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Architectural Heritage Center

The Architectural Heritage Center connects people and place, past and future. Each year we organize public programs, walking tours, and gallery exhibitions on a wide variety of topics related to Portland’s built environment. The Architectural Heritage Center is owned and operated by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation. 
To get involved in our work, sign up to be on our email list.

VISIT

Our exhibition galleries are open. Admission is free through the end of the year! 
All people 5 and older (2 years and older if tolerated) in Multnomah County are required to wear a mask in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status.
GALLERY HOURS     Thursday – Saturday | 11am – 5pm
LOCATION      701 SE Grand Avenue | Portland, Oregon 97214
CALL OR EMAIL      503-231-7264 | [email protected]
GETTING HERE      #6 – MLK and Grand Avenue; #15 Morrison and Belmont | The Portland Streetcar (map) The A Loop stop closest to the AHC is SE MLK and Morrison.  The B Loop stop closest to the AHC is SE Grand and Morrison.
ADMISSION     Free through the end of the year. $8.00 for the general public in 2022. AHC Members are always free!

EXPLORE

EXHIBITS - Collections showcase & more

WALKING TOURS: Explore Portland neighborhoods on foot.

RESOURCE GUIDE: Find local resources for renovating vintage homes and spaces.

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We honor the tribes whose longhouses were in what is now Portland: the Chinook bands of Multnomah, Clackamas, and the Cascade/Watlala and the Kalapuya band of Tualatin. We also honor the nearby tribes who traded here–in the Willamette Valley: the Kalapuya, the Molalla, and the Chinook-speaking Clowwewalla/Tumwater; and many tribes along the Columbia River including: the Cowlitz, and the Chinook bands of the Wasco, Chinook, and the Kathlamet.

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Architectural Heritage Center |701 SE Grand Ave. Portland, OR 97214 | 503 231-7264 | | Copyright . All Rights Reserved. The Bosco-Milligan Foundation's federal tax identification number is 94-3090169
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