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The Oregon Historical Society Museum is a history museum housed at the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The museum was created in 1898 and receives about 44,000 visitors annually. It houses the Portland Penny that decided the city’s name.〔City keeps lively pulse. ''The Oregonian'', January 23, 2001.〕 This 1835 copper penny was flipped to decide between the names of Boston and Portland, with Portland as the winner.〔Portland combines city life with views of the Cascades, ''The Star-Ledger'', July 18, 2004〕 The museum contains over 85,000 artifacts, and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. ==History== The museum is operated by the Oregon Historical Society. It began at the turn of the 19th century with a small museum located at Portland City Hall in downtown Portland.〔(History. ) Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved on February 29, 2008.〕 In 1917, the historical society and the museum moved to the Public Auditorium (later Civic Auditorium, then Keller Auditorium).〔 In 1966, the museum relocated again to its current home on the South Park Blocks, at 1200 SW Park Avenue. 〔http://www.ohs.org/about-ohs/history.cfm〕 The Society originally owned the full city block between Madison and Jefferson streets and SW Park and Broadway, but sold part of this property in 2014 when it sold the Sovereign Hotel.〔http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/oregon_historical_society_sell.html〕 There is a large mural on this nine-story building painted by Richard Haas that depicts the Lewis & Clark Expedition.〔(Oregon History Center. ) Emporis. Retrieved on February 29, 2008.〕 Part of the sales agreement stated that both the building, built in 1923, and the mural would be preserved.〔http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/oregon_historical_society_sell.html〕 The museum's lobby was remodeled in 2002–2003 at a cost of $3.75 million.〔History in the making. ''The Oregonian'', April 21, 2003.〕 Attendance in 2002 totaled 26,791 patrons for the museum.〔(Attendance figures. ) TravelOregon.com. Retrieved on June 1, 2007.〕 For much of its history the historical society received funding from the state and from Multnomah County, but in 2003 that ended.〔Historical society shrinks staff, ''The Oregonian'', December 15, 2006.〕 The 2007 legislature allocated $625,000 to the society, followed by $2.5 million in for 2009 to 2011. The museum's attendance totaled about 44,000 visitors in 2010.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oregon Historical Society Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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