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Open Daily from 9 am to 5 pm

Reopening Soon!

So much to look forward to this Fall! 

While the Museum is still closed due to cleanup and repairs from damages sustained during the Rowena Fire, we are still working hard behind the scenes to plan for future events and our Education Team is inspiring summer school groups out in the wilds of the gorge and around town.
Mark your calendars

  • Hrafnamynd, Summer pre-opening concert-film, produced by The Dalles Overground August 23rd 6-8 p.m. Free!

  • A Sense of Place, new exhibition opening September 7th

  • Our Annual Auction, October 4, tickets on sale soon!

  • Grossology, October 24th

  • Festive Wreath Making with Native Plants, November, 22nd 

  • Archaeology Road Show, December 6th

Opening September 7
A New Exhibition about Caring
for the Land that Sustains Us
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An Exploration of the History and Evolution of the Imperial Stock Ranch: Where sustainable sheep ranching from the high desert of Central Oregon meets the world of high fashion and the Olympics.
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Upcoming Events
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The Dalles Overground presents a free concert at the Discovery Center

Dear Friends and Supporters,

 

I’d like to share some updates with you, including lots of good news! While the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum is not ready for visitors yet, much is happening inside and outside our building.  

 

Inside, professional cleanup continues in order to make the building healthy and safe for visitors and staff. We had some relatively minor water damage in the administrative offices downstairs and smoke impacts in some upstairs spaces. Everything is getting deep cleaned and polished up so it will sparkle when we reopen. Our plan is to invite you back by late August.  

 

As an added bonus, by the time we open our doors again, we will have our brand new air conditioning system installed and cooling the building better than ever. 

 

Personally, it’s been difficult being away from the building, and I miss being together with the CGDCM team each day. Though we are all working in our own spaces away from the building, it’s not the same as crossing paths in the River Gallery and meeting up around the table in my office. I’m counting down the days when I might bump into you in our exhibition galleries too!​​​

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Thanks to the courageous protection from firefighters, the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum survived the Rowena Fire. As you will see in these photographs, significant areas of the Museum grounds burned. The Museum building and our raptor enclosures also sustained some minor fire damage. We are working hard to assess the damage and the needed repairs so that we can safely open our doors again soon.

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We are also thinking about our friends and neighbors who lost property in the fire. Please consider making a donation of support to our neighbors if you can. Please consider supporting the Museum though a contribution or a membership. 

www.gorgediscovery.org/donate

www.gofundme.com/c/act/wildfire-relief/oregon#section-1

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Click on the photos to read more of how the Museum grounds were affected by the Rowena Fire

For more updates on the recovery, including the raptors, please view our Wildfire Recovery page

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WELCOME TO COLUMBIA GORGE DISCOVERY CENTER & MUSEUM

Official Interpretive Center of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

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Our Mission:
 
To inspire stewardship of the Columbia River Gorge and Wasco County and to encourage active, life-long learning about our shared environment and the preservation, collection and interpretation of cultural and natural history of the region.
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Admission

$12.00 General
$10.00 Seniors (62+)
$6.50 Scheduled Groups of 10+
$7.00 Ages 6-16
FREE Ages 5 & under
FREE CGDC&M members

Hours

Open Daily
9:00 am–5:00 pm
 

Closed

Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
New Year’s Day

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