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Bates Film Festival: We Want the Funk!
Directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London. 84 minutes. Not Rated. In English. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival. All festival screenings are free and open to…
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Bates Film Festival: Put Your Hand on Your Soul and Walk
Directed by Sepideh Farsi. 112 minutes. Not Rated. In Arabic and English with English subtitles. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival. All festival screenings are free and…
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Bates Film Festival: Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) (with screenwriter Michael Koryta)
Directed by Taylor Sheridan. 100 minutes. Rated R. In English. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival (link). All festival screenings are free and open to the public.…
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Bates Film Festival: Köln 75
Directed by Ido Fluk. 112 minutes. Not Rated. In German with English subtitles. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival. All festival screenings are free and open to…
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Bates Film Festival: Eephus (with Bob Tewksbury)
Directed by Carson Lund. 99 minutes. Not Rated. In English. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival. All festival screenings are free and open to the public. Two…
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Bates Film Festival: Coco (2017)
Directed by Lee Unkrich. 105 minutes. Rated PG. In English. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival. All festival screenings are free and open to the public. In…
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PMA Films: The Stranger
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesDirected by François Ozon. 120 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) works as a clerk at an office in Algiers during the French colonial occupation.…
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2026 Nelson Social Justice Fund Lecture Chitra Ganesh: Rainbow Bodies
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesJoin us for a lecture and conversation with artist Chitra Ganesh, alongside Sayantan Mukhopadhyay, PhD, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA). Across…
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Third Thursday | Precious Stories with Springer’s Jewelers and the Museum of Beadwork
Third Thursdays at the PMA is Art for All! On the third Thursday of every month, the PMA offers free admission all day and evening for all. Explore the galleries,…
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Teddy (Bear) Talks
Calling all curious kids (ages 2 and up), their grown-ups, and favorite stuffed friends! Join PMA educators for a playful, art-filled adventure through the galleries, designed to spark early learning…
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New Caregiver Meet-up
Take a break from the routine and recharge with art. Connect with other new parents and caregivers, share stories, and enjoy a moment for yourself at the PMA. Join a…
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PMA Films: The Stranger (Free Screening)
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesDirected by François Ozon. 120 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) works as a clerk at an office in Algiers during the French colonial occupation.…
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Events
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Bates Film Festival: We Want the Funk!
Directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London. 84 minutes. Not Rated. In English. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival. All festival screenings are free and open to…
Free -
Bates Film Festival: Put Your Hand on Your Soul and Walk
Directed by Sepideh Farsi. 112 minutes. Not Rated. In Arabic and English with English subtitles. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival. All festival screenings are free and…
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Bates Film Festival: Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) (with screenwriter Michael Koryta)
Directed by Taylor Sheridan. 100 minutes. Rated R. In English. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival (link). All festival screenings are free and open to the public.…
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Bates Film Festival: Köln 75
Directed by Ido Fluk. 112 minutes. Not Rated. In German with English subtitles. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival. All festival screenings are free and open to…
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Bates Film Festival: Eephus (with Bob Tewksbury)
Directed by Carson Lund. 99 minutes. Not Rated. In English. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival. All festival screenings are free and open to the public. Two…
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Bates Film Festival: Coco (2017)
Directed by Lee Unkrich. 105 minutes. Rated PG. In English. This screening is part of the Bates Film Festival. All festival screenings are free and open to the public. In…
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PMA Films: The Stranger
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesDirected by François Ozon. 120 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) works as a clerk at an office in Algiers during the French colonial occupation.…
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PMA Films: The Stranger (Free Screening)
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesDirected by François Ozon. 120 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) works as a clerk at an office in Algiers during the French colonial occupation.…
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PMA Films: Dry Leaf (Free Screening)
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesDirected by Aleksandre Koberidze. 186 minutes. Not Rated. In Georgian with English subtitles. Lisa, a sports photographer, vanishes off into the greener pastures of the Georgian countryside, traces of her…
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PMA Films: The Stranger
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesDirected by François Ozon. 120 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) works as a clerk at an office in Algiers during the French colonial occupation.…
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PMA Films: The Stranger
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesDirected by François Ozon. 120 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) works as a clerk at an office in Algiers during the French colonial occupation.…
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PMA Films: The Stranger
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesDirected by François Ozon. 120 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) works as a clerk at an office in Algiers during the French colonial occupation.…
$7 – $10
Events
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2026 Nelson Social Justice Fund Lecture Chitra Ganesh: Rainbow Bodies
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesJoin us for a lecture and conversation with artist Chitra Ganesh, alongside Sayantan Mukhopadhyay, PhD, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA). Across…
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Third Thursday | Precious Stories with Springer’s Jewelers and the Museum of Beadwork
Third Thursdays at the PMA is Art for All! On the third Thursday of every month, the PMA offers free admission all day and evening for all. Explore the galleries,…
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Teddy (Bear) Talks
Calling all curious kids (ages 2 and up), their grown-ups, and favorite stuffed friends! Join PMA educators for a playful, art-filled adventure through the galleries, designed to spark early learning…
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New Caregiver Meet-up
Take a break from the routine and recharge with art. Connect with other new parents and caregivers, share stories, and enjoy a moment for yourself at the PMA. Join a…
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Teen Zine Launch! with Homer High School Fellows
FREE ADMISSION! The PMA Teen Zine has launched! Pick up your copy in the Great Hall, chat with the authors, and join us for a gallery activity led by the…
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Bracelet Beading Workshop: “Wildflower” with the Museum of Beadwork
Create a custom, four-strand bracelet using Japanese glass beads, leather cord, and a button toggle closure. Participants will choose from a range of colorways and be guided step by step…
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Noontime Artist Talk: Brian Smith
Brian Smith discusses Gay Bar, a meticulously beaded sculpture that foregrounds surface, repetition, and ornament as sites of meaning. Drawing from his broader practice, Smith considers how labor-intensive processes and…
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Gallery Talk: Collection Connections to Japan
Take a midday pause with a closer look at works with connections to Japan in the PMA’s Collection. This informal gallery talk will explore themes of nature, seasonality, craftsmanship, and…
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Portland String Quartet Performs Airborne
The Portland String Quartet’s final program of the 57th season promises to be pure, weightless, soaring delight. Blending the luscious sounds of William Walton’s String Quartet in A minor, Haydn’s…
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The 2026 Barnet Scholars Lecture: Teresa Baker in Conversation
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesJoin artist Teresa Baker in conversation with Sayantan Mukhopadhyay, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA). Through a mixed media practice that combines both artificial and natural materials, Baker…
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Noontime Artist Talk: Shane Charles discusses Into the Sun
Join artist Shane Charles as he discusses his recent installation Into the Sun, as part of the PMA’s long-standing exhibition Passages in American Art. Charles’ installation practice intersects performance, sculpture,…
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Art with Arias
Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United StatesThe PMA and Opera Maine’s prestigious Studio Artist Program present a special summer engagement, performing a diverse repertoire spanning multiple genres in response to artworks in the PMA collection. Alfred…
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