Columbia River Maritime Museum

Columbia River Maritime Museum
View from southwest in 2012
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EstablishedAssociation: 1962[1]
Museum: 1963[2][3]
LocationAstoria, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates46°11′24″N 123°49′26″W / 46.19°N 123.824°W / 46.19; -123.824
TypeMaritime museum
Collection size30,000 objects[4]
VisitorsApprox. 100,000 (annually)[5]
Websitecrmm.org

The Columbia River Maritime Museum is a museum of maritime history in the northwest United States, located about ten miles (16 km) southeast of the mouth of the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon.

It has a national reputation for the quality of its exhibits and the scope of its collections and was the first museum in Oregon to meet national accreditation standards. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.[6] It is the official state maritime museum for Oregon.[5]

The museum opened 61 years ago in August 1963[2] in the Old Astoria City Hall and in 1982 it moved to its current location, on the waterfront.[7][8][9] A remodeling and expansion was undertaken in 2001–02.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference water under was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Seafood Packer Pledges $5,000 To Museum Fund" (September 21, 1963). The Oregonian (Portland), Section 3, p. 7.
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  5. ^ a b Graf, Tyler (May 14, 2012). "Vast ocean of learning keeps growing: Columbia River Maritime Museum celebrates 50 years". The Daily Astorian. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  6. ^ "List of Accredited Museums" (PDF). American Alliance of Museums. June 2012. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  7. ^ "Astoria left museum design to Chance". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1983. p. 11E.
  8. ^ Erickson, Steve (May 9, 1982). "New port of call: Museum moors sea heritage". The Sunday Oregonian. p. B1.
  9. ^ Tetlow, Rogert T. (March 1, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Astoria City Hall [old]" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 22, 2012.