The 140-year-old museum is raising money to build a six- or seven-story building on the site of the former Children’s Museum on Free Street, to start.
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Portland Museum of Art receives photography collection that ‘puts us at another level’
The gift of more than 600 photographs from Judy Glickman Lauder features works by world-famous artists.
Portland Museum of Art and new employee union reach first contract agreement
The union, which formed last year, represents 40 museum employees.
Public gets update on Congress Square Park overhaul, a decade in the making
The project envisions a greener and more accessible space, also featuring a 20-foot-high public sculpture from renowned New York visual artist Sarah Sze.
See the world through 3 different lenses at Portland Museum of Art
The photos and prints leave little to chance, but much to interpretation.
Portland Museum of Art employees vote to unionize
Museum officials say they will honor the outcome and strive to build a stronger and more equitable institution.
Art in Bloom returning soon to Portland Museum of Art
The ‘beloved annual event’ is coming back to give art enthusiasts a breath of fresh air after a long winter made even more challenging by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Portland curator lands job at Bay State museum
Jessica May, who left the Portland Museum of Art last year, will serve as artistic director at the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park near Boston.
Museum management’s appeal delays union vote result
The vote was held this month, but the Portland Museum of Art has asked the National Labor Relations Board to review its decision allowing gallery ambassadors to decide whether to unionize.
PMA director: We can’t leave nonprofits out in the cold
Maine nonprofits provide essential support and must be included in federal COVID relief funding.