As the largest and oldest art museum in the state of Maine, the Portland Museum of Art serves as a vital cultural resource for all who visit. The Museum’s collection of more than 17,000 objects is housed in a complex of historic and remarkable buildings showcasing three centuries of art and architecture. With our constantly changing exhibitions and permanent collection, a diverse selection of fine and decorative art is always on view.
Visit the Museum’s major summer exhibition that explores the life and work of Georgia O’Keeffe. Georgia O’Keeffe and the Camera: The Art of Identity showcases 60 photographs of Georgia O’Keeffe and 18 works by the artist that address the relationship between her art and photographs made of her during the course of her long career. For the first time, this exhibition pairs paintings and photographs to establish two opposing public images of the artist. Georgia O’Keeffe and the Camera includes works by famous photographers such as Ansel Adams, Alfred Stieglitz, Eliot Porter, Todd Webb, and Arnold Newman. The exhibition is on view through September 7.
Through August 17 on the Museum’s second floor, see an exhibition that examines artistic responses to the serendipities of city life in Portland and other metropolitan environments. Urban Seen features more than 20 paintings, prints, and photographs that document, interpret, and idealize monuments, buildings, and streetscapes in the American city.
Don’t forget to visit our fourth floor for the exhibition Contemporary Collaborations: Artist and Master Printer, on view through August 10. Guest curated by Maine print collector Bruce Brown, this exhibition features 35 prints by 30 contemporary artists with Maine connections who have created significant prints in concert with technical specialists at professional fine art print presses.
All of these extraordinary exhibitions are explored in greater detail through art classes, music, lectures, and much more.
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