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PMA Picks
PMA Films: Dahomey (with Chief Curator Shalini Le Gall)
Dec 6
PMA Films: Dahomey (with Chief Curator Shalini Le Gall)

68 minutes (followed by discussion). Not Rated. Directed by Mati Diop. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

Copper Beech Tree Lighting 2024
Dec 6
Copper Beech Tree Lighting 2024

Our annual Copper Beech Tree Lighting returns to brighten up your holiday season!

PMA Films: Wojnarowicz (Free screening with Frannie Peabody Center)
Dec 7
PMA Films: Wojnarowicz (Free screening with Frannie Peabody Center)

105 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Chris McKim. In English.

Exclusive access to his breathtaking body of work – including paintings, journals, and films – reveals how Wojnarowicz emptied his life into his art and activism. This is a free screening in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1.

PMA Films: Building Hope: Ending Homelessness in Maine (Free screening with panel discussion)
Dec 14
PMA Films: Building Hope: Ending Homelessness in Maine (Free screening with panel discussion)

85 minutes (followed by panel discussion). Not Rated. Directed by Richard Kane. In English. DCP.

One of the worst societal traumas of the century, Building Hope puts a face on homelessness and tells us it could happen to anyone. A free screening followed by a discussion with Senator-elect Rachel Talbot Ross, Cullen Ryan (Community Housing of Maine), Andrew Bove (Preble Street), and film producer Melody Lewis-Kane.

Third Thursday: Cookies, Cocoa, and "The Muppets Christmas Carol"
Dec 19
Third Thursday: Cookies, Cocoa, and "The Muppets Christmas Carol"

Festive Third Thursday with cookies, cocoa, and The Muppets Christmas Carol

PMA Films: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) (Free Third Thursday screening)
Dec 19
PMA Films: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) (Free Third Thursday screening)

87 minutes. Rated G. Directed by Brian Henson. In English.

Kermit the Frog, Michael Caine, and an expansive cast of Muppets populate this delightful adaptation of Charles Dickens’s holiday classic. A free Third Thursday screening!

PMA Films: All We Imagine as Light
Dec 20
PMA Films: All We Imagine as Light

118 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Payal Kapadia. In Malayalam, Hindi, and Marathi with English subtitles. DCP.

The light, the lives, and the textures of contemporary, working-class Mumbai are explored and celebrated by writer/director Payal Kapadia, who won the Grand Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for her revelatory fiction feature debut. 

PMA Films: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Dec 28
PMA Films: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

107 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Werner Herzog. In German, English, and Romanian with English subtitles. DCP.

Werner Herzog’s unforgettably dreamy adaptation of the classic vampire story – a major inspiration for Robert Eggers’s new feature, Nosferatu – offers some post-holiday chills.

PMA Films: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Dec 29
PMA Films: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

107 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Werner Herzog. In German, English, and Romanian with English subtitles. DCP.

Werner Herzog’s unforgettably dreamy adaptation of the classic vampire story – a major inspiration for Robert Eggers’s new feature, Nosferatu – offers some post-holiday chills.

Third Thursday: Music with Spencer Albee
Jan 16
Third Thursday: Music with Spencer Albee

Join us for January’s Third Thursday featuring Portland singer-songwriter Spencer Albee! Known for his annual Beatles night, hailed by Rolling Stone as “a mind-blowing tribute,” Spencer will perform in and around the galleries. Don’t miss it!  

"As We Are" Artist Gallery Talk: Elana Adler and Oscar Chacon
Feb 20
"As We Are" Artist Gallery Talk: Elana Adler and Oscar Chacon

Join us this Third Thursday for a gallery talk with artists from the exhibition As We Are. From 6 to 7 p.m., we’ll have artists Elana Adler and Oscar Chacon in the gallery to share insights into their artistic practices, as well as those of their peers.

Access for All on Third Thursday
Mar 20
Access for All on Third Thursday

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

Art in Bloom 2025
Apr 9
Art in Bloom 2025

Featuring floral work by designers, artists, farmers, and florists from across southern Maine, the museum comes alive with fragrant blooms, extravagant displays, and incredible floral installations of all types—each inspired by an artwork from the museum’s collection.

Access for All on Third Thursday
Apr 17
Access for All on Third Thursday

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

Access for All on Third Thursday
May 15
Access for All on Third Thursday

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

Access for All on Third Thursday
Jun 19
Access for All on Third Thursday

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

Access for All on Third Thursday
Jul 17
Access for All on Third Thursday

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

Access for All on Third Thursday
Aug 21
Access for All on Third Thursday

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

Access for All on Third Thursday
Sep 18
Access for All on Third Thursday

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

Access for All on Third Thursday
Oct 16
Access for All on Third Thursday

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

Programs & Events
PMA Films: Dahomey (with Chief Curator Shalini Le Gall)
Dec 6
PMA Films: Dahomey (with Chief Curator Shalini Le Gall)

68 minutes (followed by discussion). Not Rated. Directed by Mati Diop. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

PMA Films: Dahomey
Dec 6
PMA Films: Dahomey

68 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Mati Diop. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

PMA Films: Dahomey
Dec 7
PMA Films: Dahomey

68 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Mati Diop. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

PMA Films: Wojnarowicz (Free screening with Frannie Peabody Center)
Dec 7
PMA Films: Wojnarowicz (Free screening with Frannie Peabody Center)

105 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Chris McKim. In English.

Exclusive access to his breathtaking body of work – including paintings, journals, and films – reveals how Wojnarowicz emptied his life into his art and activism. This is a free screening in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1.

PMA Films: Dahomey
Dec 8
PMA Films: Dahomey

68 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Mati Diop. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

PMA Films: Dahomey
Dec 8
PMA Films: Dahomey

68 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Mati Diop. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

PMA Films: Dahomey
Dec 8
PMA Films: Dahomey

68 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Mati Diop. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

PMA Films: The End
Dec 13
PMA Films: The End

148 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. In English. DCP.

From Academy Award®-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence) comes a poignant and deeply human musical about a family that survived the end of the world.

PMA Films: The End
Dec 13
PMA Films: The End

148 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. In English. DCP.

From Academy Award®-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence) comes a poignant and deeply human musical about a family that survived the end of the world.

PMA Films: The End
Dec 14
PMA Films: The End

148 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. In English. DCP.

From Academy Award®-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence) comes a poignant and deeply human musical about a family that survived the end of the world.

Upcoming Member Events

Programs & Events
Travel Program: Exclusive Collections of Washington, D.C.
Apr 4
Travel Program: Exclusive Collections of Washington, D.C.

Alongside curators and experts, we’ll see these very wonders up close, going behind the velvet ropes of the Smithsonian Museums and other cherished collections. Each day promises remarkable access and moments of inspiration to ignite your passion for the arts.

Learn

Connected, by Finn, Age 11

Check out Susie Konkel Family Gallery online, featuring masterpieces by kids, teens, and young adults, and then add your own work to the collection!

Shop the PMA Store

Shop online, have it shipped or pick up your order on your next visit!

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PMA Blog

PMA Magazine
PMA Films: Documentaries about art repatriation, Maine's housing crisis, and David Wojnarowicz, plus a musical about the end of the world
PMA Films: Documentaries about art repatriation, Maine's housing crisis, and David Wojnarowicz, plus a musical about the end of the world

Check out what’s new in PMA Films!

PMA Films: The holiday season kicks off with The Outrun, Andrea Arnold's Bird, and Wiseman's sublime Central Park
PMA Films: The holiday season kicks off with The Outrun, Andrea Arnold's Bird, and Wiseman's sublime Central Park

Check out what’s new in PMA Films!

Press Release: "Painting Energy" Opening at the Portland Museum of Art May 2025
Press Release: "Painting Energy" Opening at the Portland Museum of Art May 2025

“There is no place, even in New York City, where one can currently see a representative selection of the exciting and important paintings that have been done from the 1980s to the present. By helping to create a collection of these works at the Portland Museum of Art, the Alex Katz Foundation hopes to contribute to rectifying this situation.”—Alex Katz

 

Open Hours

Plan your visit

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Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
(Free admission 4–8 p.m.)
Saturday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

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Questions?
Contact membership@portlandmuseum.org for questions about membership or rsvp@portlandmuseum.org about programs and films.

The PMA is located at 7 Congress Square, Portland, Maine.