Portland Art Museum,

1219 Southwest Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205

"We were pretty disappointed in the museum. It's under construction, so much of their exhibits were in storage and not displayed. There were only 2 exhibits available, both of which were relatively quick to walk through. They still charged the full $25 entrance fee in spite of having a much smaller exhibit on display. I think they should have adjusted the prices to reflect that. Also, there seemed to be no staff around the museum floor except one guy who mostly avoided the crowd. The bathrooms are hidden in the back downstairs area, and finding them took almost 10 minutes of checking everywhere. Very minimal signage to guide you there. There were several large groups of high school or college age kids walking the museum shouting and laughing and touching statues that were clearly not meant to be touched. Overall, they made it a lot more difficult to stop and appreciate the art with any degree of focus. To he honest, they sort of ruined the experience and I'm not sure I would go back any time soon. The guides did nothing to quiet the groups and instead seemed to avoid them like we did. My partner and I found ourselves hurrying ahead of them just to see a few things in peace. Not worth the $50 to get in. I've never been to a museum where it was okay to shout and yell and disturb everyone else without consequence or even a warning. The silver lining is some of the art was very good, including a single Monet on display and some contemporary art."

"The African Fashion exhibition stole the show. I literally cried while walking through all the magnificent designs. If you have no other reason to visit Portland, this exhibition is it!"

"What an educational day! The exhibitions: African Fashion & Black Artist of Oregon took us through the historical context of beautiful cultures and gave us the opportunity to make connections with the uses of visual and literary tools."