Fri, Jun 30
|The Museum
Recurring Museum Exhibit: Orcas: Our Shared Future
RECURRING EVENT: May 13, 2023 - January 28, 2024 Orcas: Our Shared Future includes more than 100 original artifacts and specimens, featuring life-size replicas, fossils, films, objects from popular culture, and original artwork from the Indigenous peoples of the North American west coast.
Time & Location
Jun 30, 9:30 AM – Jul 01, 9:30 AM
The Museum, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214, USA
About The Event
NOTE: Orcas: Our Shared Future is an ongoing and recurring museum exhibit from May 13, 2023 - January 28, 2024.
Presenting Organizations: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
Dates: May 13, 2023 - January 28, 2024
Time:
Tuesday-Friday (9:30am-5:30pm PST)
Sunday & Saturday (9:30am-7:00pm PST)
Registration: No registration required
Fee:
Adult (14+) $18.00 Senior (63+) $15.00 Youth (3-13) $13.00 Infant (Under 3 years) Free
Information on the Event: Dive deep into the stories and science that surround the magnificent orca, apex predator of all oceans. Follow the currents of ecological activism, popular culture, and Indigenous beliefs to gain a new appreciation of these sophisticated animals, long feared in Western cultures as “Killer Whales.” Orcas: Our Shared Future includes more than 100 original artifacts and specimens, featuring life-size Orca replicas, fossils, films, objects from popular culture, and original artwork from the Indigenous peoples of the North American west coast. Discover the complex social structure of orca society and reflect on the surprising consequences of captivity. Learn which orca populations are thriving and which are at risk, and resurface with a new understanding of how orcas and humans are inextricably connected. Don’t miss your chance to see this one of a kind exhibit. Reserve your tickets today!