The Makah Museum, also called the Makah Cultural and Research Center, is on the Makah Indian Reservation in Neah Bay, Washington, where it preserves and presents Makah history and culture through discoveries from the Ozette Indian Village Archaeological Site. Its central collection comes from a Makah village at Lake Ozette that was partly buried by a mudslide around 1750, preserving everyday items and providing an unusually detailed view of pre-contact tribal life. Opened in 1979 under tribal chairman Edward Eugene Claplanhoo, the museum houses thousands of artifacts, including canoes, basketry, whaling and fishing gear, and a replica long house, while supporting research and public understanding.