About

Mission

The Salem Culture and Heritage Forum facilitates communication and collaboration between cultural-heritage organizations, in Marion and Polk counties, to enhance visitation and community engagement.

Participating Organizations

Participation in the Salem Heritage All-Star Forum is open to Salem cultural-heritage non-profit organizations and other interested parties at no-charge.The role of participants in the Forum is to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between Salem-area cultural-heritage organizations in an effort to enhance public programming, community engagement, and heritage tourism. Funding for specific Forum projects is the responsibility of those participating and is secured on a project by project basis.

• Gilbert House Children’s Museum
• Salem Art Association
• Friends of Deepwood
• David Douglas Society
• Willamette Heritage Center
• Lord & Schryver Conservancy
• Friends of Salem Pioneer Cemetery
• Willamette Art Center & Oaks Gallery
• The Criterion Schoolhouse
• Lee Mission Cemetery
• Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health
• Salem Riverfront Carousel
• Salem’s Historic Grand Theatre
• Historic Elsinore Theatre
• Hallie Ford Museum of Art
• Willamette University
• Oregon State Capitol/Visitors Center
• Salem Multicultural Institute

Affiliated Organizations

As the Forum is currently funded in part by City of Salem, organizations outside the city are encouraged to participate with the Forum as affiliated organizations.

• Antique Powerland Museums
• Brooks Depot Museum
• Charles & Martha Brown House