The Allure of the Automobile at the Portland Art Museum has been drawing record crowds for a summer exhibition. The exhibition is the first time the Museum has allowed photography (without flash) in its special exhibition galleries and thousands of visitors have already shared their photographs online and through social media.
Special Session for Photographers
By popular demand, the Museum will offer a two-hour, limited access session exclusively for photographers. Tickets to the session will be limited to the first 40 photographers who purchase tickets. The limited number of people in the galleries will allow more space to set up shots of the exhibition’s sixteen amazing automobiles.
Members of the Museum’s staff will serve as tripod grips for those photographers wishing to use a tripod. Limited flash photography will be allowed.
The Allure of the Automobile Photo Session
Sunday, August 14, 10 a.m. to Noon
Photographers with tripod: $50
Photographers without tripod: $45
Hoods Up!
The Museum will offer a rare opportunity to view many of these extraordinary automobiles with their hoods up and engines exposed. Loan agreements require the Museum to limit the times that hoods may be open for viewing. Special tickets required for this event are limited and available online.
Hoods Up!
Sunday, August 21, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
$25 per person
Tickets to both events are limited and must be purchased in advance at www.portlandartmuseum.org
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 devotes 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 more than 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 portlandartmuseum.org