If you’ve driven down Portland Avenue lately you’ve probably noticed the construction crews and black mesh fencing now populating Portland Museum. These are the beginnings of our upcoming children’s museum AHOY, and we can’t wait to share it with the families of Portland soon! We’re currently working with the Weber Group, founded by two brothers who grew up right next door in Shawnee, to restore and transform a dilapidated Victorian mansion into a place where our neighborhood’s kids can learn history and play.
We are grateful to Wolfgang & Hite, Architecture and Exhibition Design, whose early architectural and exhibition design work contributed to the project’s development, as well as Pat Blackburn and VBN Architects, Clinton Deckard of Construction Solutions, Michael Bryant of PACE Contracting, Claude Stephens of Playcecosystem, Squallis Puppeteers, Ludicology (UK), Jo Marsh with Tŷ Pawb (UK), our staff, the AHOY Children’s Museum Committee, the Portland Museum Board, the Portland community, and Plus & Greater Than (OR). Stay tuned for more updates as we make progress on this project many years in the making, and come visit Portland Museum sometime soon!
