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Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosOregon, United States201-500 Employees
Portland Art Museum is a mid-sized cultural institution based in Portland, Oregon, founded in 1892, making it the seventh oldest museum in the United States and the oldest in the Pacific Northwest. Its galleries hold more than 42,000 objects displayed across 112,000 square feet, tracing art from ancient times to the present. The collection is notable for its holdings in Native North American art, English silver, and graphic arts, and the museum dedicates about 90 percent of its gallery space to the permanent collection. The institution has earned international recognition for both its permanent holdings and its rotating exhibitions drawn from its own collection and other major public and private collections. In March 2026, PAM announced MORE COLORS THAN THE EYE CAN SEE, an education initiative linked to Jeffrey Gibson's Venice Biennale solo exhibition, co-commissioned with SITE Santa Fe and in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State.