PMA Films: Filmmaker Ian Cheney shows us The Arc of Oblivion, plus Edward Yang's masterful final film and a brash comedy about the modern economy

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This Month At Your Museum: May 2024

This month presents the opening of Jeremy Frey: Woven, the first-ever major retrospective of a Wabanaki artist in a fine art museum in the United States.

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PMA Films: An enchanting tomb-raider caper, more Edward Yang, a Tarkovsky restoration, and an urgent documentary about sea-level rise

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'Art in Bloom' exhibit at Portland Museum of Art
DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP INCOMING

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Portland Press Herald: See these new acquisitions by Portland Museum of Art, before they go back into storage

The museum has a collection of 19,000 objects and counting, and only a fraction are on display at any given time. We look at how these pieces get to the museum and where they go when they're not on display.

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This Month At Your Museum: March 2024

Each year, thousands of people come to the museum to experience breathtaking floral designs—all inspired by artworks in the PMA collection, btw—and take part in a wide array of special, springtime programming. Be sure to visit Wednesday, March 20 through Sunday, March 24, and don’t miss some of these highlights!

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Youth Art Month is here!

YAM is an annual exhibition showcasing the incredible talent in Maine’s art education programs.

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To Our Community

Like many museums, municipal, and cultural organizations, we continue to be adversely impacted by the instability of the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum is therefore reducing its staff size by thirteen positions. These positions include salaried managers and employees, as well as hourly employees. Frontline support staff, including Gallery Ambassadors and Security Associates, are not impacted by these reductions.

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PMA Films: The Best Films of 2023

PMA Films Specialist Chris Gray shares his list of personal favorites from the last year in cinema.

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PMA Films: The Oscar Shorts begin!

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Boston Spirit Magazine: Portland Museum of Art’s ‘+ collection’ expands narrative about curation and exhibition process

Portland Museum of Art’s ‘+ collection’ expands narrative about curation and exhibition process.

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Press Release: "Peggy Bacon: Biting, never Bitter" opening at the Portland Museum of Art Summer 2024

This exhibition explores the humor and sharp wit of one of the most insightful visual and literary artists of the 20th century.

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Family Days

Save the dates for upcoming Family Days at the PMA.

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