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  • PMA Films: Once Upon a Time in Harlem

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

    Directed by David Greaves. Conceived and filmed by William Greaves. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. In English. A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up...

  • PMA Films: Fatherland

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

    Directed by Pawe? Pawlikowski. 82 minutes. Not Rated. In German, English, French, and Russian with English subtitles. Fatherland centres on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler)...

  • PMA Films: Once Upon a Time in Harlem

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

    Directed by David Greaves. Conceived and filmed by William Greaves. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. In English. A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up...

  • Beech Tree Bazaar

    NEW! Celebrate the season at the Portland Museum of Art's Beech Tree Bazaar, a festive holiday market featuring Maine makers and craft artists. During the annual Beech Tree Lighting and...

  • Copper Beech Tree Lighting

    The Copper Beech Tree Lighting Light Up the Night! Free for All Gather at the PMA for the annual lighting of the 100-year-old Copper Beech Tree during December’s First Friday...

  • Artist Talk: Jenna Pirello on “Eros the Bittersweet”

    Join artist Jenna Pirello and Sayantan Mukhopadhyay, PhD, Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art for a conversation alongside "Eros the Bittersweet", her 2026 site-specific mural in PMA AMP, the...

  • Noontime Talk: Spotlight on Collection Conservation

    with Erin Damon, Head of Registration and Collections This talk will focus on a rare Winslow Homer painting on panel, exploring the delicate conservation techniques required to preserve its surface...

  • Free Friday December Lights

    Block-Printed Holiday Cards and Gift Wrap 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Join artists from Portland Craft Circle to create your own holiday cards and gift wrap using hand-carved linocut blocks,...

  • PMA Films: “A Few Small Odysseys”: After Hours (1985)

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

    Directed by Martin Scorsese. 97 minutes. Rated R. In English. A New York man suffers through a horrible night in Soho after a date goes wrong and he gets mixed...

  • PMA Films: “Makers at the Movies”: The Family Stone (2005)

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

    Directed by Thomas Bezucha. 104 minutes. Rated PG-13. In English. This screening is part of our "Makers at the Movies" series! Attendees are invited to bring knitting, crochet, fiber arts,...

  • Museum Playdates: Winter Lights

    Museum Playdates

    As we approach the Winter Solstice, join us for a session all about honoring and celebrating light, joy, and the rhythms of nature. Our artmaking and art-looking will explore color...

    Free

  • Third Thursday: December Lights

    Free All Day. Open Late! The PMA is free from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with art, family programs, seasonal card printing, creative gift wrapping, holiday shopping, and a free...

  • PMA Films: The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (Free Screening)

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

    Direct by Ernst Lubitsch. Not Rated. 100 minutes. In English. With this touchstone of romantic comedy, master of high-society sophistication Ernst Lubitsch applied his famously elegant style to a new...

  • PMA Films: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

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

    Directed by Brian Henson. 86 minutes. Rated PG. In English. The Muppets' rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale puts a unique twist on that fateful Christmas Eve, when Scrooge is...

  • PMA Films: “A Few Small Odysseys”: Spirited Away (2001)

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

    Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. 125 minutes. Rated PG. Dubbed in English. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Hayao Miyazaki’s wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from...

  • Mindful Writing Workshop

    Reflect, journal, and turn inspiration into intentions for 2027. Sessions to include intention setting for the year ahead and gaining experience with journal writing. Prompts will be provided for setting...

    $5 – $10

  • Mindful Museum: Gentle Yoga in the Galleries

    Gretchen Campos of Greener Postures Yoga leads mindful movement sessions for all levels in the PMA galleries. Stools are available for adapted practice. Fridays, January 8, 15, 22, and 29...

    $75 – $100

  • Noontime Artist Talk and Book Signing with Maya Attean

    Collection artist, Maya Attean, offers a noontime talk on her photographs included in Holding the Light exhibition from the Abbe Museum and her new monograph, Does the Land Remember? After...

  • Mindful Museum: Gentle Yoga in the Galleries

    Gretchen Campos of Greener Postures Yoga leads mindful movement sessions for all levels in the PMA galleries. Stools are available for adapted practice. Fridays, January 8, 15, 22, and 29...

    $75 – $100

  • Museum Playdates

    Museum Playdates

    Museum Playdate is a monthly morning for young children and their caregivers to slow down, explore, and make things together. Our educator-led experiences are designed for our youngest visitors and...

    Free