Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
4.5
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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One of the oldest art museums on the west coast with an impressive collection of Native American and Asian art, plus a large modern and contemporary wing. Rotating special exhibitions bring the best of the art world to Portland.
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4.5
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Janet A
75 contributions
Sept 2021
The Portland Art Museum was in between traveling exhibits, but we still spent over four hours touring all of the galleries throughout the museum. My favorite was the collection of European paintings and my friend's was the Asian collection. I would have appreciated a curator's explanation of the modern art, but that's how I usually feel about modern art! The museum was Covid-19 safe, as it was spotlessly clean, everyone was required to wear masks, and delightfully sparsely populated.
Written 25 September 2021
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Don'tWaitForRetirement
California5,725 contributions
Aug 2019
We enjoyed the "Paris 1900" exhibit in late summer of 2019. Some of the jewelry pieces were exquisite. We also liked the contemporary art wing, particularly the Warhol's. See my photos attached.
The girl on the bag check looked like a druggie and did not make a good first impression upon entry. (Backpacks must be checked-in).
You can leave the museum and come back again, which we did for lunch.
Quality gift shop.
Overall, I felt slightly underwhelmed by the PAM, but it was a good way to while away half a day in Portland.
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The girl on the bag check looked like a druggie and did not make a good first impression upon entry. (Backpacks must be checked-in).
You can leave the museum and come back again, which we did for lunch.
Quality gift shop.
Overall, I felt slightly underwhelmed by the PAM, but it was a good way to while away half a day in Portland.
If you found this review useful, please click the THANK button. Cheers!
Written 16 July 2020
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Katy M
Beaverton, OR41 contributions
July 2019
I am the lucky recipient of two yearly passes to the museum and have taken both my daughters. There is so much to see it's a totally different experience each time you go. The permanent displays are awesome and the guest displays are always on par or even better. They do a great job lighting the art and creating an easy walk, stand, learn, and enjoy experience.
Written 7 January 2020
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lee m
Oakland, CA48 contributions
Dec 2021
Beautiful space, building and exhibits. Beautiful park and church across the street, groovy coffee shop couple blocks up (Super Joy). The rotating exhibits are world/first class (I've been to many San Francisco, New York and European museums). The current exhibit Egypt (Nefertari and New Kingdom/Egyptian Empire time frame about 3500 years ago) was extensive and impressive. The flow and layout easy to follow, the items capture the history and understanding of those lives and times. Really beautiful and moving. And the gift shop is classy, not too expensive and has wonderful items for this exhibit and other beautiful art and books. Thank you
Written 3 December 2021
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allezgently
St. Petersburg, FL190 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
The museum has a lot of potential but wait a year or 2 before going. It is undergoing major construction and the primary exhibits are closed, e.g., native American art and American western artist like Bierstadt. We were very disappointed. Despite closures the museum charged full entry fees. We complained and received a refund. The day we were there, water fountains were shut off, yet the museum website still said to bring no water to the museum. And they did NOT offer any free bottles of water. Only bottles, at $2 each could be purchased at the gift shop. We had heard from friends that the exhibits were really good, and were terribly disappointed. The one open exhibit, Impressionists, was very good, but small.
Written 9 August 2023
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scott r
Silver Spring, MD779 contributions
July 2021
Visiting Seattle from east coast and drove down for the day, not really sure what to expect from Portland - it has not played well in the media, would it be a mess of unruly protesters and just a waste. Did not find that at all. Had a quiet lunch in the peaceful park across from the museum; you'd have wondered what all the fuss was about. Granted, it was a Friday afternoon, but still. Museum itself was quite good and more than enough variety, quality to spend a good three hours - there's something for almost everyone and enough space for you to move at an unhurried, contemplative pace. Well done.
Written 1 August 2021
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EllenChr
Oslo, Norway2,603 contributions
July 2023 • Couples
The building is lagre but only about half of it was oven when we visited. There was so little to see that the entrance fee should have been reduced. The Tickets are at the same rate as the really big art museums elsewhere in the US so to pay such an amount for so little felt like Boeing ripped off.
Written 8 July 2023
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Bill R
Simi Valley, CA136 contributions
Aug 2022 • Solo
Thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the museum. Chock full of world class pieces of art. From Renoir, Monet, Gauguin, Picasso, to Van Gogh (on loan) it was time well spent. Sculptures, free-form displays, as well as Native American and other artifacts from around the world. The BLM exhibit was especially enlightening and moving.
Written 25 August 2022
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Mark I
2 contributions
Sept 2023 • Family
How is this museum nervy enough to charge full price for access to 1/3 of the actual museum? Disgraceful. Greedy. I saw no disclaimer online when I purchased my tickets, either. Why does Portland have to keep letting its people down like this?
Written 18 October 2023
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Lisa H
Wilton, NY204 contributions
May 2021 • Solo
I spent about 2 hours at the art museum and thoroughly enjoyed my time there. The Ansel Adams exhibit was impressive but, I have to say, the other exhibits were just as impressive. There are Native American exhibits and one by a Portland muralist Isaka Shamsud-Din. I was quite moved by his artwork. I highly recommend a visit to the art museum when in Portland.
Written 31 May 2021
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I didn't anything about parking on their site. Do they have a parking lot?
Written 20 September 2017
I have not seen a parking lot on site, but there are parking garages nearby. Moreover the public transportation system is excellent with stops close to the museum.
Written 20 September 2017
Do you know of any hotels with a shuttle bus to airport nearby that arent over $120 per night...seems they are all a bit pricey
Written 3 January 2015
The Portland Airport (PDX to casual travelers and KPDX if you are a pilot) is about 15 miles / 30 km northeast by north of the downtown area near the Portland Art Museum by road.
Taxi cabs are not cheap in Portland because the cab numbers are seriousl;y constrained by government regulation. Little competition. Uber does not currently serve Portland, though may be doing so after 1 April 2015.
Because I live here I don't usually stay in hotels, so I have never had the occasion to take a hotel shuttle to / from the airport. I simply do not know which, if any, of the downtown hotels have an airport shuttle service. Perhaps a bit of research / e mail directly to one of the downtown hotels will yield an answer.
As to rates, $ 120.00 including local taxes is doable but difficult. A friend about a little over a year ago stayed at the Portland Marriott on the river front down town for a room rate of $ 90.00 / night in September, 2013. Her company was doing a multi day event and the relatively low rate may have had something to do with the event being located at the hotel.
The Portland Convention and Visitors Bureau supposedly has an online private chat application with a staff member who can advise on hotel questions.
Google Travel Portland. I am not allowed by Trip Advisor to directly give you the URL for the website.
The "big" hotels downtown are The Portland Marriott; Portland Hilton; Heathman; Embassy Suites; Mark Spencer; Monaco; Benson. Those are not in any particular order of recommendation; they are just the local hotels I recall off the top of my head.
A more extensive list is available Trip Advisor. I would send you the URL for that Trip Advisor page, but Trip Advisor bars folks answering questions from transmitting URLs for web sites, including Trip Advisor's.
I think you best bet may be getting on the Portland Convention and visitors Bureau site and doing a "chat" with one of their paid staff members.
The International Date line always causes me much confusion, and I do not readily know the time difference between our two locations. You may need to watch out for that in contaction the Visitors Bureau. I do know they are closed on Sunday, so today ? / tomorrow ? may not be a good time to contact them.
I wish I had better direct answers to your question, but this should get you on to the people who will have answers. I think the combination of $ 120 / night plus shuyyel may be a tough one to meet.
I hope you do enjoy our city.
Written 3 January 2015
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