• PMA Films: Dry Leaf

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed 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 passing embedded in the landscape like clues. Her father, Irakli (David Koberidze), picks up her scent in the ochre foliage and communal soccer fields she...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: The Stranger

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed 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. A modest man who keeps to himself, Meursault finds his routine upended by the sudden death of his mother. At her funeral, he faces scrutiny...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: The Stranger

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed 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. A modest man who keeps to himself, Meursault finds his routine upended by the sudden death of his mother. At her funeral, he faces scrutiny...

    $7 – $10
  • 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 storytelling, offering insight into artistic traditions and cultural contexts across time. Led by Museum Educator, Lynda McCann-Olson

  • PMA Films: Amrum

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Fatih Akin. 93 minutes. Not Rated. In German with English subtitles. It is the Spring of 1945 on the German island of Amrum, a remote outpost in the North Sea. The front is far away, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing, helping...

    $6
  • 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 airy Quartet in C Major (Op. 33, No. 3 “the Bird”), and a volitant folk tune composed by the Danish String Quartet, Airborne is bound...

  • PMA Films: Steal This Story, Please!

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Carl Deal and Tia Lessin. 98 minutes. Not Rated. In English. Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping portrait of the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: “Social Studies: A Tribute to Frederick Wiseman”: Public Housing (1997)

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Frederick Wiseman. 195 minutes. Not Rated. In English. Screening as part of "Social Studies: A Tribute to Frederick Wiseman." Public Housing documents daily life at the Ida B. Wells public housing development in Chicago. The film illustrates some of the experiences of people living in conditions of extreme poverty. Events shows include the...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: Dry Leaf

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed 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 passing embedded in the landscape like clues. Her father, Irakli (David Koberidze), picks up her scent in the ochre foliage and communal soccer fields she...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: Amrum

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Fatih Akin. 93 minutes. Not Rated. In German with English subtitles. It is the Spring of 1945 on the German island of Amrum, a remote outpost in the North Sea. The front is far away, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing, helping...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: Amrum

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Fatih Akin. 93 minutes. Not Rated. In German with English subtitles. It is the Spring of 1945 on the German island of Amrum, a remote outpost in the North Sea. The front is far away, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing, helping...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: Steal This Story, Please!

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Carl Deal and Tia Lessin. 98 minutes. Not Rated. In English. Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping portrait of the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades...

    $7 – $10
  • The 2026 Barnet Scholars Lecture: Teresa Baker in Conversation

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Baker, Teresa (Mandan/Hidatsa). Looking Up. 2022, yarn, spray paint, and leather on AstroTurf, 96 × 37 in. Museum purchase with support from the Contemporary Art Fund. 2022.31. Join 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...

  • PMA Films: Silent Friend

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Ildikó Enyedi. 147 minutes. Not Rated. In English, German, and Cantonese with English subtitles. On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious...

    $6
  • PMA Films: Steal This Story, Please!

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Carl Deal and Tia Lessin. 98 minutes. Not Rated. In English. Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping portrait of the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: Steal This Story, Please!

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Carl Deal and Tia Lessin. 98 minutes. Not Rated. In English. Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping portrait of the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: Silent Friend

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Ildikó Enyedi. 147 minutes. Not Rated. In English, German, and Cantonese with English subtitles. On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: Silent Friend

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Ildikó Enyedi. 147 minutes. Not Rated. In English, German, and Cantonese with English subtitles. On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: “Social Studies: A Tribute to Frederick Wiseman”: The Store (1983)

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Frederick Wiseman. 118 minutes. Not Rated. In English. Screening as part of "Social Studies: A Tribute to Frederick Wiseman." The Store is a film about the main Neiman-Marcus store and corporate headquarters in Dallas. The sequences in the film include the selection, presentation, marketing, pricing, advertising and selling of a vast array of...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: “Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair”: Cries and Whispers (1972)

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman. 91 minutes. Rated R. In Swedish with English subtitles. Screens as part of "Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair," a week-long festival presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque. Discounted festival passes ($65, or $50 for PMA members and students) are available here. A festival pass will automatically register you for all "Bleak...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: “Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair”: Kiss Me Deadly (1955) + La Jetée (1962) (Presented on 16mm with Kinonik)

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Screens as part of "Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair," a week-long festival presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque. These films will be projected on 16mm by Kinonik.  Discounted festival passes ($65, or $50 for PMA members and students) are available here. A festival pass will automatically register you for all "Bleak Week" screenings. Click...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: “Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair”: Red Desert (1964)

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. 117 minutes. Not Rated. In Italian with English subtitles. Screens as part of "Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair," a week-long festival presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque. Discounted festival passes ($65, or $50 for PMA members and students) are available here. A festival pass will automatically register you for all "Bleak...

    $7 – $10
  • PMA Films: “Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair”: Black Girl (1966) (Presented on 16mm with Kinonik)

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Ousmane Sembène. Not Rated. 59 minutes. In French with English subtitles. Screens as part of "Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair," a week-long festival presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque. This film will be projected on 16mm film by Kinonik. Discounted festival passes ($65, or $50 for PMA members and students) are available...

    $7 – $10
  • 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, and mixed-media work within a cartographic and archaeological framework. Born in Bangor, Maine, and raised along the Penobscot River between Old Town and the Penobscot...