Portland Museum of Modern Art

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{{short description|Art museum in Portland, Oregon}}

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| location = Portland, Oregon, U.S.

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| founder = Libby Werbel

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Portland Museum of Modern Art (PMOMA) was an art museum in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 2012{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2013/12/portland_museum_of_modern_art.html|title=Portland Museum of Modern Art: North Portland basement gallery offers home to quirky, contemporary work|last=Parks|first=Casey|date=2013-12-09|website=Oregon Live|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-29}} and was closed in 2017. It was located in the basement of Mississippi Records and was founded by curator Libby Werbel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/2018/11/21/the-largest-sun-ra-retrospective-yet-is-hidden-on-the-top-floor-of-the-portland-art-musuem/|title=The Largest Sun Ra Retrospective Yet is Hidden on the Top Floor of the Portland Art Museum|last=Gormley|first=Shannon|date=November 21, 2018|website=Willamette Week|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-29}} The Museum was staffed by Mississippi Records employees.

History

At its founding, Werbel called the PMOMA "her fake museum."{{cite web |last1=Parks |first1=Casey |title=Portland Museum of Modern Art: North Portland basement gallery offers home to quirky, contemporary work |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2013/12/portland_museum_of_modern_art.html |website=Oregonian |publisher=Oregonian |accessdate=14 March 2019}} OPB noted that PMOMA is "a tiny space that wittily challenges ideas about the nature of museums and the art-watching experience."{{cite web|url=https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/state-of-wonder/article/more-than-a-museum-pmoma-becomes-houseguest-at-the-square/|title=More Than A Museum, PMOMA Becomes Houseguest At The Square|website=State of Wonder, Oregon Public Broadcasting|publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting|accessdate=14 March 2019}} The project has received recognition in Artforum,{{Cite web|url=https://www.artforum.com/interviews/jibz-cameron-talks-about-her-new-one-woman-show-and-tv-pilot-54859|title=Jibz Cameron|website=www.artforum.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-29}} among others, and has been supported by the Precipice Fund, The Calligram Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Regional Arts & Culture Council.{{cite web |title=Portland Museum of Modern Art |url=http://portlandmuseumofmodernart.com/about-1 |website=Portland Museum of Modern Art |publisher=Portland Museum of Modern Art |accessdate=8 March 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://brutforce.com/a-conversation-with-libby-werbel-director-pmoma/|title=A Conversation with Libby Werbel Director, PMOMA|last=Burris|first=Bruce|date=2016-03-28|website=Brut Force|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-29}}

In September 2016, PMOMA hosted a residency series, Houseguest, on Pioneer Courthouse Square.{{Cite web|url=https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/state-of-wonder/article/more-than-a-museum-pmoma-becomes-houseguest-at-the-square/|title=More Than A Museum, PMOMA Becomes Houseguest At The Square|date=September 9, 2016|website=Oregon Public Broadcasting|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}} The PMOMA showcases contemporary folk art.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/art/2013/01/johanna_jackson_at_portland_mu.html|title=Johanna Jackson at Portland Museum of Modern Art|last=Motley|first=John|date=2013-01-12|website=Oregon Live|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-29}}

In 2017, the museum was officially closed after 5 years of operation.{{Cite web |title=MUSEUM CLOSED :) - portlandmuseumofmodernart.com |url=https://portlandmuseumofmodernart.com/MUSEUM-CLOSED |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=portlandmuseumofmodernart.com}}

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