Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
4.4
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
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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Portland's Downtown district offers a diverse range of attractions and amenities. The iconic Powell's City of Books, one of the largest independent bookstores in the world, sits proudly amidst a thriving landscape of high-end retail stores, local boutiques, and a plethora of diverse dining options. Pioneer Courthouse Square, fondly referred to as the city's 'living room', hosts a multitude of events throughout the year, from food festivals to concerts. The area is easily navigable with the city's impressive public transportation system, including the MAX light rail and the Streetcar. The neighborhood's unique blend of old and new architecture, coupled with the beautiful Waterfront Park along the Willamette River, provides a picturesque backdrop for travelers seeking a true taste of Portland.
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JL
Mukilteo, WA144 contributions
Aug 2024 • Solo
Taking one's time with any gallery was a given, but with French Impressionists and early Modernists, it takes an early morning to lunchtime session with a vibrant crowd. Lots of landscapes and portraits with sculpture centerpieces. Although, I did not recall seeing a Van Gogh at the time, I inadvertently wore my Van Gogh T-shirt when viewing a Rodin. This caught the eye of a fellow patron who then briefly mentioned it and her love of Rodin when she first saw "Le Penseur" [at the Musée Rodin when bragging about her days in Paris]. The Matisse was a surprise because it reminded me of Cannon Beach from "The Goonies". The mix included other modern, post-modern, and meta-modern pieces.
Written February 12, 2025
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Beth_sage
Minnetonka, MN562 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
An interesting mix of art. We appreciated the native art the best. There seem to be a lot of twists, turns and stairs that lead to something new. Some spaces get a bit crowded when the entrance to the room is small, and its a long narrow room. It seems to be a busy place with groups singing etc.
Written October 9, 2023
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Bill R
Simi Valley, CA135 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 August 25, 2022
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Deemster
San Francisco, CA25 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
Imagine going to the symphony concert , when for the full concert you were offered you get overture only - 10 min long. “Sorry, the musicians are sick or traveling”. That’s pretty much what we felt when we went to the Museum. Only one small exhibit was open and charging $50 for couple - is disgraceful and shameful. We drove from Seattle and were excited to come there, but - this is one of the worst museum experiences we ever had. Congratulations, curators, you put your museum in the lowest rating for us!
Written June 2, 2024
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AHappyCamper
Franklin, MA10 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Wish I read the reviews before I went. Exhibits seemed like a mediocre mashup and with only 1 floor open of this huge museum I felt kind of ripped off. They can do better even though we are from out of state they should give you a free pass for when they finish the renovations or charge a reduced admission. Save your money and time until it’s finished.
Written August 18, 2024
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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 August 9, 2023
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Mark I
2 contributions
Sep 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 October 18, 2023
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EllenChr
Oslo, Norway2,618 contributions
Jul 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 July 8, 2023
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Kelly B
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Nov 2023 • Family
Portland has been one of the Premier Cities of the West Coast since the 1860s. You would assume that the city art museum would feature an impressive collection of art. Considering the age of the City, the local Art Museum is mighty sad.
The core of collection was contributed by a wealthy family. The museum guides politely say the collection was "self curated". Th8s means that the collection was gathered by the name of the artist - and not by the artistic merit of the individual pieces. There is a "Van Gogh", but nothing like his popular paintings. A sad little donkey in blacks and dark browns.
If you have any kmowledge of art history, this collection will be extremely disappointing. I personally do not recommend this collection
The core of collection was contributed by a wealthy family. The museum guides politely say the collection was "self curated". Th8s means that the collection was gathered by the name of the artist - and not by the artistic merit of the individual pieces. There is a "Van Gogh", but nothing like his popular paintings. A sad little donkey in blacks and dark browns.
If you have any kmowledge of art history, this collection will be extremely disappointing. I personally do not recommend this collection
Written December 10, 2023
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SMF-Collegeville
Batesville, IN204 contributions
Jul 2023
When I go to an art museum, I expect to see a fair amount of art in relationship to the museum's size. This museum had some art, but mostly it was blank walls. The space was terribly utilized. It was very expensive for what was there, and very disappointing. We finally felt our kids were old enough this year to appreciate art, this is one of the first art museums that we take them to, and it was almost empty. I have seen small-town (less than 10,000 people) museums with more artwork than this.
There was one exemption and one reason this is not a one-start review - they had a very good traveling display on Guillermo del Toro. However, it was not appropriate for the young.
There was one exemption and one reason this is not a one-start review - they had a very good traveling display on Guillermo del Toro. However, it was not appropriate for the young.
Written August 19, 2023
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I didn't anything about parking on their site. Do they have a parking lot?
Written September 20, 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 September 20, 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 January 3, 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 January 3, 2015
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