Coos Art Museum is a museum in Coos Bay, operating on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Oregon since 1966. It offers exhibitions, art classes, lectures, and community events.Use our Coos Bay trip tool to visit Coos Art Museum on your trip to Coos Bay, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.
Coos Art Museum is housed in a 1936 Art Deco former U.S. Post Office and is home to six exhibition galleries. Construction of the post office began in January 1936 by Hoffman Construction Company, with it opening in November 1936 at a cost of $127,566. The Museum features between 18 and 25 changing exhibitions annually, including exhibits from its own 554-piece permanent collection of Northwest and contemporary art, which can also be viewed via the museum's website.
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My husband and I had had 4 rainy days. We visited this museum to get out of the house and thoroughly enjoyed it. The main exhibit, which changes, was a Maritime one. Art from the west coast and some.... more
My husband and I had had 4 rainy days. We visited this museum to get out of the house and thoroughly enjoyed it. The main exhibit, which changes, was a Maritime one. Art from the west coast and some.... more »
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It's always nice to see art as it is what is balancing everyone’s day. The Art Museum has very good selected art pieces and also has 4+ shows every year, that bring in art from the U.S. Since we...
It's always nice to see art as it is what is balancing everyone’s day. The Art Museum has very good selected art pieces and also has 4+ shows every year, that bring in art from the U.S. Since we... more »
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Some really great pieces! Beautiful location.
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Very nice art museum in a historic old building. Really surprised finding such an excellent gallery on the Oregon coast.
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