Museum Announces 2-for-1 Museum Admission on Thursday Nights
Discount to run through Wild Beauty exhibition
This holiday season, the Portland Art Museum is giving a special gift to the community: 2-for-1 museum admission. Every Thursday from November 13 through January 8, 2009, visitors will receive two adult general admission tickets for the price of one between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m. Holidays are excluded.
“Providing access to the museum, its exhibitions, and collections has always been one of my top priorities,” said Brian J. Ferriso, The Marilyn H. and Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. Director. “Given our current economy, we recognize that people may have little money budgeted for entertainment. Offering 2-for-1 admission helps lessen the impact on visitors’ pocketbooks and gives Oregonians the opportunity to enjoy Wild Beauty, a ‘must-see’ exhibition for local residents.”
Wild Beauty presents approximately 250 historic images that chronicle the beauty and changing character of the Gorge while reflecting the changing styles and technologies of landscape photography. Whether viewed as important historic records or extraordinary works of art, the images in Wild Beauty are some of the most striking and poignant pictures taken of this majestic Northwest landscape.
“This exhibition captures a moment in the history of art that is locally based and internationally significant,” said Ferriso.
The limited-time offer only applies to adult, student, and senior admissions. The Museum already has free general admission to children ages 17 and younger, thanks to a gift of $1 million to the Art Access Endowment earlier this year.
For more information about the Wild Beauty exhibition or its related programs, please call 503.226.2811 or visit portlandartmuseum.org.
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About the Portland Art Museum
The seventh oldest museum in the United States and the oldest on the West Coast, the Portland Art Museum is internationally recognized for its permanent collection and ambitious special exhibitions drawn from the Museum’s holdings and the world’s finest public and private collections. The Museum’s collection of 42,000 objects, displayed in 112,000 square feet of galleries, reflects the history of art from ancient times to today. The collection is distinguished for its holdings of arts of the native peoples of North America, English silver, and the graphic arts. An active collecting institution, dedicated to preserving great art for the enrichment of future generations, the Museum dedicates 90 percent of its galleries to its permanent collection. The Museum’s campus of landmark buildings, a cornerstone of Portland’s cultural district, includes the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, the Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, the Schnitzer Center for Northwest Art, the Northwest Film Center, and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Center for Native American Art. With a membership of 22,000 households and serving more than 350,000 visitors annually, the Museum is a premier venue for education in the visual arts. For information on exhibitions and programs, call 503-226-2811 or visit www.portlandartmuseum.org.
Posted: Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 | 
