Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
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N 45° 30.948 W 122° 40.998
10T E 524735 N 5040300
Portland Art Museum (1933) is located at 1219 SW Ninth Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMKK2
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2006
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Portland Art Museum (1933) is located at 1219 SW Ninth Avenue. Architect: Pietro Belluschi. Owner: Local Government. Spanning 35 centuries of art, the Oregon Art Institute Museum's collection is the most comprehensive on the West Coast. It includes renowned ethnic collections of Asian, African, pre-Colombian, and Northwest Coast American Indian art, as well as American, European and contemporary art.The Modern/Georgian-style building was renovated in 1995. The architect who renovated the Portland Art Museum in 1995, Ann Beha of Ann Beha & Associates, Boston, had been a student of the original architect, Pietro Belluschi, at M.I.T. The tomb-like Masonic Temple (1924) next door is now a part of the Portland Art Museum, housing the Contemporary Art collection.
Cafe, which offers light fare, and a gift shop. Enjoy live jazz in the indoor sculpture garden in the north wing from October-April, Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30P. You can even stroll through the galleries for a more leisurely look.
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