Discovery Center Hosts Interactive Explorer Room Ribbon Cutting
The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum is rededicating its all-ages interactive activity center, the Explorer Room. Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 2 pm, museum staff, volunteers, and community members will perform a ribbon cutting to commemorate the efforts and … Continue reading →
2023 Columbia Gorge Museum Passes Are Available Now
2023 Columbia Gorge Museum Passes Are Now Available – 10 Museums for 4 people – Only $99 Visit 10 Columbia Gorge Museums for only $99! – Support our local museums as they rebound from the recent pandemic closures. Explore the … Continue reading →
New Beginning at Columbia Center for the Arts
It’s back to the drawing board once again for Columbia Center for the Arts in downtown Hood River, now entering its 18th year of operations. The arts center board of directors and a small group of community members are working … Continue reading →
Discovery Center Welcomes New Executive Director Laura Matzer
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum welcomes the arrival of the organization’s new Executive Director, Laura Matzer. The announcement follows outgoing Executive Director Carolyn Purcell’s retirement after twenty-one years of remarkable service at the museum, including thirteen as Director. Matzer … Continue reading →
DEAR NEIGHBOR Connects the Gorge thru the Mail
Sense of Place, a program of Mt. Adams Institute, is connecting people from all over the Columbia Gorge with Dear Neighbor, a letter-exchange project that invites those living in the Gorge to write a letter to someone they’ve never met. Sense of … Continue reading →
Gorge Discovery Center Now Open Seven Days a Week
The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum is now open seven days a week from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and raptors are on display outside from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM daily. “We are excited to be back to … Continue reading →
Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association
The Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association,(CGOA), has been enriching and entertaining the Columbia Gorge community since its founding in 2005. Its mission is to provide exceptional performing arts for the cultural enrichment, learning, engagement and enjoyment of audiences and participants. CGOA … Continue reading →
How well do you know the Gorge?
How well do you know the Gorge? Like where to take your picture in an old jail, see the world’s largest rosary collection or hear stories told long before radio or books existed? With the Columbia Gorge Museums Pass you … Continue reading →
Visit 9 Columbia Gorge Museums for only $99!
Very excited to announce the launch of the Columbia Gorge Museums Pass – great way to support local museums from near or afar as they rebound from the recent pandemic closures. 9 museums for $99 Admission for up to four … Continue reading →
New CGACA Website Launched
We’ve completely revamped the Columbia Gorge Arts & Culture Alliance website (GorgeCulture.org) to feature museums, galleries, heritage and performing arts sites that offer unique insights into the cultural scene of the Columbia River Gorge. In addition, the museums are offering … Continue reading →
