Schedule a guided tour for your group
OREGON-Where Past is Present
Tours
and activties focus on Oregon's Native American history and culture
and geology of the region.
Tours for rotating exhibits are also available, check our current
exhibit schedule for details.
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Registration: Call (541) 346-1694 or Email mnhtours@uoregon.edu
- Available
Tuesday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Tours last 60-90 minutes
- Cost
is $1.50 per student; $2.00
general registration
Tours are a great way to supplement your educational programs.
Let an expert guide your group through Oregon's unique past and lead
a hands-on activity. Choose from the topics below, or call the museum
to create a custom format to fit your educational goals. Activities
and topics are age-appropriate.
School Groups
School Programs
Adult Groups
Oregon-Where Past
is Present
Re-creates sights and sounds, and landscapes of four geographic
regions in Oregon: the Great Basin, the Columbia Plateau, the Coast,
and the Western Valleys. Large-scale murals blend into three-dimensional
foregrounds that set the stage for stories, artifacts, and specimens
that bring to life Oregon's geologic past and 15,000 years of pacific
Northwest cultural history.
Scientific
at the Core
Scientific at the Core is an interactive laboratory with hands-on
inquiry-based activities for visitors of all ages. The lab's theme,
"Think Like a Scientist," helps visitors understand the
research methods. Discover how scientists approach these questions:
- What is it?
- How old is it?
- Where was it found?
- How was it used?
Discover Additional
Educational Resources
The
Sandal and the Cave a media presentation. This 35 minute
DVD highlights Oregon archeologist Luther Cressman's discovery of
the Fort Rock Cave and Catlow Cave archaeological sites and a pair
of 10,000-year-old sandals (Oregon’s oldest shoes!). (Recommended
for groups high school age and up).
Native plant
tours in the museum's Glenn Starlin Courtyard. (Also a great
site in which your class can enjoy lunch!)
Discovery
tours of the University of Oregon campus on geology and trees.
Museum
on the Go! Bring "Rock Talk" curriculum boxes to
the classroom. These elementary and middle-school outreach kits contain
detailed activities on Oregon rocks and can be checked out for up
to two weeks.
Please CLICK
HERE to enjoy The Virtual Geology Tour of the University of Oregon.
This is an online version of a self-guided discovery walk of campus
created by the Museum of Natural and Cultural History Public Programs
Division.
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