VISIT THE MUSEUM

Exhibit Gallery
and Gift Shop Hours

Tuesday - Thursday
10:30a - 4:00p
Friday
10:30a - 3:00p
Saturday & Sunday
12:00 - 4:00p

Admission
Adults: $6
Students|Seniors: $4
Members: Free
Children under 12 accompanied by a parent or guardian: Free
Group tours available.

RESEARCH LIBRARY and ARCHIVE

Open by appointment

Researchers are welcome to use the library. Please schedule an appointment prior to your visit by calling 503.226.3600 Ext 102 or curator@ojm.org

Incorporating the archives of the Jewish Historical Society of Oregon

Institutional Member, Council of American Jewish Museums

Constituent Agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland

History of the Museum

The Oregon Jewish Museum, the Pacific Northwest’s only Jewish museum, was founded to preserve the rich cultural heritage of one of Oregon’s earliest immigrant groups.

The Museum is dedicated to the preservation, research, and exhibition of art, archival materials, and artifacts of the Jewish people. It is an important repository of communal history, the steward of artifacts, and the narrator of the story of the Oregon Jewish experience. To do this, the Museum brings innovative exhibitions and Jewish programming to the region, building a dynamic institution that embraces Jewish identity and community. OJM seeks to be a springboard for dialogue about identity, cultural distinctiveness, and assimilation, and to provide Jews and non-Jews alike with opportunities to understand the Jewish experience as a paradigm for pluralism. The museum is a community-wide gathering place for exhibitions, public and education programs, and performances, ranging from films to chamber music. It is the storehouse for archival documents, artifacts, oral histories, and photographs concerning the history of the Jews in Oregon and works to discover and collect all materials that may help to illuminate this history.