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All programs and events take place in-person at the Portland Museum of Art unless otherwise noted.

 

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Access for All on Third Thursdays

Every third Thursday of the month the PMA is free throughout the entire day and during extended hours, making Access for All last from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with an evening party with musicians, food trucks, artists, and more.

Programs & Events
Access for All on Third Thursday
Jun 19
Access for All on Third Thursday
Access for All on Third Thursday - Maine Marimba Ensemble
Jul 17
Access for All on Third Thursday - Maine Marimba Ensemble
Access for All on Third Thursday
Aug 21
Access for All on Third Thursday
Access for All on Third Thursday
Sep 18
Access for All on Third Thursday
Access for All on Third Thursday
Oct 16
Access for All on Third Thursday
Access for All on Third Thursday
Nov 20
Access for All on Third Thursday
 

Free Fridays

We’re free each and every Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. with concerts, special events, activities, and more.  

PMA Films

Experience Maine’s best selection of indie, foreign, art house, and award-winning cinema you can’t find anywhere else.  

Programs & Events
PMA Films: Caught by the Tides
Jun 1
PMA Films: Caught by the Tides

111 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Jia Zhangke. In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. DCP.

Master filmmaker Jia Zhangke (Ash Is Purest White) observes China’s rapid growth and social transformation in the 21st century through a combination of narrative and documentary footage shot over the past generation.

PMA Films: The Maine Mayhem Film Festival (Free screening)
Jun 1
PMA Films: The Maine Mayhem Film Festival (Free screening)

150 minutes (approximate). Not Rated. Various directors. In English.

The Maine Mayhem Film Festival is held in May of each year and showcases films by second year Communications and New Media students at Southern Maine Community College. Now in its 15th year, this year’s event will contain eight featured short films and 16 micro shorts.

PMA Films: Caught by the Tides
Jun 6
PMA Films: Caught by the Tides

111 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Jia Zhangke. In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. DCP.

Master filmmaker Jia Zhangke (Ash Is Purest White) observes China’s rapid growth and social transformation in the 21st century through a combination of narrative and documentary footage shot over the past generation.

PMA Films: Art for Everybody
Jun 6
PMA Films: Art for Everybody

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

PMA Films: Art for Everybody
Jun 7
PMA Films: Art for Everybody

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

PMA Films: Caught by the Tides
Jun 7
PMA Films: Caught by the Tides

111 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Jia Zhangke. In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. DCP.

Master filmmaker Jia Zhangke (Ash Is Purest White) observes China’s rapid growth and social transformation in the 21st century through a combination of narrative and documentary footage shot over the past generation.

PMA Films: Caught by the Tides
Jun 8
PMA Films: Caught by the Tides

111 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Jia Zhangke. In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. DCP.

Master filmmaker Jia Zhangke (Ash Is Purest White) observes China’s rapid growth and social transformation in the 21st century through a combination of narrative and documentary footage shot over the past generation.

PMA Films: "David Lynch: Only in Dreams": The Elephant Man (1980)
Jun 8
PMA Films: "David Lynch: Only in Dreams": The Elephant Man (1980)

124 minutes. Rated PG. Directed by David Lynch. In English. DCP.

David Lynch’s anguished and sensitive portrait of John Merrick, nominated for eight Academy Awards, continues our retrospective of feature films by the late director.

PMA Films: Art for Everybody
Jun 12
PMA Films: Art for Everybody

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

PMA Films: Art for Everybody
Jun 12
PMA Films: Art for Everybody

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

PMA Films: Art for Everybody
Jun 13
PMA Films: Art for Everybody

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

PMA Films: Art for Everybody
Jun 13
PMA Films: Art for Everybody

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

PMA Films: Art for Everybody
Jun 14
PMA Films: Art for Everybody

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

PMA Films: "Summer of '75": Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Jun 14
PMA Films: "Summer of '75": Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

201 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Chantal Akerman. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

Named the “greatest film of all time” in Sight & Sound’s 2022 poll of film critics, Chantal Akerman’s endlessly engaging feminist masterpiece kicks off a series of landmark films from 1975.

PMA Films: "Summer of '75": Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Jun 15
PMA Films: "Summer of '75": Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

201 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Chantal Akerman. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

Named the “greatest film of all time” in Sight & Sound’s 2022 poll of film critics, Chantal Akerman’s endlessly engaging feminist masterpiece kicks off a series of landmark films from 1975.

PMA Films: "David Lynch: Only in Dreams": The Straight Story (1999)
Jun 15
PMA Films: "David Lynch: Only in Dreams": The Straight Story (1999)

112 minutes. Rated G. Directed by David Lynch. In English.

Lynch’s most surprising feature, about a man who drives his lawnmower to visit his estranged brother, continues our retrospective of feature films by the late director.

PMA Films: The Annihilation of Fish (1999) (Free Screening, New 4K Restoration)
Jun 19
PMA Films: The Annihilation of Fish (1999) (Free Screening, New 4K Restoration)

108 minutes. Rated R. Directed by Charles Burnett. In English. DCP.

James Earl Jones, Margot Kidder, and Lynn Redgrave star in this romance by the great Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep with Anger), which has been newly restored and screens for free.

PMA Films: The Annihilation of Fish (1999) (Free Screening, New 4K Restoration)
Jun 19
PMA Films: The Annihilation of Fish (1999) (Free Screening, New 4K Restoration)

108 minutes. Rated R. Directed by Charles Burnett. In English. DCP.

James Earl Jones, Margot Kidder, and Lynn Redgrave star in this romance by the great Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep with Anger), which has been newly restored and screens for free.

PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace
Jun 20
PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

PMA Films: "Black Mountain Artists in Film": Lou Harrison: A World of Music (2011)
Jun 21
PMA Films: "Black Mountain Artists in Film": Lou Harrison: A World of Music (2011)

92 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Eva Soltes. In English.

An intimate portrait of Lou Harrison, artist, writer and activist who followed his own dreams for over seven decades. Screens as part of “Black Mountain Artists in Film,” a series of films accompanying “Jo Sandman: Skin Deep,” about artists who attended Black Mountain College.

PMA Films: Tangerine (2015) (Free Pride Portland Screening)
Jun 21
PMA Films: Tangerine (2015) (Free Pride Portland Screening)

88 minutes. Rated R. Directed by Sean Baker. In English. DCP.

Oscar phenom Sean Baker’s (Anora) breakthrough film is a hilarious and trenchant one-crazy-night odyssey through various subcultures of Los Angeles. A free screening for Portland Pride.

PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace
Jun 22
PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

PMA Films: "David Lynch: Only in Dreams": Inland Empire (2006)
Jun 22
PMA Films: "David Lynch: Only in Dreams": Inland Empire (2006)

180 minutes. Rated R. Directed by David Lynch. In English and Polish with English subtitles. DCP.

David Lynch’s final feature film – the great work of early digital cinema – is an epic tumble through the rabbit hole, featuring a career-best performance by Laura Dern.

PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace
Jun 25
PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace
Jun 25
PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace
Jun 26
PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace
Jun 26
PMA Films: Blue Sun Palace

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

PMA Films: "Summer of '75": The Passenger (1975)
Jun 28
PMA Films: "Summer of '75": The Passenger (1975)

126 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. In English, German, Spanish, and French with English subtitles. DCP.

Michelangelo Antonioni’s stunning existentialist travelogue and romantic thriller, starring a rarely-better Jack Nicholson, screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

PMA Films: "Summer of '75": The Passenger (1975)
Jun 29
PMA Films: "Summer of '75": The Passenger (1975)

126 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. In English, German, Spanish, and French with English subtitles. DCP.

Michelangelo Antonioni’s stunning existentialist travelogue and romantic thriller, starring a rarely-better Jack Nicholson, screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

PMA Films: "David Lynch: Only in Dreams": Wild at Heart (1990)
Jun 29
PMA Films: "David Lynch: Only in Dreams": Wild at Heart (1990)

124 minutes. Rated R. Directed by David Lynch. In English. DCP.

Edgy and controversial, David Lynch’s road-tripping neo-noir fantasia, starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern, concludes our retrospective of the director’s work.

Marquee PMA Programs

Stay up to date with the tried and true programs that define the PMA.

PMA Magazine
Art in Bloom
Art in Bloom

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.

Portland Press Herald: Society Notebook: Portland Museum of Art’s Summer Party is straight-up good time
Portland Press Herald: Society Notebook: Portland Museum of Art’s Summer Party is straight-up good time

"Museum supporters mingled in the sculpture garden, enjoying refreshments and each other."—The Portland Press Herald

Friends of the Collection
Friends of the Collection

The Friends of the Collection creates an opportunity for you to directly support the addition of specific artworks to the PMA’s collection, and this year’s acquisition focus is The Sights and Sounds of Night by Vincent Smith.

Youth Art Month 2025
Youth Art Month 2025

YAM is an annual exhibition showcasing the incredible talent in Maine’s art education programs.

Judy Glickman Lauder Lecture
Judy Glickman Lauder Lecture

The Judy Glickman Lecture provides in-depth insight into the people, perspectives, and culture of photography.

Barnet Scholars Lecture
Barnet Scholars Lecture

As one of the PMA’s marquee programs, The Barnet Scholars Lecture is designed to have an established scholar lead conversations with museum colleagues on topics related to 20th-century American art.

Nelson Social Justice Lecture
Nelson Social Justice Lecture

The Leonard and Merle Nelson Social Justice Fund honors artists whose commitment to social justice is manifested in their work.

PMA Bash
PMA Bash

Each year Winter Bash transforms the Portland Museum of Art into a vibrant and lively venue, bringing together the region’s most dynamic entrepreneurs, community leaders, and creatives. Experience the symphony of colors, textures, and forms, while savoring delectable bites and crafted cocktails. 

Bernard Osher Lecture Series
Bernard Osher Lecture Series

The PMA's flagship annual event, welcoming visionary cultural leaders, scholars, and thinkers to Maine.