Get Lost...

in history at the Portland Museum and discover the charm of Portland, Louisville’s riverside community.

Explore Louisville’s river heritage through vivid dioramas, life-sized character mannequins, automated sound track, documentaries, and much, much more…at the Portland Museum.

Discover the Portland neighborhood, once an independent town below the Falls of the Ohio, through walking tours, restored historic properties, archaeology and interpretation at Portland Wharf Park, art exhibits, programs, and heritage events.

Founded in 1978 by elementary school teachers, Portland Museum grew from a single classroom to its present location in Beech Grove, an antebellum “country seat” on the old road between Portland and Louisville. The Museum also owns, and is restoring, the Squire Earick House, an American Treasure, that may be the oldest house in Portland.

The Museum’s Beech Grove Press features antique letterpress equipment where children and adults create handmade editions of broadsides and chapbooks.

Come and explore Portland and its Museum. It’s guaranteed to be an exciting trip. Don’t get lost on the way.

OUR TOWN, TOO: Portland's African Americans,
November 15th, 2007—July 30, 2008
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