Events

Curated in collaboration with historian Peter Boag, the Washington State Historical Society’s original exhibition Crossing Boundaries shares seldom-spotlighted historical narratives of transgender people in the West. The exhibition spans from 1860 to 1940 and highlights the lives of specific individuals who did not conform to gender norms, connecting those histories to contemporary aspects of today’s...

The Ikoi no Kai community lunch program has come to embody the concept of keirō 敬老, or respect for elders, to local Japanese Americans. For 45 years, the Portland program has supported seniors and their loved ones with meals and activities that honor their cultural heritage. This exhibition centers on the many voices that have...

Collecting Forward: New Works By Oregon Jewish Artists celebrates Oregon Jewish artists' creative contributions through a diverse array of contemporary artworks and a dynamic new acquisitions initiative for OJMCHE. This initiative allows the museum to actively support Oregon Jewish artists by acquiring their work and adding new voices and perspectives to its collection. From works...

The exhibition explores the work of three artists representing three generations of one family: Holocaust survivor Allice Lok Cahana (1929 – 2017), her oldest son, Ronnie Cahana (born 1953), a major stroke survivor, and his daughter, Kitra Cahana (born 1987), a filmmaker and photographer. Alice Lok Cahana grew up in Sarvar, Hungary. She survived four different...