Oregon Revised Statutes Education and Culture § 358.310

(1) “Governing body” means the city council in relation to a city museum or the respective city councils of the two or more cities in relation to a joint city museum.

(2) “Museum” includes any collection of archaeological specimens, artifacts, pioneer relics, articles, documents and other things of historical, scientific or artistic import assembled, displayed, preserved and protected for the benefit of the public, for educational and scientific purposes or to commemorate the occupation and development of the Pacific Northwest region, and the structure or structures housing such collection.

(3) “Museum objects” includes any of the objects described in subsection (2) of this section.