Get Ready to Explore the Recently Renovated Portland Art Museum All Winter Long

The Portland Art Museum (PAM) will reopen its completely transformed campus on November 20 after nine years and $111 million in renovations. The centerpiece is the Mark Rothko Pavilion, a glass structure that provides a new intuitive entrance and connects the museum's two historic buildings—the Main Building (designed by Pietro Belluschi in 1932) and the Mark Building (a former Masonic temple from 1924). The renovation eliminates the confusing underground tunnel that previously caused visitors to miss entire exhibitions, replacing it with a media gallery and accessible hallways across four floors. The project also includes a public passageway open 24/7, addressing earlier community backlash over plans to close a walkway.