Portland Art Museum

The Portland Art Museum was established in 1892 and is the oldest museum in the Pacific Northwest. Since then, a sizable and diverse collection has grown. Over 112,000 square feet of gallery space is only used to display a small portion of the more than 50,000 items.

The museum contains substantial collections of Northwest art, Asian art, Native American art (particularly art from the Pacific Coast), prints and drawings, and photographs. Its European and American collections, particularly those from the 19th and 20th centuries, feature some exceptional individual artifacts. The enormous collection of prints and drawings, which includes works by Old Masters printmakers like Dürer and Rembrandt as well as more contemporary artists, was mostly collected by the late Gordon Gilkey. Cart with Black Ox by Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most famous works at the Portland Art Museum. The museum also includes the Crumpacker Family Library, which focuses on visual arts, and the Northwest Film Center. Every month on the first Thursday in the evening, the museum offers free days.