Portland Art Museum
Art museum · Downtown
1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205
Highlights
Asian, Native American, European & American art collections
Asian, Native American, European & American art collections
"The city where photographer Dina Ávila resides, known for its vibrant arts scene, diverse culture, and beautiful natural surroundings." - Ivy Manning
"A vibrant city in Oregon known for its artsy vibe, food culture, and beautiful natural surroundings." - Rebecca Flint Marx
"I like that the Portland Art Museum is part of the campus’s immediate cultural circuit — it’s one of several major arts institutions within a 10-minute walk of PSU, which makes trips to exhibitions an easy extension of student life." - Alayna Becker
"The Portland Art Museum has been a fixture of the Rose City for longer than you’d expect—it’s the oldest art museum on the West Coast, opened in 1892. The current location, on the South Park Blocks, debuted in 1932 with a design by Pietro Belluschi. Today, the permanent collection includes 42,000 works along with a rotating selection of exhibits. Among the highlights in past years: pieces by Rodin and Andy Warhol, and what is thought to be the largest cat painting in the world. The 2.5-block campus also includes the Northwest Film Center."
"The Portland Art Museum was founded in the late 1800s, making it the seventh oldest museum in the United States, and the oldest in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to its extensive permanent collection, rotating exhibits have featured everyone from Andy Warhol, Anish Kapoor, Steve McQueen, conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas, and photographer Fazal Sheikh, who photographs displaced and marginalized communities around the world."
