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From exhibition openings, guest lectures and gallery tours to family programs, community events and screenings of the world’s most impactful films—the PMA is your place to get together with family, friends, and loved ones.
All programs and events take place in-person at the Portland Museum of Art unless otherwise noted.
PMA Picks
Our favorite upcoming events, programs, and experiences. You might even say they’re curated.
Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.
Join Erin Damon, Director of Collections and Head Registrar, for an in-gallery tour about collection care of artwork seen in Jeremy Frey: Woven.
Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.
Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.
Engage in art-making activities with local artists, explore the galleries, and connect with others.
Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.
Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.
Engage in art-making activities with local artists, explore the galleries, and connect with others.
Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.
Engage in art-making activities with local artists, explore the galleries, and connect with others.
Engage in art-making activities with local artists, explore the galleries, and connect with others.
Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.
Full Calendar
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.
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.
113 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ken Loach. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. DCP.
The final film by Britain’s bard of the working class, Ken Loach’s (Kes) swan song is a complex and touching tale of hope and resentment about the arrival of Syrian refugees to an English mining village.
113 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ken Loach. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. DCP.
The final film by Britain’s bard of the working class, Ken Loach’s (Kes) swan song is a complex and touching tale of hope and resentment about the arrival of Syrian refugees to an English mining village.
113 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ken Loach. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. DCP.
The final film by Britain’s bard of the working class, Ken Loach’s (Kes) swan song is a complex and touching tale of hope and resentment about the arrival of Syrian refugees to an English mining village.
113 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ken Loach. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. DCP.
The final film by Britain’s bard of the working class, Ken Loach’s (Kes) swan song is a complex and touching tale of hope and resentment about the arrival of Syrian refugees to an English mining village.
88 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Babak Jalali. In English, Dari, and Cantonese with English subtitles.
Recalling Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismäki with each cool monochrome vignette, this Sundance darling is threaded through with deadpan humor and performances of glimmering insight. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
124 minutes. Rated R. Directed by Nancy Savoca. In English. Preceded by Renata, directed by Nancy Savoca (16 minutes). Followed by Q&A with Nancy Savoca, Richard Guay, and Marianne Leone.
Nancy Savoca's star-studded indie gem is a chronicle of a spirited Italian-American New York family that perfectly balances humor, tragedy, and pathos. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
106 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Charlie Sadoff. In English. Followed by filmmaker Q&A.
Documentary producer Charlie Sadoff makes his directorial debut with Against All Enemies: an inside look at how military veterans become radicalized through groups like the Proud Boys. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
135 minutes. Rated R. Directed by John Sayles. In English. Followed by Q&A with John Sayles, Maggie Renzi, and Chris Cooper.
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper) unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
Running Time: 105 minutes. Followed by Q&A with Jared Lank, Connie Shi, Matthew Tyler, Marianne Leone, Mariah Hernandez-Fitch, and Chris Cooper.
A lovingly curated selection of short films from the Bates Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with some of the filmmakers. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
151 minutes. Rated R. Directed by Justine Triet. In English and French with English subtitles.
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
103 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ethan Hawke. In English. DCP.
Directed and co-written by four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, WILDCAT invites the audience to weave in and out of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor’s mind as she ponders the great questions of her writing.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
103 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ethan Hawke. In English. DCP.
Directed and co-written by four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, WILDCAT invites the audience to weave in and out of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor’s mind as she ponders the great questions of her writing.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
103 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ethan Hawke. In English. DCP.
Directed and co-written by four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, WILDCAT invites the audience to weave in and out of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor’s mind as she ponders the great questions of her writing.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
Marquee PMA Programs
Stay up to date with the tried and true programs that define the PMA.
YAM is an annual exhibition showcasing the incredible talent in Maine’s art education programs.
The Judy Glickman Lecture provides in-depth insight into the people, perspectives, and culture of photography.
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.
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.
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.
The Leonard and Merle Nelson Social Justice Fund honors artists whose commitment to social justice is manifested in their work.
One of the biggest parties of the year and the perfect place to meet like-minded leaders, coming together to champion our region’s unique culture.
The PMA's flagship annual event, welcoming visionary cultural leaders, scholars, and thinkers to Maine.