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Jensen Arctic Museum

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General info
Calendar
Special events
- 25th Anniversary
- Salmon Bake
Education
- Wildlife
Exhibits
Virtual tour
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Plan your visit

Admission to the museum is free. Onsite parking is available. Additionally, we are on the Chariot’s bus route, with a bus stop nearby. On-campus and off-campus dining is available. There is a variety of other local activities to take part in during your visit to Western Oregon University .

The Jensen Arctic Museum is on Facebook. Check it out here.

NEW! You can now register for a tour online.

Hours
Wednesday through Saturday, 10am to 4pm (closed on Federal holidays)

Exhibits

Soapstone whale carving Bowhead whale hunt Polar bear
Art History Natural history

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Education

If you are a teacher and would like information about the Arctic before visiting the museum, we offer pre-tour packets as well as education trunks that have information and other fun activities for your students to do in class before visiting.
Learn more about the Arctic and our educational trunks.

Calendar

Every year the museum has activities that they put on in order to build relations with the community and with the people that support the museum. In September the museum has its annual Salmon Bake. There is also the Anniversary Celebration in May.
To view a full list of activities please feel free to check out the museum calendar.

About us

The Jensen Arctic Museum is part of the Western Oregon University Foundation and was established in 1985 by the collection of Dr. Paul Jensen. The museum now has over 4000 objects donated from hundreds of donors.
Learn more about the museum.

Get involved

In our vision towards preserving the collection and assuring a healthy self-supporting museum, the Friends of the Jensen Arctic Museum Board is working hard to identify solutions to key issues on three major fronts: operations, outreach, and fund-raising. Recently, the operations and outreach efforts have received the primary focus to define our needs, to understand our support base, and to develop the direction of our next years’ fund-raising events. Legal issues pertaining to the collection are developing and will receive more attention as issues pertaining to donor constraints and the location of the museum are considered.

The amount of effort to keep all these fronts moving simultaneously has highlighted the need to increase the size and ability of the board and work crew. This growth is dependent on seeking and building a strong community relationship. In the process, the community vitality will be increased via educational programs, symposia and exhibits.

This program made possible through funding by the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs and ARCUS

Want to learn more or become a member of the Jensen Arctic Museum?

Give Online to the Annual Fund

Contact

Jensen Arctic Museum 503-838-8468 | or e-mail: arctic@wou.edu

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