Current status
Library
The PAM Library is currently closed to the public as we prepare for a future renovation that will better support research, care, and access. For more information, please contact the Development Office at 503-276-4365.
Archives
The PAM Archives are temporarily closed to the public while the collection is carefully surveyed, organized, and formally accessioned—important steps in ensuring long-term stewardship and accessibility. The estimated completion date is November 2027.
Library
The Portland Art Museum Library contains the following non-circulating collections that the public are welcome to access:
- The curator’s research collection of books with a specific focus on the art and artists in the Museum’s collection
- PAM exhibition catalogues and books
- PAM artist files
The PAM Library also contains a used art bookstore. Online sales are available on Amazon and AbeBooks.
Location: Mark Building, 1119 Park Ave, 1st floor.
Contact: library@pam.org
Archives
The PAM Archives contain the following special collections available by appointment only:
- Portland Art Museum administrative history – 1892 to present
- PAM exhibition catalogues
- PAM exhibition files
- Collector’s archives including Elizabeth Butler, Clement Greenberg, and Axel Rasmussen
- PAM Oregon artist archives:
- Bronson, Bonnie
- Feldenheimer, Marie Louise
- Gilkey, Gordon (war art experience)
- Heaney, Charles
- Izquierdo, Manuel
- Price, C. S.
- Sams, Ben
- Snyder, Amanda
- Stephens, Clara Jane
- Tester, Jefferson
- White, Minor
- Wiggins, Myra Albert
- Associated PAM organization archives:
- Northwest Film Center
- Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)
- Oregon art organizations archives:
- Archive for the Art Gym at Marylhurst University
- Portland Center for the Visual Arts (PCVA)
Location: Mark Building, 1119 Park Ave, Basement
Contact: archives@pam.org