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From features and behind the scenes, to news, announcements, and more—it’s all here at PMA Magazine.

  • Portland Press Herald: Portland Museum of Art examines Homer’s portrayal of African Americans in Harper’s illustrations

    April 4, 2021

    ‘Freedom, A Fable,’ on view through May 2, juxtaposes the magazine drawings with work by...
  • John Sundling’s Floral Interpretation of “Ghetto Wall #2” by David Driskell

    March 26, 2021

    Learn how John Sundling creates his art-inspired floral arrangements Join us for Art in Bloom 2022...
  • A Tribute to Helen E. and William E. Thon

    February 12, 2021

    William E. Thon is renowned for his planned gift to the PMA in 2000, to...
  • Staff Favorite: Ashleigh Hill on James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s “Miss Florence Leyland”

    January 5, 2021

    When I started at the PMA three years ago, this James Abbott McNeill Whistler work...
  • Indigenous culture in the works of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington

    December 24, 2020

    Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington both depicted Indigenous people in their work in varying capacities....
  • A Conversation with Curators: “Freedom, A Fable”

    December 19, 2020

    Hear from all three curators at the PMA for a live conversation about the new...
  • Gaston Lachaise’s Tools

    November 13, 2020

    The tools of the acclaimed sculptor Gaston Lachaise were beautifully installed at the Portland Museum...
  • Beneath the surface of “Evening”

    October 27, 2020

    When you look at a painting in a museum, what story does it tell?  We’re inclined...
  • Welcome to our new Chief Curator, Shalini Le Gall

    September 9, 2020

    When I joined the Portland Museum of Art earlier this year, I never imagined that...
  • Clifford Ross: Hurricane LXVIII

    September 4, 2020

    In 2016, photographer Clifford Ross came to the Portland Museum of Art to deliver the Photo Fund...