Arts & Media❯Museums

MEDIA ARTS+GAMING+FILM+POP CULTURE PLUS PLUS Bizarre Bazaar is a brand new market bringing together a curated group of artists, publishers, exhibitors, game designers, community organizations, indie distributors, and creative collectives. It is...

Building Curiosity. One Brick at a Time. Each fall, Columbia Play Project celebrates of creativity, engineering, imagination, and play with Bricktastic! Bricktastic! brings together children, families, hobbyists, artists, engineers, educators,...

Polish those D10s and shuffle your cards because OMSI After Dark: Game On! is back. Whether you’re a historian of retro gaming, an expert in dueling, or a card deck collector, this event is friendly for all players. OMSI After Dark is a monthly...

Join us on Saturdays from 10am-3pm for a day of STEAM education through aviation. Our center is perfect for youth of all ages to experience hands-on learning and exploration. Explore our flight simulator lab featuring Kerbal Space Program and...

A gaming-themed, adults-only night at OMSI with the museum floor open after hours. The program pairs curated vendors and themed lectures with the interactive exhibits and planetarium shows, drawing on the science and engineering behind games,...

Live Wire joins forces with the Portland Art Museum for an afternoon of roving performances ahead of an evening recording of the program. The event coincides with PAM's monthly Free First Thursday and the Portland Book Festival's expanded...

Join Dr. Mas Subramanian, the inventor of YInMn Blue—the first new blue pigment discovered in more than 200 years—for a fascinating lecture on the science, history, and future of color. Dr. Subramanian will share the story behind this...

Julián Delgado Lopera reads from his new novel in the Northwest Art gallery. Presented by the National Book Foundation.

Michelle St. Romain, Tara Badstubner, and Liz Collins discuss their recent novels and the remarkable animals who play starring roles in their work. With live music by Free the Internet.

Overview Portland Art Museum invites the community to join a Free First Thursday event, offering free admission to the museum for all, plus a Live Wire event as part of the Literary Arts Portland Book Festival. Visitors can take in the afternoon gallery pop-ups, the evening show, or both! Free First Thursday + Museum pop-ups 4:30 – 6 p.m. — Free, pre-show, pop-up performances will take place throughout the Museum’s galleries. Performers are poet and rapper Dessa, bestselling children’s...