Pop Up Exhibit: Salem in 1909
Postcard showing Oregon State Capitol Building, WHC Collections 2011.006.0244 August 15 – Nov. 15, 2025 How much different was Salem in the [...]
November 2025
April 2025
Exhibit: Corsets and Brassieres
How Undergarments Reflect Women’s Freedoms And Autonomy April 11 – June 27, 2025 This exhibit highlights the collection of women’s undergarments, sewing supplies, photographs [...]
September 2024
Exhibit: Let’s Play
A History of Sports in the Mid-Willamette Valley Mount Angel Girls Baseball Team, 1912. WHC Collections 2007.003.0021 January 24, 2025 - [...]
May 2024
Exhibit: Caralyn B. Shelton – The Nation’s First Female Governor
Caralyn B. Shelton, Trover & Cronise Studio, Willamette Heritage Center 2019.013.0007 July 11, 2025 – December 6, 2025 Recognized [...]
September 2023
History in Rubble: Salem’s Lost Buildings
Demolition of Salem’s City Hall. WHC Collections X2014.023.0034 History in Rubble: Salem's Lost Buildings August 9, 2024- December 21, 2024 Despite preservation [...]
July 2023
Exhibit: The PNW Community Coral Reef Project
The PNW Community Coral Reef Project Exhibit Dates: March 22, 2024 - June 22, 2024 In partnership with Coral Knit [...]
June 2023
To Your Health!
A Heritage Invitational Exhibit June 2, 2023– October 7, 2023 Light therapy treatment at the Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital, Salem. WHC Collections 2005.015.0001.011 [...]
November 2022
Filaments WeGO Travelling Exhibit
 Filaments WeGO Travelling Exhibit November 17, 2023 - January 31, 2024 In partnership with WeGO (Weaving Guilds of Oregon) and the Salem Fiberarts [...]
Finding Salem’s Chinatown(s)
Exhibit: Finding Salem's Chinatown(s) November 11, 2022 - May 6, 2023 Unidentified Couple, photo by Salem-based photographer Myra Sperry. Oregon Historical Society Collections, [...]
May 2022
Exhibit: Mid-Willamette Valley Winemaking Heritage
June 2021 - May 7, 2022 Wine making in this region predates statehood. Learn how the valley's rich abundant fruit harvests have led to the [...]