The project examines the existing collection, and along with recent acquisitions, commissions, and select long-term loans, integrates Atlantic narratives and Indigenous perspectives to expand the story of American art. 

Through the expertise and partnership of multiple thought-partners, Passages is a responsive installation honoring multiple truths, complexities, and understandings. An Advisory Committee, comprised of members from Akomawt Educational Initiative, Atlantic Black Box, Indigo Arts Alliance, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and Portland Public Schools, represent both existing and newly formed relationships with the museum.

Sponsors:

This collection reinstallation is made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art. Foundation support provided by Maine Community Foundation and Wyeth Foundation for American Art. Corporate support provided by UNUM, with support provided by Friends of the Collection.

Image Credits:

Frederic Edwin Church (United States, 1826–1900), Mount Katahdin from Millinocket Camp, 1895, oil on canvas, 26 1/2 x 42 1/4 inches. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Gift of Owen W. and Anna H. Wells in memory of Elizabeth B. Noyce, 1998.96. Image courtesy Luc Demers