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Five Oaks Museum, Portland, OR

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Five Oaks Museum

A Washington County history museum on the Rock Creek campus of Portland Community College that has announced it will close permanently at the end of April.

17677 NW Springville Rd, Portland, OR 97229 (Rock Creek Campus, Portland Community College) · Portland, OR

About Five Oaks Museum

Five Oaks Museum was a local history museum in Washington County, Oregon, run for decades by the Washington County Historical Society. It sat on the Rock Creek campus of Portland Community College and included a research library, and its grounds held the original county jail built in 1853. Its exhibitions were often guest-curated by community members and focused on telling local stories through the voices of residents. The museum's board and staff announced that it would close for good at the end of April, and that Washington County has taken back control of the cultural resources collection.

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