The Albany Regional Museum will be closed to the public on July 15th and 16th for scheduled building maintenance. During this time, our event space will remain available for rentals and an alternative entrance will be provided.
History Through Headstones invites you to tour Riverside Cemetery this July, celebrating the contributions of Albany’s early Educators through presenters and exhibits. Refreshments provided by Riverside Cemetery Association.
Join us at the Albany Regional Museum for a free opening reception Friday, August 1st from 5-7pm for Nolan Streitberger’s latest exhibition, “Oregon’s Trail of Tears”, featuring haunting landscape photography exploring the 1856 route forcefully marched by hundreds of indigenous men, women, and children from Southern Oregon to a Reservation in the Mid-Willamette Valley 263 miles away. A special lecture by Nolan will begin at 5:30pm. The exhibit will be on view through January 31, 2026. Visit ARM’s website at armuseum.com or call 541-967-7122 to learn more.
Admission to our exhibits is waived during First Friday hours!
Cindy Thomas from the Settlemier House will present on the history of Woodburn, Oregon and the significance of the Settlemier House.
Join us as owner of Sybaris Bistro, Matt Bennett, presents on the history of his restaurant, their move into their new, historic building, the renovations, and more!
The American Civil War was significant in creating what is our contemporary funeral economy and funeral practices when caring for the deceased. Oscar Hult, historian and owner of the Natty Dresser, will present on mid-nineteenth century embalming practices, its history, and more.
In celebration of Albany Civic Theater’s 75th season, Dean Keeling will present on the history of ACT and their historic buildings!
Corvallis photographer Rich Bergeman will talk about his project called “The Land Remembers,” in which he spent two years searching for landscapes that were involved in Rogue River Wars of Southern Oregon the 1850s.
One of the bloodiest, and yet mostly forgotten, of the Indian conflicts to occur in the Oregon Territory, the Rogue River Wars began as a cycle of clashes and truces between local tribes and the miners and settlers who flooded into southwest Oregon during the early gold-rush and settlement years. The increasing violence eventually erupted into all-out war involving the U.S. Army that finally ended in 1856 with the forced removal of the Rogue Valley and South Coast tribes to reservations at Siletz and Grand Ronde, where many descendants still live today.
Using infrared-sensitive cameras, Bergeman spent two years traveling from the Rogue Valley to the Oregon Coast to photograph scenes at or near the sites of battles, peace parlays, massacres and other significant events that occurred during the war years of 1851-56. He said he did not set out to simply record specific historic sites, but rather to create an “impressionistic experience of the war through views of the idyllic landscapes that played host to such tragic events.”
Bergeman is a retired instructor of journalism and photography at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. The 75-year-old photographer has been exhibiting his work throughout the Northwest since the 1980s. Over the past two decades he has focused primarily on portraying forgotten Northwest histories through photographs of what’s been left behind. His various projects can be seen at richbergeman.zenfolio.com, and in book form at blurb.com
The Albany Regional Museum will be closed on July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day.
Have a wonderful Fourth of July!
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"Zeke" Curlee, long time manager of the Chamber of Commerce, buying fireworks at a stand on Ferry Street.
Mariapaola Riggio, PhD in Structural Engineering and Associate Professor in Wood design and Architecture at OSU will demonstrate a holistic approach to assessing structural health of historic wood buildings.
Take a narrated tour around town, learn about the region while taking in the sights of Albany. The tour will begin at 10:00 am and again at 11:30 am.
Tickets are $5.00 per person, and seating is limited. Contact the museum to make your reservation.
Matilda Novak will be presenting on her family’s escape from communism resulting in the creation of Novak’s Restaurant here in Albany, Oregon. Learn about what they are up to now!
In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, we will be hosting a hands-on workshop where visitors can learn from our Collections Manager how to preserve their family treasures.
Ever wonder why the most elegant cars were built during the Great Depression? Speaker, Dr. Michael Henich, will answer this question during his History Bites Presentation.
April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate, we have invited Mid-Valley Poetry Society to read their poems in our community room. Join us as we explore the human experience through our community’s talented poets.
Back by popular demand, Mike Martin’s presentation on the history of nutria ranching in the United States and right here in Albany, Oregon will be hosted for March’s History Bites!
Author of Science, Submarines & Secrets: The Incredible Early Years of the Albany Research Center, Tai Stith, will present on the least to the most effective avenues of researching classified and declassified topics. Bring questions for after the presentation!
