Mt Hood Cultural Center & Museum — Attraction in Sandy

If Mt Hood history is your passion the Mt Hood Cultural Center & Museum is the place for you!

There is something for everyone who loves mountains, snowboarding, ski history, military history, US history, local history and anyone interested in Mt Hood's incredible link to the great migration West!

There is a great deal of exhibits throughout the museuem that showcase the photographers of Mount Hood's past.Other exhibits include a pair of the oldest known modern twin tip skis from the 1930's! Add to that snowboards dating back decades, mountaineering equipment brought from Europe in the late 1800's and Early 20th century, military operation dating from WWII, programs from President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" and I guarantee all US and Mount Hood history enthusiasts will be blown away by the rich stories this majestic mountain and her surrounding communities have had and still offer!

Checkout their website for events such as the "Ski The Glade" a historical event that is known as a "Living History Ski Tour"!

There are regular oral history events at the museum and there is always a friendly curator to at the museum to share the history of Mt Hood with you.

Highly recommend...

I'm ashamed to admit that the "culture" shared is only settler culture since descendants of European immigrants arrived and the development of skiing and recreation. Seriously. That's it. Their excuse for completely ignoring Indigenous culture and history is "Generally, the collection will focus on the time period beginning with the pioneering of the Barlow Road branch of the Oregon Trail in 1845. Due to financial and expertise limitations, the museum will not collect Native American related objects." Quoted from the website. Evidently, the culture of the real local population since time immemorial is just too much trouble? I didn't even see a single modern Native artist on display. How hard would it be to offer some space to the good people of Warm Springs to curate as they see fit to kindly educate the rest of us a bit and offer some Native art and handcrafted items for sale? I not only don't recommend visiting, I recommend boycotting the place. The museum management should be shame-faced, but evidently they're not. The epitome of racist rubbish that simply does not deign to recognise millennia of culture. It's an embarrassment on the Mountain as far as I...

This is not only a museum but also a great resource, a useful information center and a cultural center, a hub of community life. Admission is free. Stop by here if you are just visiting the Mt. Hood area. You can find useful maps here and get information about local activities, hikes, biking, skiing, camping, and more. On the last Saturday of each month, 7 pm - 8 pm, there is usually a series of informative and entertaining presentations about anything and everything related to Mt. Hood, including hiking trails, volcanic eruptions, local ski fashion, and more. It's called the History Happy Hour. Come a bit early, around 6:30 pm and buy some beer or wine or non-alcoholic drink, and then socialize before the presentation begins. The presentation is free, but donations to the museum are welcome. Oh, and then there is the museum part. There is a room devoted to ski equipment and how it evolved through the decades. Another room is devoted to the history of the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol. Other rooms are devoted to the history of the area, the Oregon pioneers, vintage furniture, vintage tools, vintage...