Portland Art Museum 🇺🇸

Located along the South Park Blocks in downtown Portland's Cultural District, the Portland Art Museum offers an engaging cultural experience for travelers. Spanning 240,000 square feet with over 112,000 square feet of gallery space, this historic museum features a vast permanent collection of tens of thousands of works. When you visit, you will encounter diverse dedicated spaces including the Grand Ronde Center for Native American Art, the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Northwest Art, and the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art housed inside the Mark Building.

Additionally, you can explore permanent exhibitions of Asian art or wander through an outdoor public sculpture garden. Art lovers can admire iconic masterworks such as Claude Monet's 1915 Water Lilies, Vincent van Gogh's The Ox-Cart, and Constantin Brâncuși's A Muse. Beyond traditional visual art galleries, the museum encompasses the Northwest Film Center—offering film festivals and classes—and the 33,000-volume Crumpacker Family Library.

Connected by the glass-walled Rothko Pavilion, the campus presents an extensive array of artistic achievements spanning centuries and styles.

What to see at Portland Art Museum

• Claude Monet's iconic 1915 painting, Water Lilies
• Dedicated centers for Native American and Northwest art
• The Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art
• Outdoor public sculpture garden
• Works by masters including Van Gogh, Cézanne, and Brâncuși

Visiting tips

Be sure to step outside and explore the museum's outdoor public sculpture garden during your visit.

How long: 2-3 hours · Best time: Morning

How to get there & what’s nearby

Portland Art Museum is easy to reach on Portland’s public transport. For where to stay, the weather and full itineraries, see our Portland travel guide.