NEWS RELEASE VIA OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PRESS CONTACT:
Rachel Randles
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
971.409.3761 (cell/text) | [email protected]
Seven Cultural Attractions Offer Free Admission and Special Events to Oregon and Washington Educators August 1–16
Portland, OR — July 15, 2026 — From August 1–16, Oregon and Washington educators receive free admission to the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Maryhill Museum of Art, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, Oregon Historical Society, Portland Art Museum, and Portland Chinatown Museum, plus access to educator-focused events and tours.
Educators are invited to explore each institution’s unique offerings and take advantage of special programs created just for educators. Discover classroom-ready resources, including state standards-aligned lesson plans, digital materials, and professional development opportunities, all designed to support teaching at no cost.
Educators can let staff at each institution’s admissions desk know that they are an educator to access free admission (no school identification required).
Special Educator Tours:
Please note that while some institutions request reservations to attend these programs, any educator who would like to attend will be welcomed.
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
411 NW Flanders St., Portland, OR 97209
Note: Use the entrance around the corner on 4th
Hours: Wed–Sat, 10am–4pm; Sun, 11am–4pm
Educator Tour
Friday, August 14, 1:30pm–3pm
Email [email protected] with your first and last name to RSVP.
Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett St., Portland, OR 97209
Hours: Mon–Sun, 10am–5:30pm
Educator Tour
Friday, August 7, 1pm–2:30pm
Resource sharing and tea to follow.
Maryhill Museum of Art
35 Maryhill Museum Dr., Goldendale, WA 98620
Hours: Mon–Sun, 10am–5pm (from March 15–November 15)
Educator Tour
Saturday, August 1, 11am–12pm
Oregon Jewish Museum & Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis St., Portland, OR 97209
Hours: Tue–Sun, 11am–4pm
Educator Tours
Friday, August 7, 1:30pm–2:30pm
Saturday, August 15, 1:30pm–2:30pm
Educators get 10% off in the museum store!
Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR 97205 Hours: Mon–Sat, 10am–5pm; Sun, 12pm–5pm
Educator Tours
Tuesday, August 4, 11am–12:30pm
Monday, August 10, 1pm–2:30pm
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR 97205
Hours: Tue–Sun, 10am–5pm
Educator Welcome & Tour
Wednesday, August 12, 1pm–2:30pm
Free First Thursday
Thursday, August 6, 10am–7pm
Miller Family Free Day
Saturday, August 8, 10am–5pm
Portland Chinatown Museum
127 NW Third Ave., Portland, OR 97209
Hours: Thu–Sun, 11am–3pm
Educator Tour
Friday, August 7, 11am–12:30pm
Email [email protected] with your first and last name to RSVP.
About the Oregon Historical Society
For more than 125 years, the Oregon Historical Society has served as the state’s collective memory, preserving a vast collection of objects, photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, films, and oral histories. Our research library, museum, digital platforms, educational programming, and historical journal make Oregon’s history open and accessible to all. We exist because history is powerful, and because a history as deep and complex as Oregon’s cannot be contained within a single story or point of view.
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