Portland Art Museum

The Portland Art Museum, founded in 1892, is located in Portland, Oregon. It is one of the oldest art museums on the West Coast and is renowned for its extensive collection, which includes Native American artifacts, Asian art and Northwest art. The museum’s holdings feature works by artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and Winslow Homer. The museum also offers dynamic exhibitions, educational programs, and special events, making it a key cultural institution in the Pacific Northwest. Read more about Museums.

Collector Jordan D. Schnitzer’s David Hockney Holdings Come Home to Portland

The traveling exhibition, which gathers 60 year's worth of drawings, collages, photographic works and more, showcases the artist's lifelong engagement with both tradition and innovation.

By Jordan Riefe

The Most Anticipated Art Museum Openings and Expansions of 2025 (Updated)

The inauguration of new art institutions around the globe signals cultural resilience and renewal.

By Christa Terry and Elisa Carollo

The Largest-Ever Survey of Indigenous Australian Art Is Coming to the U.S.

"The Stars We Do Not See" will offer American audiences an expansive view of Indigenous creativity spanning from the 19th Century to the present.

By Elisa Carollo

Hank Willis Thomas’ Unflinchingly Honest Art Embarks on a Museum Tour

By Paddy Johnson

Arts Power 50: The Changemakers Shaping the Art World in 2019

By Paddy Johnson, Mary von Aue, Juliet Helmke, Sissi Cao and Helen Holmes

Can Going to a Museum Help Your Heart Condition? In a New Trial, Doctors Are Prescribing Art.

By Daniel Grant

Paul Allen to Share His Art With America in a 5-City Traveling Masterpieces Show

By Alanna Martinez

Portland Art Museum Names Dawson W. Carr Curator of European Art

By Andrew Russeth

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