Portland Art Museum

Portland Art Museum
The Portland Art Museum in 2019
Established1892
Location1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45°30′58″N 122°41′01″W / 45.5162°N 122.6835°W / 45.5162; -122.6835
TypeArt museum
AccreditationAmerican Alliance of Museums
Visitors445,000 (2002)
DirectorBrian J. Ferriso
Websiteportlandartmuseum.org
Portland Art Museum
Portland Historic Landmark
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1932
ArchitectPietro Belluschi
Architectural styleModernist
NRHP reference No.74001710
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 1974

The Portland Art Museum (PAM) is an art museum in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The Portland Art Museum has 240,000 square feet (22,000 m2), with more than 112,000 square feet (10,400 m2) of gallery space. The museum’s permanent collection has over 42,000 works of art. PAM features a center for Native American art, a center for Northwest art, a center for modern and contemporary art, permanent exhibitions of Asian art, and an outdoor public sculpture garden. The Northwest Film Center is also a component of Portland Art Museum.

The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, with accreditation through 2024.