History
Portland Children's Museum was founded in 1946 as the Adventure House by recreation director of Portland Parks & Recreation, Dorothea Lensch. Dr. Lensch was the first woman appointed Recreation Director for the division.
The original museum building was located at the Jacob Kamm mansion in Southwest Portland until 1950 when it moved to a building (formerly a dormitory) on Lair Hill just south of downtown Portland. The Lair Hill Museum contained a pet library (from which children could check-out animals) as well as a variety of interactive and informative exhibits. The Lair Hill museum hosted regular arts and crafts workshops as well as sports games and other activities.
After 51 years of occupancy at the downtown location, the building was closed on March 31, 2001, and Portland Children's Museum moved to its current location in Washington Park, in the building which previously housed Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Since moving to Washington Park, Portland Children's Museum has welcomed almost two million visitors.
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