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The mission of the Portland Art Museum is to serve the public by providing access to art of enduring quality, by educating a diverse audience about art and by collecting and preserving a wide range of art for the enrichment of present and future generations.
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The Collections

ASIAN	AMERICAN	MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY
EUROPEAN	NATIVE AMERICAN	NORTHWEST
SILVER	PRINTS AND DRAWINGS	PHOTOGRAPHY

The Portland Art Museum is the oldest art museum in the Pacific Northwest and, since its founding in 1892, has amassed a diverse collection numbering over 35,000 objects and works of art. This "collection of collections" comprises primarily gifts from generous donors and smaller collections purchased in their entirety. The Museum's collection includes works of European painting and sculpture, American painting and sculpture, silver, Asian art, Native American art, Pre-Columbian art, Cameroon and other African art, contemporary art, sculpture, prints and drawings, and photography.