Outside advisers brought new perspectives to the reinstallation of the museum’s permanent collection.
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5 things you’ve never seen before at the Portland Museum of Art
The reinstallation of the permanent collection at the Portland Museum of Art introduced new work to the galleries. Some were created, acquired or loaned for this exhibit, while others came out of storage for the first time ever. All were interpreted through a new lens. Here’s some of what you can see for the first […]
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Portland Museum of Art exhibit delivers environmental messages from young artists
PMA has opened a two-month exhibit of young artists who created their messages through art about climate change.
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Greely student’s piece will catch your eye at Portland Museum of Art
High school student Brynn Vogel’s artwork was selected for the Youth Art Month exhibit.
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Flagship flower shop in downtown Portland will pull up roots this spring
Harmon’s Floral Co., a fixture for decades near Congress Square, will close the location and continue operations at two other branches.
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West Coast design firm chosen for Portland Museum of Art expansion
Lever Architecture, based in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, was chosen ahead of three other finalists to design a new building on the site of the former Children’s Museum that will be integrated into the museum’s existing campus overlooking Congress Square.
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Commentary: Reflecting on reflections – and how wildlife interact with Portland’s skyline
We thought when looking at the four PMA expansion finalists, ‘That sure is a lot of glass,’ the cause of many bird injuries or deaths.
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Maine Voices: For the Portland Museum of Art, the wing is the thing
The four competing design proposals make big, bold statements. Good.
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Maine Voices: Portland Museum of Art’s new wing must not make old mistakes
Not everybody regularly gets inside the museum; how it looks from the outside matters.
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Maine Voices: Portland Museum of Art design finalists miss the mark
Henry Cobb’s 1983 Payson Wing deserves more respect and attention from the architects vying to reimagine the PMA.