Description: In existence since 1882, the Portland Museum of Art is the largest and oldest public institution in the state of Main. The museum is located in The Arts District in downtown Portland, and is home to a collection of more than 17,000 decorative and fine art objects from the 18th century to the present. The heart of the collection is its State of Maine Collection, with works from artists like Winslow Homer, Marsden Hartley, Louise Nevelson and Andrew Wyeth. The museum is also home to the largest collection of European art in Maine, representing major movements from impressionism to surrealism with works by artists including Monet, Munch, Degas, Cassatt, Picasso and Rodin.
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