Heritage Museum, Astoria OR
| Address | 1618 Exchange St, Astoria, OR |
| Phone | (503) 338-4849 |
| Hours | 10:00am-4:00pm |
| Website | astoriamuseums.org |
| Categories | Heritage Museum, Archive, Art Museum, Cultural Center, Historical Landmark |
| Rating | 4.4 8 reviews |
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Heritage Museum reviews
8I was impressed with the Heritage Museum. I had been wanting to visit for at least two of my my previous trips to and through Astoria. While it may be overshadowed by the larger maritime museum close by, it’s well worth the time to visit this museum which I found to be full of local history. The building itself is a piece of Astoria history which I won’t spoil here. There is a rotating exhibit on the second floor which changes from time to time so I have reason to stop by again and plan to. A bonus is that it is a short walk from the Bowpicker Fish and Chips which I also recommend.
Interesting history of Astoria. There was a clear effort to show the history of intentional racism that created such a massively white town.
A great place to stop and
learn about the history
of Astoria and Clatsop
County.
The exhibits will take you
from the early days of the Native American tribes to
the fur trading outposts
and the arrival of emigrants
to help develop logging
and fishing industries.
You will see a replica of a
cedar plank house and a
fur take trading outpost
with a number of artifacts.
A number of other exhibits
include the great fire of 1922,
the dark side of early Astoria,
and the development of the
grocery store industry.
Located in the old city hall
on Exchange Street and a
couple blocks from the
Columbia River Martime
Museum.
One of the great local
museums of a very historic
region that was the center
of fur trading, logging, and
fishing with commercial
canneries.
We have been here a couple of times. This museum cornicles the evolution of Astoria. I have always known it as a sleepy little fishing town that has worked to become a tourist destination. I learned there is much more to Astoria's history here.
I was so greatly impressed that Astoria is keeping its historical buildings and put them to the service of… everybody! Such beautiful places belong to all of us, a museum is home for us!
Fun detailed history. Learn about full history in the context of its time not santized history
Great small town museum, showcases all the history that the oldest town in Oregon has to offer.