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Portland, Maine
Phone: 207 775 6148 -- 1 800 639 4067
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Celebrate art in Maine at the Portland Museum of Art, the state's oldest arts institution, founded in 1882.
The Museum's extensive collection of fine and decorative arts dates from the 18th century to the present. Works by Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Rockwell Kent, Marsden Hartley, and Andrew Wyeth showcase the unique artistic heritage of the United States and Maine.
The major European movements, from Impression through Surrealism, are represented by the Joan Whitney Payson, Albert Otten, and Scott M. Black collections, which include works by Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Edvard Munch, and Rene Magritte.
Special exhibitions complement these holdings. The Museum is housed in an award-winning building, which opened in 1983, designed by I. M. Pei & Partners. Visit today for an unparalleled look at the art of three centuries.
18th to 20th century American fine and decorative arts. Joan Payson Whitney Collection of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings. Special exhibitions.
Exhibitions and Programs
For a recorded schedule of current exhibitions
and
events, call (207) 773-ARTS.
Visit
the Museum at www.portlandmuseum.org
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In the exhibition, Alex Sax's installation
piece is based on the
Museum’s McLellan House owner Margaret Mussey Sweat's interest in
spiders
and jaguars at the turn of the last century. Gail Spaien's watercolors
derive
from the tradition of 18th and 19th-century botanical illustrations,
and Lauren
Fensterstock's works made from butterfly wings remind us of the kind of
specimens displayed in 17th-century wunderkammers
or cabinets of curiosities. Contemporary photographers Gary Green and
Tom
Birtswistle turn the camera's ironic eye toward traditional forms of
natural
history displays like research museums and trophy taxidermy.
Some artists, such as Mary Hart, represent
the natural world in
exacting detail while others, like Joe Kievitt and Susan Amons, move
away from
realism toward abstraction. Like the famous French-American artist,
James
Audubon, they also include elements that refer to the natural
environment in
which their specimens live. Sarah Crisp literally embalms her specimens
beneath
the waxy surface of her encaustic paintings—much like an insect forever
preserved in amber. But as Rebecca Goodale's paper pieces remind
us, there are
many examples of our local flora and fauna that are truly endangered
species.
Tours Guided tours are given daily at 2 p.m. and on Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m. To reserve a group tour contact the Education Department at (207) 775-6148, at least three weeks in advance.
The Museum Cafe is open year-round for lunch. No admission is required to dine at the Museum Cafe.
Museum Shop The Museum Shop is open during regular Museum hours. No admission is required to visit the Shop.
The Museum is located at Seven Congress Square in Downtown Portland, at the intersection of High, Congress, and Free Streets.
To reach the Museum from I-295 (north or south), take Exit 6A, Forest Avenue South. Bear right at the first light, drive through the park, and proceed on State Street to the top of the hill. Turn left at the light onto Congress Street. The Museum is located on the right after the next light. Public parking lots are located on High Street, Free Street, and Spring Street.
Daniel O' Leary, Director
Kristen Levesque, Director of Marketing & PR.
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