Portland Art Museum
The Portland Art Museum (PAM) is an art museum in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. A typical year brings about 445K visitors. Look also at Moda Center, 1.3 mi away.
A museum inside Portland
You can stay in Portland
Portland Art Museum is inside Portland, which has 257 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1892
Portland Art Museum dates from 1892. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 64–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 6 miles away
Portland (PDX) has airline service, about 6 miles from Portland Art Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Portland Art Museum
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.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1892
- Wikipedia readers
- 7.7K a year
Rooms near Portland Art Museum
The nearest towns with places to stay are Portland (257) and Vancouver (40).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Portland Art Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | in town | — | 257 182 hotels · 31 motels · 19 inns & B&Bs · 11 lodges & cabins · 3 hostels · 5 campgrounds · 6 RV parks | 635,109 | $582K | D− |
| Vancouver | 9 mi northeast | 15 min | 40 33 hotels · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 199,698 | $462K | D |
| Beaverton | 7 mi west | 10 min | 17 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 97,842 | $570K | C− |
| Hillsboro | 12 mi west | 20 min | 23 20 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs | 111,126 | $521K | C− |
| Gresham | 12 mi east | 20 min | 21 15 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 111,513 | $459K | C− |
| Tigard | 8 mi southwest | 10 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 57,929 | $611K | D |
| Lake Oswego | 7 mi south | 10 min | 9 7 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 39,722 | $932K | B |
| Oatfield | 8 mi southeast | 15 min | 10 8 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 13,294 | $569K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Places to add to Portland Art Museum
Pair a visit with these, within 53 miles.
Big draw53 mi MountainMount St. Helens
1in town Stadium & arenaModa Center
2in town Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
Big draw49 mi MountainMount Hood
32 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
4in town Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial Coliseum
528 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
66 mi City parkForest ParkPhoto credits
Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Moda Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Hood: Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory., Public domain · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Portland Art Museum: what to know
Is Portland Art Museum in Portland?
Yes. It’s inside Portland, OR.
When is the best time to visit Portland Art Museum?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 64–82°.
What is the closest airport to Portland Art Museum?
Portland (PDX), about 6 miles away.
Where should I stay near Portland Art Museum?
Portland (in town, 257 places to stay), Vancouver (9 mi, 40 places to stay) and Beaverton (7 mi, 17 places to stay).
Portland has the answers
Questions and tips go in Portland’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.