards – RSVP here — we still need to make the rsvp for the event
Thursday, July 28
Japanese American Museum of Oregon Educator Tour @ 10:30am. RSVP to info@jamo.org
Lan Su Chinese Garden Educator Tour @ 2:30pm, with a tea and cookies
Week of August 8
Tuesday, August 9th
Oregon Historical Society Educator Tour @ 1 pm, with light refreshments afterwards
Thursday, August 11
Japanese American Museum of Oregon Educator Tour @ 10:30am. RSVP to info@jamo.org
OJMCHE Genocide Speaker Panel @ 1pm, with coffee, tea, and cookies
Lan Su Chinese Garden Educator Tour @2:30pm, with tea and cookies
Friday, August 12
Pittock Mansion Educator Tour @ 9:30am (*This is before the museum opens to the general public)