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Art Galleries & Museums
With more than 150 art galleries and numerous museums, the challenge in Portland can be in the choosing. Whether dedicated to visual arts, Northwest heritage or hands-on scientific exploration and education, Portland’s art galleries and museums bring creativity and innovation to the fore.
Pick up Portland's Guide to the Visual Arts, a comprehensive listing of the many galleries and exhibitions spaces in the Portland area, available at the Visitor Information Center at Pioneer Square as well as local hotels, libraries and coffee shops.
Portland's Guide to the Visual Arts was produced by the Portland Art Center with support from Colormation, ArtMedia, Portland Art Dealers Association (PADA) and the Travel Portland.
Browse our member directory for galleries and museums:
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Art Galleries
Alberta Street Art Galleries
Cultural diversity blends with a funky, whimsical sensibility in Portland’s latest happening arts district.
www.artonalberta.org
www.albertaartsdistrict.com
Portland Art Dealers Association
The originators of Portland’s popular First Thursday Gallery Walk, PADA’s members are committed to representing the highest standards of fine art, and recognize the importance of integrity and responsibility in working with artists, collectors, museum professionals and the entire cultural community.
www.padaoregon.org/
www.firstthursday.org
Portland’s First Friday Gallery Association
Portland’s east side is filled with hundreds of vibrant art venues — from established galleries to a new breed of emerging, innovative artist studios and art-related venues. For complete details on eastside art happenings, pick up “The First Friday Gallery Guide” or “The Eastside Portland Visual Arts Guide Map.” Both are available at coffee shops, hotels, stores and galleries around Portland, and as PDFs at www.firstfridayguide.com.
Feldman Gallery + Projext Space
As a teaching gallery, the Feldman is devoted to enhancing and supporting PNCA's curriculum, as well as providing an opportunity for students to learn gallery management in a hands-on setting. Dedicated to bringing national and international contemporary artists to Portland, the Feldman mounts six shows each year, with each exhibit on view for two months.
Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson St.
503.226.4391
www.pnca.edu/exposure/feldman/
Oregon College of Art & Craft
The Hoffman Gallery, named after the College's founder Julia Hoffman, brings the work of regional, national and international artists to campus. Exhibitions are selected to reflect current trends in the arts as well as the historical and cultural aspects of art and craft. Common to all Hoffman gallery exhibitions is the goal of providing a forum to promote dialogue and education.
Hoffman Gallery
8245 S.W. Barnes Road
503.297.5544
www.ocac.edu
Reed College Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Gallery
The mission of the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery is to enhance the academic offerings of Reed College with a diverse range of scholarly exhibitions, lectures, and colloquia in its role as a teaching gallery.
Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.
Phone: 503-777-7790
http://web.reed.edu/gallery/index.html
Studio Art Direct
Shop for art created exclusively by Oregon and Washington artists. Search for and purchase landscape paintings, giclées, art glass, sculpture and photography.
http://www.studioartdirect.com/
23 Sandy Gallery
23 Sandy Gallery is located in Portland’s central east side arts district. The gallery presents local and national artists working in book arts, photography and related graphic arts. 23 Sandy also offers lectures, workshops, salons, readings and more.
23 Sandy Gallery
623 N.E. 23rd Ave.
503.927.4409
www.23sandy.com
For more information on Portland Art Galleries:
Portland Art News & Reviews: www.portlandart.net/
www.worldartantiques.com/OregonPortland.html
www.all-oregon.com/art_galleries.htm
http://art-collecting.com/galleries_or_portland.htm
Museums
Maryhill Museum of Art
Take a scenic drive along the Columbia River to visit one of the Northwest’s most enchanting cultural destinations. Housed in a glorious Beaux Arts mansion on 5,300 acres, Maryhill Museum of Art features world-class permanent collections and special exhibitions.
35 Maryhill Museum Drive
Goldendale, Wash.
509.773.3733
www.maryhillmuseum.org
Oregon Historical Society
Explore Oregon’s fascinating history at the Oregon History Museum, located on the historic Park Blocks in downtown Portland. The museum is home to many exhibits, including the award-winning exhibit Oregon My Oregon. Travel the Oregon Trail, witness Native culture and view spectacular traveling exhibits on your next visit to the Oregon History Museum.
1200 SW Park Avenue
Phone: 503-222-1741
www.ohs.org/
Portland Art Museum
One of the 25 largest museums in the country, with impressive touring exhibitions and permanent collections, including the centers for Northwest and Native American Art.
1219 SW Park Avenue
Phone: 503-226-2811
www.portlandartmuseum.org/
Portland Children's Museum
Portland Children’s Museum is a hands-on museum for children from birth to 10 years old, designed to inspire imagination, creativity, and the wonder of learning in children and adults.
4015 SW Canyon Rd
Phone: 503-223-6500
www.portlandcm.org/
Pittock Mansion
A fully furnished, magnificent, turn-of-the century, architectural treasure brimming with the finest arts and antiques, and offering a sweeping view of the surrounding Cascade Mountains and the City of Portland.
3229 NW Pittock Dr.
Phone: 503-823-3624
www.pittockmansion.com/
Wells Fargo History Museum
In the Wells Fargo Center tower in downtown Portland, explore the roles both Wells Fargo and Oregon played in each others' history, from the Cal-Oregon Stageline, to riverboats of gold on the Columbia River, and to banking and express for Oregon's communities.
1300 SW 5th Avenue
www.wellsfargohistory.com
World Forestry Center Discovery Museum
Built in dramatic Cascadian style architecture, you'll marvel at the intricate hand carvings and grand entry outside, and delight in all new exhibits inside--hands-on, interactive exhibits designed to engage visitors to learn about the sustainability of forests and trees of the Pacific Northwest and around the world.
4033 SW Canyon Rd.
Phone: 503- 228-1367
www.worldforestrycenter.org/
Architectural Heritage Center
A truly awe-inspiring treasure trove of historic building elements. The National Park Service documents that the Foundation's collections are the largest in the West and among the most extensive in the United States. The center also offers education in historic building styles and techniques, and hands-on restoration training.
701 SE Grand Ave
Phone: 503-231-7264
www.visitahc.org/
Museum of Contemporary Craft
Museum of Contemporary Craft is one of Portland's oldest cultural institutions and its new iteration is poised to bring greater awareness to the organization’s rich seventy-year legacy.
724 NW Davis St., Portland
Located on the North Park Blocks
503.223.2654
www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org
3D Center of Art & Photography
The only gallery of its kind in the U.S. Remember grandma's sterocrds, your ViewMaster® and 3D comics? See the history and discover contemporary 3D artists.
1928 NW Lovejoy St.
503.227.6667
www.3dcenter.us
Oregon Jewish Museum
The museum maintains the largest collection in existence of the documented and visual history of the Jewish people of Oregon.
1953 N.W. Kearney St.
Phone: 503.226.3600
www.ojm.org/
Oregon Maritime Center and Museum
Museum on board the historic Sternwheeler “Portland” on the Willamette River.
Sea wall at the foot of Pine street.
Phone: 503-224-7724
www.oregonmaritimemuseum.org/
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
The Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center serves as a focal point for the preservation and sharing of the history and culture of the Japanese American community.
121 NW 2nd Ave
Phone:503.224.1458
www.oregonnikkei.org/
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