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 [...]
May 2024
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 [...]
April 2022
The Song Goes On: Making Music in Salem
June 3 - September 30, 2022 This exhibit, featuring highlights from the Willamette Heritage Center’s collections, will look at the history of making live music [...]
January 2020
Tapestries by Margaret Kilbuck Johansen (1923-2004)
Memorial Retrospective Exhibit: Tapestries by Margaret Kilbuck Johansen (1923-2004) Margaret Kilbuck Johansen *** While we had hoped to host [...]
August 2019
Join the Club
Join the Club! An Exhibit at the Willamette Heritage Center January 24 - June 15, 2020 40/8 Salem Voiture. WHC [...]