Coos History Museum & Maritime Collections

Coos History Museum & Maritime Collections The Coos History Museum creates a better understanding of life in Coos County For more information, please visit our website cooshistory.org
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The Coos History Museum creates a better understanding of life in Coos County and Oregon’s South Coast, past and present, and our place in that life. We do this by collecting and preserving stories, artifacts, photographs, and documents, and by helping create opportunities for people to interpret them in meaningful, thought-provoking, and engaging ways. Adults - $7
AAA or AARP Adults- $6
Children/

teens (5-17) - $3
Family Max Rate - $17
Group Rate - $4 per person

Museum members, children under 5 and active military personnel are free.

Free Activities Today!!!🌹🌼Mother's Day is Tomorrow🌼🌹🌺💐Join us for May's Explorer's Club💐🌺Celebrate Mother's Day at the C...
05/09/2026

Free Activities Today!!!
🌹🌼Mother's Day is Tomorrow🌼🌹
🌺💐Join us for May's Explorer's Club💐🌺

Celebrate Mother's Day at the Coos History Museum, today from 11 AM - 2 PM. This month's activity is constructing paper bouquets for Mother's Day. Come to the Museum, make a bouquet for Mom and consider exploring our collection!

Explorer's Club features free activities for kids and families, and is hosted the second Saturday of every month at the Coos History Museum!

🕚 11 AM - 2 PM
📆 TODAY! Saturday, May 9th 2026
📍Coos History Museum 1210 N Front St. Coos Bay

TONIGHT!Join us for our Tuesday Talk tonight at 6 PM with author Sue DeMarinis! Bring your copy of the Station Master's ...
05/05/2026

TONIGHT!
Join us for our Tuesday Talk tonight at 6 PM with author Sue DeMarinis! Bring your copy of the Station Master's Wife, or pick one up at the talk, and get ready for this scandalous story inspired by Oregon's fascinating history.

🌺🌼Mother's Day Explorer's Club🌼🌺Join us next week for our monthly Explorer's Club. For May, our Little Explorer's will b...
05/02/2026

🌺🌼Mother's Day Explorer's Club🌼🌺

Join us next week for our monthly Explorer's Club. For May, our Little Explorer's will be tasked with making Mother's Day Paper Bouquets.

Explorer's Club is the second Saturday of every month from 11 AM - 2 PM. No registration required, and activities are always free!

🕚 11 AM - 2 PM
📆 May 9th, 2026
📍 Coos History Museum 1210 N Front St. Coos Bay

We're less than ONE WEEK away from our May Tuesday Talk: The Station Master's wife with Sue DeMarinis! You won't want to...
04/29/2026

We're less than ONE WEEK away from our May Tuesday Talk: The Station Master's wife with Sue DeMarinis! You won't want to miss out on this thrilling and scandalous story inspired by Oregon's pioneer history. Pre-register today!
⏰ Tuesday, May 5 @ 6 PM
📍 Coos History Museum | 1210 N. Front St.

Our new exhibit opens TOMORROW! Stop by between 10 AM - 5 PM to step into the fascinating world of birds, their feathers...
04/17/2026

Our new exhibit opens TOMORROW! Stop by between 10 AM - 5 PM to step into the fascinating world of birds, their feathers, and how they have shaped human history. You won't want to miss the incredible taxidermy specimens on display, or "Dead Birds on Hats," a special talk on birds and fashion at 6 PM!

TOMORROWJoin us for the opening of our new exhibit "Feathers in Flight," and a special farewell talk, "Dead Birds on Hat...
04/17/2026

TOMORROW
Join us for the opening of our new exhibit "Feathers in Flight," and a special farewell talk, "Dead Birds on Hats," from CHM educator Sire Battle! Stop by the museum to check out the exhibit, and stay after closing for a fascinating lecture on how birds and fashion changed the law.

🍃♻It's Bottle Drop Time!!♻🍃♻🍾Earth Week Give 2026🍾♻The Coos History Museum is working with to turn our community's elig...
04/15/2026

🍃♻It's Bottle Drop Time!!♻🍃
♻🍾Earth Week Give 2026🍾♻

The Coos History Museum is working with to turn our community's eligible recyclables into funds for the Historical Society!

Start contributing today by picking up a Blue Bag from the Front Desk of the Coos History Museum!

🌎💡 From now until April 26th, BottleDrop donations made will be eligible for a 20% match from 💡🌎


Our new exhibit Feathers in Flight opens this Saturday, April 18, and we're celebrating with a special talk all about ho...
04/15/2026

Our new exhibit Feathers in Flight opens this Saturday, April 18, and we're celebrating with a special talk all about how birds changed the law. Join CHM educator Sire Battle for one final program before she leaves CHM, and celebrate the opening of our new exhibit with some fascinating feather history!

Join us for free bird nerd activities TODAY from 11 AM - 2 PM! We'll have binoculars, bird journals, and real specimens ...
04/11/2026

Join us for free bird nerd activities TODAY from 11 AM - 2 PM! We'll have binoculars, bird journals, and real specimens for visitors of all ages to check out!
📍Coos History Museum, 1210 N. Front St.
⏰ 11 AM - 2 PM

✨💫NEXT WEEK!💫✨💠💡Heirloom 101💡💠The Museum is one week away from our second Heirloom 101 Class. This months topic: Jewelry...
04/09/2026

✨💫NEXT WEEK!💫✨
💠💡Heirloom 101💡💠

The Museum is one week away from our second Heirloom 101 Class. This months topic: Jewelry Cleaning & Design Tutorial. The evening will lead with an informative presentation about jewelry care and cleaning, followed by a hands-on experience.

Classes are $25 for Museum Members, and $30 for non-members.

Register in person or online at cooshistory.org/event-registration

📍 1210 N Front St., Coos Bay, OR
🕠 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
📆 Thursday, April 16, 2026

🦉🐦 T O N I G H T 🐦🦉🦆🦅April Tuesday Talk🦅🦆Tonight is the night! The Museum is excited to host Harv Schubothe, President o...
04/07/2026

🦉🐦 T O N I G H T 🐦🦉
🦆🦅April Tuesday Talk🦅🦆

Tonight is the night! The Museum is excited to host Harv Schubothe, President of the Cape Arago Audubon Society, for our April installment of our First Tuesday Talk Lecture Series.

Harv will be teaching us everything he knows about birds and birding, and sharing resources from Cape Arago that can enhance the local birding experience.

This talk is in anticipation of the opening of our latest exhibit Feathers in Flight. This exhibit will explore the roles birds have played in shaping human culture and science, featuring expertly taxidermized avian specimens.

Pre-register in person, or online at cooshistory.org/event-registration. Walk-ins welcome night of the event.

Event is free to museum members, and $7 to the public.

📍 Coos History Museum 1210 N. Front St. Coos Bay
📆 Tuesday, April 7 (TONIGHT!)
🕕 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Doors Open @ 5:30

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1210 N Front Street
Coos Bay, OR
97420

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(541) 756-6320

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