March 2023

Mar23
Explore Oregon10:00 a.m.

Experience the dynamic forces that shape Oregon’s landscapes, climate, and ecosystems. Meet giant salmon, Ice Age sloths, and other amazing animals from across the...
Explore Oregon
January 13–December 28
10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Experience the dynamic forces that shape Oregon’s landscapes, climate, and ecosystems. Meet giant salmon, Ice Age sloths, and other amazing animals from across the millennia. Through interactive displays and rare specimens, you’ll go deep into Oregon’s past and join a conversation about our collective future.

Mar23
Magic in Medieval Europe10:00 a.m.

Welcome to the world of medieval spirits and sorcery! Through spellbinding stories, objects, and imagery, MAGIC will take you to the roots of everyday superstitions and...
Magic in Medieval Europe
January 5–December 28
10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Welcome to the world of medieval spirits and sorcery! Through spellbinding stories, objects, and imagery, MAGIC will take you to the roots of everyday superstitions and conjurings, delving deep into the phenomenon of magical thinking—past and present. 

Mar23
Oregon: Where Past Is Present10:00 a.m.

Delve into Oregon’s story, from the archaeology of the First Americans to the dynamic cultures of today’s Tribes. Combining interactive displays with world-class...
Oregon: Where Past Is Present
January 13–December 28
10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Delve into Oregon’s story, from the archaeology of the First Americans to the dynamic cultures of today’s Tribes.

Combining interactive displays with world-class anthropological collections, Oregon—Where Past is Present shares 14,000 years of Oregon stories, and invites you to tell your own. Explore the galleries, try your hand at ancient weaving styles, test your skills as an archaeologist, and much more.

Mar23
Outliers and Outlaws: Stories from the Eugene Lesbian History Project10:00 a.m.

In the 1960s – 1990s, hundreds of young women who identified as lesbians came to Eugene. They founded organization's central to the city and provided leadership for...
Outliers and Outlaws: Stories from the Eugene Lesbian History Project
February 2–December 28
10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

In the 1960s – 1990s, hundreds of young women who identified as lesbians came to Eugene. They founded organization's central to the city and provided leadership for community service agencies. They created lesbian magazines, photographs, music, films, dance performances, theater, and art. They influenced Oregon's political landscape and contributed to the larger LGBTQ movement.

Come discover stories about the Eugene lesbian community from the women who created and sustained it.

Mar24
Explore Oregon10:00 a.m.

Experience the dynamic forces that shape Oregon’s landscapes, climate, and ecosystems. Meet giant salmon, Ice Age sloths, and other amazing animals from across the...
Explore Oregon
January 14–December 31
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Experience the dynamic forces that shape Oregon’s landscapes, climate, and ecosystems. Meet giant salmon, Ice Age sloths, and other amazing animals from across the millennia. Through interactive displays and rare specimens, you’ll go deep into Oregon’s past and join a conversation about our collective future.

Mar24
Magic in Medieval Europe10:00 a.m.

Welcome to the world of medieval spirits and sorcery! Through spellbinding stories, objects, and imagery, MAGIC will take you to the roots of everyday superstitions and...
Magic in Medieval Europe
January 4–December 31
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Welcome to the world of medieval spirits and sorcery! Through spellbinding stories, objects, and imagery, MAGIC will take you to the roots of everyday superstitions and conjurings, delving deep into the phenomenon of magical thinking—past and present. 

Mar24
Oregon: Where Past Is Present10:00 a.m.

Delve into Oregon’s story, from the archaeology of the First Americans to the dynamic cultures of today’s Tribes. Combining interactive displays with world-class...
Oregon: Where Past Is Present
January 13–December 31
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Delve into Oregon’s story, from the archaeology of the First Americans to the dynamic cultures of today’s Tribes.

Combining interactive displays with world-class anthropological collections, Oregon—Where Past is Present shares 14,000 years of Oregon stories, and invites you to tell your own. Explore the galleries, try your hand at ancient weaving styles, test your skills as an archaeologist, and much more.

Mar24
Outliers and Outlaws: Stories from the Eugene Lesbian History Project10:00 a.m.

In the 1960s – 1990s, hundreds of young women who identified as lesbians came to Eugene. They founded organization's central to the city and provided leadership for...
Outliers and Outlaws: Stories from the Eugene Lesbian History Project
January 28–December 31
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

In the 1960s – 1990s, hundreds of young women who identified as lesbians came to Eugene. They founded organization's central to the city and provided leadership for community service agencies. They created lesbian magazines, photographs, music, films, dance performances, theater, and art. They influenced Oregon's political landscape and contributed to the larger LGBTQ movement.

Come discover stories about the Eugene lesbian community from the women who created and sustained it.

Mar25
Spring into Science Membership Discount10:00 a.m.

Visit the museum during Spring Break and receive 20% off Family and Individual, new or renewing memberships. Show your Oregon Trail or other EBT/WIC card for an even deeper...
Spring into Science Membership Discount
March 25–April 2
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Visit the museum during Spring Break and receive 20% off Family and Individual, new or renewing memberships. Show your Oregon Trail or other EBT/WIC card for an even deeper discount. 

 

Investigate Oregon's amazing fossils and ecosystems, and delve into its cultural history—from the First Americans at Paisley Caves to the dynamic cultures of today's Tribes.

 

Discount applies to in-person membership purchases only. Learn more about the benefits of membership on our website: https://mnch.uoregon.edu/membership

April 2023

Apr7
Free First Friday at the Museum10:00 a.m.

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History offers free admission on the first Friday of the month. Investigate Oregon's amazing fossils and ecosystems, and delve into its...
Free First Friday at the Museum
April 7
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History offers free admission on the first Friday of the month. Investigate Oregon's amazing fossils and ecosystems, and delve into its cultural history—from the First Americans at Paisley Caves to the dynamic cultures of today's Tribes. 

PLEASE NOTE: the Outliers and Outlaws exhibit will be closed for a special event on Friday.

Apr8
Ukrainian weaving with Tetyana Bondarchuk-Horner 1:00 p.m.

Woven and embroidered decorative cloths are an emblematic element of a traditional Ukrainian home. Tetyana Bondarchuk-Horner was inspired to take up weaving thanks to her...
Ukrainian weaving with Tetyana Bondarchuk-Horner
April 8
1:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History Galleria

Woven and embroidered decorative cloths are an emblematic element of a traditional Ukrainian home. Tetyana Bondarchuk-Horner was inspired to take up weaving thanks to her grandmother, who was a weaver herself. After moving to Oregon from Crimea (Ukraine), Tetyana mastered this artform as a way to reconnect with her Ukrainian heritage. She weaves traditional Ukrainian patterns as well as other, modern ones.

Apr13
Printed with Purpose: Women's Presses and Print Shops6:00 p.m.

In a culture disinterested in women's perspectives, Eugene's lesbian community defied invisibility with women-run presses and print shops. Come hear from the women who ran...
Printed with Purpose: Women's Presses and Print Shops
April 13
6:00–7:30 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History MNCH Galleria

In a culture disinterested in women's perspectives, Eugene's lesbian community defied invisibility with women-run presses and print shops. Come hear from the women who ran the presses and discover how they provided outlets for the women's and lesbian movements.  

Moderator: Annelise Heinz Storytellers: Kate Conley, Jane Gibbons, Connie Newman, Kate Thompson

Apr15
Native Plant Tour1:00 p.m.

Celebrate spring with a walk and talk in and around the museum's Glenn Starlin Native Plant Courtyard guided by members of Native Plant Society of Oregon, Emerald...
Native Plant Tour
April 15
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Celebrate spring with a walk and talk in and around the museum's Glenn Starlin Native Plant Courtyard guided by members of Native Plant Society of Oregon, Emerald Chapter. With more than 40 species, the courtyard offers a rich array of plant life that have supported thriving Indigenous cultures for millennia.

Apr20
Climate Change, Dynamic Landscapes, and Evolution6:00 p.m.

Over deep time, changes in landscapes and climate stimulate changes in animal diversity through adaptation, speciation, and extinction. A panel of scientists explore how...
Climate Change, Dynamic Landscapes, and Evolution
April 20
6:00–7:30 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History MNCH Galleria

Over deep time, changes in landscapes and climate stimulate changes in animal diversity through adaptation, speciation, and extinction. A panel of scientists explore how understanding changes in animal diversity can help conservation efforts in mountainous regions, which provide climatic refuges during periods of global warming.

Moderator: Edward Davis Panelists: Catherine Badgley, Dana Reuter, Maya Stokes, Rebecca Terry

Apr22
Earth Day Celebration10:00 a.m.

On Earth Day, we honor the achievements of the environmental movement and recognize the importance of ongoing ecological stewardship. Join us for an afternoon of special Walk...
Earth Day Celebration
April 22
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

On Earth Day, we honor the achievements of the environmental movement and recognize the importance of ongoing ecological stewardship. Join us for an afternoon of special Walk & Talks, plus celebratory cupcakes! Walk & Talks begin at noon, 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m. 

Apr24
"Ghost Forest," an exhibition by Sarah Grew, featuring Jon Bellona’s sound installation "Wildfire" 9:00 a.m.

Following the devastating 2020 wildfires in Oregon, Sarah Grew collected black coals from the fires that she then used through extensive research and experimentation, to create...
"Ghost Forest," an exhibition by Sarah Grew, featuring Jon Bellona’s sound installation "Wildfire"
April 24–May 4
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Lawrence Hall LaVerne Krause Gallery

Following the devastating 2020 wildfires in Oregon, Sarah Grew collected black coals from the fires that she then used through extensive research and experimentation, to create carbon prints of recorded images of the forests themselves. Her process and its resulting prints, with their frilled edges and torn emulsion echo the way natural fire cycles can surmount devastation to provide nutrients to the soil, force a pinecone to disperse its seeds, or shape the landscape, in contrast to the extreme intensity and size of the fires that are now common. The photographs show us the beauty being lost to human negligence and the climate crisis. Printed as lantern slides, the forest memory is held captive on sheets of glass accentuating both the fragility of life and our precarious position. Hung at various heights the viewer is invited to move through the Ghost Forest, witnessing a range of natural elements.

 

The exhibition at the LaVerne Krause Gallery will also include Jon Bellona’s sound installation Wildfire—a 48-foot-long speaker array that plays back a wave of fire sounds at speeds of actual wildfires. An instructor of audio production in the School of Music and Dance, Bellona hopes the installation will allow viewers to embody the devastating spread of wildfires through an auditory experience.

 

Open hours: Mon–Thurs, 9 am–5 pm. Additional open hours Friday April 28, and during the weekend, April 29–30. Opening reception and panel discussion: “Native Ecologies” on Indigenous histories and approaches to fire management, knowledge production, and ecological stewardship Tuesday, April 25, 4–6 pm. Closing reception and CSWS 2023 Acker-Morgen Memorial Lecture by invited scholar Michelle Murphy, May 2, 4:30-6:30 pm.

 

Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society and the UO Environment Initiative.

Apr25
"Native Ecologies" panel discussion with panelists Joe Scott, Kari Marie Norgaard, and David G. Lewis. 4:00 p.m.

The "Native Ecologies" panel discussion focuses on Indigenous histories and approaches to fire management, knowledge production, and ecological stewardship. The panel is...
"Native Ecologies" panel discussion with panelists Joe Scott, Kari Marie Norgaard, and David G. Lewis.
April 25
4:00–6:00 p.m.
Lawrence Hall 115

The "Native Ecologies" panel discussion focuses on Indigenous histories and approaches to fire management, knowledge production, and ecological stewardship. The panel is tied to the opening reception for the "Ghost Forest" exhibit and will include panelists Kari Marie Norgaard, David G. Lewis, and Joe Scott. "Ghost Forest" opening reception immediately following in the Lawrence Hall lobby.

 

Dr. Kari Marie Norgaard is a non-Native Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies who lives and thinks in Kalapuya lands at University of Oregon. She has also worked as a consultant for the Karuk Tribe on tribal environmental policy since 2003. Over the past fifteen years Dr. Norgaard has published and taught in the areas of environmental sociology, Indigenous environmental justice, gender, and sociology of emotions. She is the author of over three dozen articles and book chapters, Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions and Everyday Life (MIT Press, 2011) and a recipient of the Fred Buttel Distinguished Contribution Award, and together with Ron Reed, a Sociology of Emotions Recent Contribution Award. Her latest book Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People: Nature, Colonialism and Social Action was a 2020 finalist for the C.W. Mills Award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.

 

David G. Lewis, PhD, is an OSU Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies & Indigenous Studies. He is a member of the Grand Ronde Tribe, descended from Takelma, Chinook, Molalla, and Santiam Kalapuya peoples. A professional consultant, educator and researcher, he teaches at local universities and colleges and contracts with tribes, local governments and nonprofits.  He has experience in archival organization, museum development, exhibit curation, traditional cultural property nomination, tribal ethnohistoric research, tribal maps, traditional ecological knowledge, and presentations to large and small gatherings. David lives at Chemeketa, where he researches and writes histories of the western Oregon tribes, published on his blog, The Quartux Journal: ndnhistoryresearch.com.

 

Joe Scott is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, a descendent of the Rogue River Tribes of Southern Oregon. He currently lives and studies on Kalapuya Illahee as Curriculum Director for the Traditional Ecological Inquiry Program, partnering with regional land stewards to serve tribal families to support environmental stewardship, promote food sovereignty, and explore traditional ways of knowing through the exploration of Indigenous ecological science. He is a traditional ecologist and cultural fire practitioner, and a lifelong Tribal teacher and learner.

 

The panel discussion and exhibit is part of  “Haunting Ecologies: The Past, Present, and Future of Feminist and Indigenous Approaches to Forest Fire,” a project sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) and UO Environment Initiative partnership.

May 2023

May2
Michelle Murphy – 2023 Acker-Morgen Memorial Lecture4:30 p.m.

The CSWS 2023 Acker-Morgen Memorial Lecture will be delivered by scholar Michelle Murphy as a closing event to "Ghost Forest"—an exhibition by Eugene artist Sarah...
Michelle Murphy – 2023 Acker-Morgen Memorial Lecture
May 2
4:30–6:00 p.m.
Lawrence Hall LaVerne Krause Gallery

The CSWS 2023 Acker-Morgen Memorial Lecture will be delivered by scholar Michelle Murphy as a closing event to "Ghost Forest"—an exhibition by Eugene artist Sarah Grew at the LaVerne Krause Gallery, featuring Jon Bellona’s sound installation “Wildfire.”

Murphy (they/them) is a Professor in the History Department and Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto, and a technoscience studies scholar and historian of the recent past whose research concerns decolonial approaches to environmental justice; reproductive justice; Indigenous science and technology studies; infrastructures and data studies; race and science; and finance and economic practices. Murphy's current research focuses on the relationships between pollution, colonialism, and technoscience on the lower Great Lakes.  Murphy is a tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Science & Technology Studies and Environmental Data Justice, as well as Co-Director of the Technoscience Research Unit,  which hosts a lab and is home for social justice and decolonial approaches to Science and Technology Studies. They are Métis from Winnipeg, from a mixed Métis and French Canadian family.

The lecture and exhibit is part of  “Haunting Ecologies: The Past, Present, and Future of Feminist and Indigenous Approaches to Forest Fire,” a project sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) and UO Environment Initiative partnership.

May5
Free First Friday at the Museum10:00 a.m.

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History offers free admission on the first Friday of the month. Investigate Oregon's amazing fossils and ecosystems, and delve into its...
Free First Friday at the Museum
May 5
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History offers free admission on the first Friday of the month. Investigate Oregon's amazing fossils and ecosystems, and delve into its cultural history—from the First Americans at Paisley Caves to the dynamic cultures of today's Tribes. 

May13
FAMILY DAY: STEM is for Everyone! 10:00 a.m.

The world of science, technology, engineering, and math is stronger when it includes diverse voices and different perspectives. Join us to celebrate a new generation of STEM...
FAMILY DAY: STEM is for Everyone!
May 13
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

The world of science, technology, engineering, and math is stronger when it includes diverse voices and different perspectives. Join us to celebrate a new generation of STEM superheroes with a variety of hands-on science and engineering activities for all ages. Explore the museum, learn about STEM careers, and enjoy the snacks! Activities are bilingual Spanish/English.

On-site membership promotion - 20% off all family level memberships