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Corvallis Museum
October 7, 2022
- March 19, 2023
EXTENDED THROUGH March 19th.
Fire, Fury, & Resilience: Totem Witnesses and Turtle Wisdom
FRED & MARY BRAUTI GALLERY
"Alone in my Oregon studio the world rushes in and I have a compelling need to give form to the local and global events reshaping our lives." ...
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Philomath Museum
January 13, 2023
Water Works
HISTORY GALLERY
Water: we can’t live without it. Water Works is an exhibition about water that features artifacts from the Benton County Historical Society artifact ...
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Philomath Museum
January 20, 2023
- March 11, 2023
Seven Years/Seven Decades
MORELAND GALLERY
Photographer Nancy Hill asked children under seven and adults over 70 “What three things matter most to you?”. ...
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Delve into Benton County's fascinating history
Corvallis Museum
A College Town
JAMES & ASHNAH PLUNKETT and WAYNE & VERLYNE PHILLIPS GALLERIES
This exhibition features some surprising artifacts that were formerly held at Oregon State University’s Horner Museum.
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Corvallis Museum
Benton County
PETER & ROSALIE JOHNSON GALLERY
Objects and photos have been selected to represent communities from Monroe to Summit, from Alsea to North Albany, and places in between.
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Corvallis Museum
Hats & Chairs
MARY C. VERHOEVEN GALLERY
Hats & Chairs is an artistic display of carefully-chosen pairs of familiar and unusual pieces of furniture and headwear.
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Corvallis Museum
Lobby
ANN & RON MAREK GALLERY
Bruce the Moose, Jim the Fix’r sign, and story of John Horner, founder of the former Horner Museum, are featured in the lobby.
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Corvallis Museum
Wall Galleries
RACKHAM & KING FAMILY HALLWAY, TINA LUSKEY & JACK W. PETERS STAIRWAY GALLERY, MILTON SHERMAN WOODCOCK & EMMA SIMPSON WOODCOCK HALLWAY
Our wall galleries give us an opportunity to share assorted small objects from our collection. …
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Philomath Museum
March 18, 2023
- April 15, 2023
Art: the 4th ‘R’
MORELAND GALLERY
Philomath Museum
April 22, 2023
- June 3, 2023
How We Grow Our Food
MORELAND GALLERY
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