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Portland Museum of Art

7 Congress Square, Portland, ME
207-775-6148
Ranked #3 of 68 attractions in Portland
4.5 of 5 stars 82 Reviews
Type: Art Museums
Activities: Shopping, Dining
Owner description: Works by the European masters such as Degas, Picasso and Renoir are on display along with American greats like Winslow Homer, Robert Indiana and... more » Owner description: Works by the European masters such as Degas, Picasso and Renoir are on display along with American greats like Winslow Homer, Robert Indiana and Andrew Wyeth at this museum that places special emphasis on the works of artists from Maine. « less
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Portland, Maine
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62 reviews 62 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

The Portland Museum of Art is really impressive for so many reasons: their elaborate selection of artwork, their dedication and support to the local community, and their general contribution to the art scene. I appreciate tremendously, thanks to LLBean, that Friday nights is free admission - I go once a month with my boyfriend to check everything out, because of... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

Visit the Portland Arts district on the First Friday of any month and the evening includes free admission to this wonderful Portland assest.

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Houston, texas, USA
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142 reviews 142 reviews
Reviews in 46 cities Reviews in 46 cities
752 helpful votes 752 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

They are closed on Mondays, at least until the summer, and while the staff is nice their is little to recommend the museum unless the weather is bad and you want to spend some time with the sort of art - well nothing exceptional. Bowden University has a much more interesting collection a short distance away.

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Portland, Maine
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

It's great to go to the museum on a Friday night, get cultural experience you won't regret.

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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

The Portland Museum of Art is a gem of a small museum. Excellent permanent collection, good visiting exhibits, nice cafe downstairs, excellent museum shop. All in all, a great experience. We are members, and return often.

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Leominster, Massachusetts
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012

We visited here during a visit to Portland. My wife, daughter and I enjoyed several hours with the exhibits. Only negative is that we ended up overstaying our time on the parking meter, and Portlands finest were happy to give us a $15 ticket. We found out after the fact that there is a lot (pay) for the museum.

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Reading,Ma
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012

A very nice museum with many beautiful paintings and other objects of art. Reasonable in price and centrally located.

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Seacoast NH
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Enjoyed the sculptures, Mclellan house, and facebook exhibit. My 11 yo daughter found the house from the 1800's very interesting. learned about architecture, interior design, and childrens activities of the 1800's. It took us about 2 hours to go through most of the museum. There were a few school groups that were a bit loud, but we were able to... More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

Comfortable place. Incredible, surprising, interesting and engaging collection

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boston
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

The museum is small enough that you can make it through easily and yet has a variety of different exhibits. The current Friends exhibit is worthwhile - it shows a trip that the artist took to visit all of her facebook friends captured through pictures.

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