A Day at the Portland Art Museum

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Jul 25 2010

There is no better time to enjoy a great museum than when you are on vacation in a new city. Museums are made for a good day off from the hustle and bustle of regular life. There are a couple of art and craft related museums in Portland Oregon that always have something interesting displayed.

While you are looking for a place to stay in portland. Best hotels are found all over the city and you may want to find one near an art museum like the Portland Art Museum . Currently, the Portland Art Museum has some great historical art with the Pioneering Collection from the Crocker Art Museum. This collection give a wonderful look at many drawings from early masters such as Albrecht Durer, Peter Paul Rubens, Fra Bartolommeo and many others.

This art museum has its own collections as well with American art exhibit, Asian art, modern and contemporary art, Native American art, northwest art, photography and wonderful collection of silver pieces. The silver collection has all sorts of silver pieces from the 15th century to today. It is a wonderful display of how silver has been formed into many serving pieces from all centuries.

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