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The museum was founded by Donald M. Kerr, a native of Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] Kerr had a passion for natural history that inspired the creation of the museum. [1]In 1974, Kerr established the Western Natural History Institute, and the High Desert Museum was an outgrowth of the institute opening in 1982.
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At the time of Kerr's death, the High Desert Museum was a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m 2) facility with approximately .5 miles (0.80 km) of walking trails connecting the main museum with the birds of prey center and various outdoor exhibits. As of 2015, the museum attracted over 160,000 visitors each year, making it one of the most popular ...
High Desert Museum: Bend: Deschutes: Central: Multiple Includes live animals and natural history exhibits, pioneer life and seasonal living history 1880 ranch, early 1860s town, Native American exhibits, antique vehicles, trails Historic Barlow House: Barlow: Clackamas Portland Metro Historic house Open by appointment Historic Deepwood Estate ...
Black Lives Matter street mural (2020) Capax Infiniti (2014), Faith47; Conduit (2009–2010), Emily Ginsburg; George Floyd mural (2020) Lovejoy Columns; Never Look Away (2021) Oregon History (1989–1990), Richard Haas; Packy mural (1990, destroyed in 2008), Eric Larsen; Portland Memorial Mausoleum Mural (2009), Dan Cohen and Shane Bennett
The second Annual Noisy Waters Mural Festival returns to Bellingham the weekend of Aug. 16-18, bringing live painting, food, drinks, live music, workshops and kids activities to the waterfront.
The high desert of Oregon is located in the central and southeastern parts of the state. It covers approximately 24,000 square miles (62,000 km 2), extending approximately 200 miles (320 km) from central Oregon east to the Idaho border and 130 miles (210 km) from central Oregon south to the Nevada border. [1]
Oregon History, sometimes called the Oregon Historical Society mural, [1] is a pair of eight-story-tall 1989–1990 trompe-l'œil murals by Richard Haas, installed outside the Oregon Historical Society, on two sides of the Sovereign Hotel building in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.