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===Museums and other attractions=== [[File:Egyptian Theater (Coos County, Oregon scenic images) (cooDA0010).jpg|thumb|upright|Egyptian Theater]] * [[Coos Art Museum]], a museum in Downtown Coos Bay, has operated since 1950. Located in a historic former US Post Office, it offers tour exhibits, art classes, lectures, and community events. The museum holds 477 permanent collections and rotates its displays throughout the year. * Coos Historical & Maritime Center is an {{convert|11000|ft2|m2|adj=on}} museum was built on a {{convert|3|acre|ha|adj=on}} site on Coos Bay's historic waterfront. The museum opened in Spring 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=New History Museum Details |url=http://www.cooshistory.org/center_overview |website=Coos Historical & Maritime Museum |access-date=October 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220174839/http://www.cooshistory.org/center_overview |archive-date=December 20, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Coos Bay Iron Works, a producer of logging equipment, opened in 1882 and is still in business on Front Street, using a variety of antique tools dating to the [[Industrial Revolution]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coosbayironworks.com/ |title=Coos Bay Iron Works |access-date=September 19, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912200020/http://coosbayironworks.com/ |archive-date=September 12, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><!--if notable, the ironworks could use its own article--> * The [[Egyptian Theatre (Coos Bay, Oregon)|Egyptian Theatre]] was part of a popular [[Egyptian Theatre|architectural movement]] and is the only Oregon movie house that still has its original [[theatre organ]] installation. Built in 1925, the theatre was closed in 2005, but it was reopened shortly after by a nonprofit agency. Closed again in 2011, the Egyptian Theatre Preservation Association and the Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency were successful in raising enough money to reopen in June 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://egyptiantheatreoregon.com/grand-re-opening-pictorial/ |title=Grand Re-Opening Pictorial {{!}} Egyptian Theatre |website=egyptiantheatreoregon.com |language=en-US |access-date=January 18, 2018 |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119060642/http://egyptiantheatreoregon.com/grand-re-opening-pictorial/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Oregon Coast Music Festival is an annual festival held the last two weeks of July, founded in 1978. Local, national and International artists perform diverse genres such as Native American, Celtic, Jazz, and Chamber as well as an 80 piece orchestra.<ref>{{cite web |title=About OCMA |url=http://www.oregoncoastmusic.com/oregon-coast-music-association-about-ocma.htm |publisher=Oregon Coast Music Association |access-date=October 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513200401/http://www.oregoncoastmusic.com/oregon-coast-music-association-about-ocma.htm |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Blackberry Arts Festival is an annual festival that began in 1982, held in August, that showcases local arts, crafts, food and entertainment in the historic Marshfield District.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blackberry Arts Festival |url=http://coosbaydowntown.org/blackberry-arts-festival/ |publisher=Coos Bay Downtown Association |access-date=October 17, 2012 |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009055740/http://coosbaydowntown.org/blackberry-arts-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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