In the past I've stopped by the gift shop, but this year in my visit to Portland decided to see all of the exhibits at PMA. I really enjoyed browsing through all of the rooms/buildings. Diverse and interesting. Alex Katz, Wedding Dress on exhibit until early June 2024. John Singer Sargent work is on display in Boston currently, so was happy to see several of his works at this museum. Outside ground sculptures are interesting too.

Spent a lovely afternoon here on a cold weekend and we were pleasantly surprised. It is bigger than I expected with a good collection and lots to see. I don’t understand art too much, but I still had a good time. The facilities were clean and well maintained. It’s modern and elevators to help you access other floors If you are looking for a break, there is a café at the basement level that sells beverages and snacks with some limited seating. All of the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful.

Great collection international and local art. The museum has good flows through galleries. It has a lot of natural light. The outdoor sculpture gardens can be viewed from stairways. As the museum has grown it has graphed onto the Mclellan house which has its own history. You should plan on at least 2 to 3 hours. These is a small cafe for light snacks.

The temporary exhibit about shoes, which called “ Future Now” is impressive. Do not skip it…. Very interesting so say the least. The rest of collections are good, they have something of every thing, of course the famous and best works of the renown artists, but good enough for a quick visit.

This small museum was worth a visit. We came specifically for the special exhibit by Wabenaki basket maker Jeremy Frey. His baskets were exquisite, and we learned a great deal and enjoyed them immensely. We spent nearly an hour in the exhibit, which runs through September 15, but did not tour other parts of the museum.

We happened to visit when the exhibit of the Indigenous basket maker Jeremy Frey was on - it was a revelation. Very intricate and compelling work. The museum as a whole is nicely sized, not overwhelming like some huge ones are. There are some nice Monets in the European wing. The American wing has been re-imagined in the context of current environmental and historical concerns - but you are free to ignore that narrative and look at the paintings any way you like. The museum has a very nice cafe in the lowest floor where you can get a light lunch or a snack.

The Portland Museum of Art is located downtown. It has a fine permanent collection, and typically features two or three well curated shows. This is a museum worth visiting. One note: On the third Thursday of each month admission is free.

Wonderful museum with a well curated collection of local as well as world renowned artists. The museum is relatively small so it wouldn’t take you long to see it and it has an excellent gift shop and a café. I attended on a Friday night when it was open for free from 4 PM to 8 PM.

We went for a special exhibit of basket weaving by Jeremy Frey, a Maine artist. The feature exhibition was great, and the layout of the museum is very nice. Looking at the second floor and some of the first floor, the focus is really on Maine artists. It's nice to see Maine's largest city focus on Maine's talent. On a counter-point, it was not obvious that there was a great variety of art, compared to the Currier Museum in Manchester, NH, which has some medieval and modern art on prominent display. Also the Portland Museum seems to take a modern interpetation of some works, e.g. referencing overfishing and lack of minority representation. Certainly relevant and good points, but, I wonder if the artists 100 years ago were thinking about these issues. As with many things these days parking is an issue. When I first visited the museum about 20 years ago there was a large parking lot next door where you could pay to park all day. That lot seems to have taken over by a health company, so now the parking is on the street with a 2-hour limit. Overall, travelling to see sights is getting more and more limited by lack of somewhere to put your car.

Sir Paul McCarthy photo exhibit was amazing! He took them as the Beatles were starting to tour around the world. The second exhibit~Throughlines: Connections in the collection. The curator did an excellent job tying pieces of art together in ways we never imagined.