CURATOR TALK
April 25th 1:00pm-1:45pm
Included with Admission

Join curator, Jennifer Fang, PhD, as she explores the origins of the Jewish and Chinese communities in Oregon that inspire From Near and Far: Chinese and Jewish Americans and the Making of Portland.

More about the exhibit here.

GUIDED TOUR
May 4th 10:30am-12:30pm
$25 per person
Member discount available
In partnership with the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

Join us for a walking tour of South Portland, once a thriving immigrant community. The tour will begin in Lair Hill at the original Neighborhood House (now an active Waldorf School) then proceed through what was once the heart of the multiethnic neighborhood. Along the way, you’ll learn about the people and places that contributed to the rich history of Portland’s Jewish community, including razed and relocated synagogues.

As you walk, you’ll hear about the city’s first urban renewal projects of the early 1960s, which irreparably changed the physical, social and cultural landscape of the neighborhood.

Limited accessibility. More information will be updated shortly.

GUIDED TOUR
May 11th 10:30-12:30
$25 per person
Member discount available
In partnership with the Portland Chinatown Museum

The Portland Chinatown Museum will host a tour of New Chinatown that will showcase cultural heritage sites highlighting 19th/early 20th century Chinese life in Portland. The walking tour will take attendees through the neighborhood’s historically significant sites, including the bronze plaques designed by Portland-based Urban Designer & Architect Suenn Ho.

Limited accessibility. More information will be updated shortly.

GUIDED TOUR
May 19th 10:30-12:30
$25 per person
Member discount available
In partnership with the Portland Chinatown Museum

The Portland Chinatown Museum will host a tour of New Chinatown that will showcase cultural heritage sites highlighting 19th/early 20th century Chinese life in Portland. The walking tour will take attendees through the neighborhood’s historically significant sites, including the bronze plaques designed by Portland-based Urban Designer & Architect Suenn Ho.

LECTURE
June 6th 5:30-7:00
$15 per person
Member discount available

Join Chelsea Rose to learn about the early history of Chinese people in Oregon. Rose is a principal investigator in the Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project, which has won the 2022 national Leadership in History award from the American Association of State and Local History, the 2020 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award, and the 2020 Bureau of Land Management Heritage Heroes award. Rose regularly works with the media, students, and community volunteers in an effort to promote archaeological awareness and encourage historical stewardship.

GUIDED TOUR
June 23rd 10:30am-12:30pm
$25 per person
Member discount available
In partnership with the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

Join us for a walking tour of South Portland, once a thriving immigrant community. The tour will begin in Lair Hill at the original Neighborhood House (now an active Waldorf School) then proceed through what was once the heart of the multiethnic neighborhood. Along the way, you’ll learn about the people and places that contributed to the rich history of Portland’s Jewish community, including razed and relocated synagogues.

As you walk, you’ll hear about the city’s first urban renewal projects of the early 1960s, which irreparably changed the physical, social and cultural landscape of the neighborhood.

Limited accessibility. More information will be updated shortly.

LECTURE
June 25th 5:30-7:00
$15 per person
Member discount available

Join for a lecture by Dr. Ellen Eisenberg about the history of Jewish people in Oregon. Dr. Eisenberg’s presentation will expand upon the history of Jewish Portlanders featured in our current exhibit.

Dr. Ellen Eisenberg holds the Dwight and Margaret Lear chair in American History at Willamette University, where she teaches courses on the history of the U.S. since the Civil War, with an emphasis on immigration, ethnicity and race, particularly in the West. This year, she has developed several new courses in which she partners with local historical institutions as they work to diversify the stories that they tell.

GUIDED TOUR
Multiple Times
$23 for general admission
Member discount available

Pittock Mansion was a marvel of its day, built with technologically advanced features for its time that are not all visible during normal operating hours. Visitors have the chance to view behind closed doors at the Mansion on this intimate docent-led tour, as well as learn historical details about this unique home. Book your tickets now as space is limited to 10 people per tour.

GUIDED TOUR
Multiple Times
$23 for general admission
Member Discount Available

This fun new tour highlights the mansion’s story, focusing on design, craftsmanship, and decorative arts. In just an hour, discover the significance of Pittock Mansion and how architect Edward Foulkes modernized it in 1914.