Events
2024
A Royal Visit
ACTIVITY
July 27th
10:30am – 12:30pm
Included in admission
This event is in partnership with the Portland Rose Festival
This family friendly event celebrates the new exhibit, “Georgiana Pittock and the City of Roses”. Georgiana was one of the founders of Portland Rose Society and played an important role in the creation of the Portland Rose Festival.
Visitors will be able to meet and take pictures with Queen Kobi Flowers, see the exhibit, and create paper roses to remember their visit. All are encouraged to wear their favorite royal attire.
Paint-in at the Pittock
ACTIVITY
July 27th & August 10th
9:30am – 12:30pm
Free program
Bring your sketchbook, pencils, easels and paints to Paint-in at the Pittock with Portland Plein Air Painters. Enjoy the gardens, be inspired by the current blooms, and see why Portland is called “The City of Roses”.
Everyone is welcome. For more information, go to Plein Air PDX.
Mini Rose Show
ACTIVITY
August 3rd
12:00pm – 3:30pm
Included in admission
This event is in partnership with the Portland Portland Rose Society
Organized by the Portland Rose Society, the Miniature Rose Show is an annual competition for rose participants to showcase an array of miniature roses grown in Portland and the surrounding area.
This year, trophies will be awarded by Mary Hutchins playing Georgiana Pittock. Come between 1:30-2:30 for a photo with “Mrs. Pittock”!
Architecture Tours
GUIDED TOUR
August 10th, August 25th
$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.
Pittock Garden Tours
GUIDED TOUR
August 15th, September 12th, September 26th
Free with RSVP
Tours will start at 10:00am and 11:00am
This event is in partnership with Portland Parks and Recreation
Monarch Butterfly Talks
TALK
August 17th & September 7th
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Free program
Did you know that majestic monarch butterflies grace us with their presence on Pittock Acres? Over the past few years, the Portland Monarchs group has been working to build a safe haven for butterflies at the Pittock Mansion viewpoint. Join us this summer for Monarch Butterfly Tours and learn all about these magnificent creatures while actively contributing to their conservation.
Free informational talks on June 9th, June 11th, June 21st, August 17th & September 7th. 12:30pm – 1:30pm.
Please email kwilliams@pittockmansion.org to RSVP.
Behind the Scenes Tours
GUIDED TOUR
August 17th, & August 18th
$23 for general admission
Member discount available
11:45 AM
1:00 PM
2:15 PM
Creating Progressive-Era Portland: Gender and Reform in the Rose City
LECTURE
September 19th
5:00pm – 6:30pm
$15 tickets
Member discount available
Join us for a lecture with Kimberly Jensen.
Georgiana Pittock was among many other women reformers in Portland who took action to address the problems and challenges of city life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century with the lives of women in mind. Why and how did diverse women envision and create change in this period and what were the results? What were the limits of reform? How can an analysis of their work inform our understanding of historical change and also movements for social justice in our own day?
Exhibit Talk with Local Historian, Vicky White
LECTURE
October 24th
5:00pm – 6:30pm
$15 tickets
Member discount available
Join Georgiana Pittock and the City of Roses co-curator, Vicky White to learn more about the life and civic work of Georgiana Pittock.
Georgiana Pittock worked alongside women from all classes to make Portland and indeed the entire state of Oregon safer, cleaner, and healthier for other women, children, the elderly, the impoverished, and recent immigrants. Although she didn’t realize it at the time, Georgiana was part of what historians would later categorize as the Club Movement—a wing of Progressivism wherein women built strong networks to improve their communities. The Club Movement in the Pacific Northwest functioned differently than its East Coast and Southern U.S. counterparts; distance made social hierarchies less pressing, and the concerns were more immediate—roads, schools/libraries, establishment of labor laws were the priorities for women in the PNW. As such, Georgiana’s work in various clubs, associations, and unions took on a variety of forms and shapes.
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Membership
As a member of Pittock Mansion, you help expand the ways the Mansion serves the community and ensure the legacy of this iconic landmark. All members support understanding and stewardship of Portland history through Pittock Mansion, its collections, and programs.
EXHIBITS
In addition to the permanent collection on display throughout the Mansion and Gate Lodge, Pittock Mansion’s rotating exhibits allow visitors to delve deeper into local history.
