International Museum of Carousel Art

The International Museum of Carousel Art was a museum in Hood River in the U.S. state of Oregon focused on carousels. The museum claimed to be the largest such collection in the world.[1] It had 8,000 to 10,000 visitors per year.[2]

International Museum of Carousel Art

International Museum of Carousel Art Hood River, Oregon
Established	1983 (1983)
Dissolved	2010 (2010)
Location	Portland, Oregon (1983–1999) Hood River, Oregon (1999–2010)
Coordinates	45°42′32″N 121°30′49″W

The museum was founded in 1983 as the Portland Carousel Museum after the founders, Duane and Carol Perron, helped restore a 1914 carousel in the late 1970s. It was a non profit organization.[3] The Hood River museum opened October 17, 1999 and attracted about three thousand visitors in its first year.[4]

The collection contained about 110 carved animals, an operational Wurlitzer band organ, chariots, and other artifacts. The exhibits featured European animals, major American carvers, armored horses, and the restoration process.[3] The museum closed in late 2010, initially with the intent of relocating, but the closure was later made permanent.[5]