Columbia River Maritime Museum to unveil new building

Doors open to the public Nov. 20 The Columbia River Maritime Museum will open the doors of its newly constructed Warnock Building — home of Mariners Hall — to the community at 1 p.m. Friday Nov. 20 at 1792 Marine Drive. Regular admission rates apply; members are free. Visit crmm.org for more information. Portland company Opsis Architecture designed the approximately 24,500-square-foot exhibition and education space which houses 19 vessels as well as a First-Order Fresnel lens and a life-size U.S. Coast Guard helicopter suspended from the high ceiling made of massive glue-lam beams. The two-level building will also be home to about 3,700 square feet for expanded science, technology, engineering arts and mathematics learning (also known as STEAM) for all ages. Hands-on engagement also includes a sheltered, remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) tank. Students will be able to test, build and maneuver underwater vehicles, offering them the opportunity to explore underwater technology.

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