| The Portland Art Museum or PAM as it is referred | | | | The museum's permanent collection includes |
| to, is located at 1219 SW Park Avenue in | | | | works of: Asian art, European Art, Modern and |
| Portland, Oregon and should not be confused with | | | | Contemporary Art, Photography, Prints, Drawings, |
| the Portland Museum of Art in Maine. It was | | | | and Silversmithing. The museum is particularly |
| founded in 1892 under the name Portland Art | | | | proud of their comprehensive collections of |
| Association and is one of the oldest museums on | | | | Northwestern and Native American Art, which are |
| the western coast of the United States. | | | | both quite extensive. |
| Unlike most other museums in the country, the | | | | The Native American collection is comprised of |
| Portland Art Museum has been situated in the | | | | over 5,000 pieces from more than 200 separate |
| same building since its inception. Many additions | | | | cultural groups. It also includes contemporary |
| and surrounding structures have since been built | | | | works of art by masters such as Maria Martinez |
| to hold the permanent collection numbering over | | | | and Charles Edenshaw who depicted native |
| 40,000 pieces as well as accommodate the many | | | | American life and culture through many different |
| traveling exhibits which the PAM hosts. At a total | | | | mediums. They are all housed in the Confederated |
| of 240,000 square feet of floor space, this | | | | Tribes of Grand Ronde Center for Native |
| museum ranks as one of the largest in the | | | | American Art, which is dedicated to the collective |
| country. | | | | Native American tribes of Oregon. |