Portland Museum of Art
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7 Congress Sq, Portland, ME 04101
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Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka. 118 minutes. Rated R. In English, Japanese, and Spanish with English subtitles. Winner, Directing Award (U.S. Dramatic), 2026 Sundance Film Festival Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.
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Contemporaries Members Tour celebrating Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher at the Portland Museum of Art . 5:15 p.m. Tour begins in the Great Hall 6:00 p.m. Short walk to Marquis Lounge at 150 Park Street for a first look at their new menu Registration for this tour and reception is required. Please register online If you have any questions, you are welcome to reach out to Lily Spearsmith, Annual Gifts Officer at 207–318-2055 or [email protected] You can increase your support of the art
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Explore the maritime world that inspired Winslow Homer in this special gallery talk inside Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher. Maritime historian Seth Goldstein of the South Portland Historical Society will share the history of New England’s seafaring culture and reveal how it shaped some of Homer’s most iconic drawings, etchings, and paintings. Bio: Seth Goldstein grew up on Cape Cod where he developed his passion for maritime history. He received his bachelor’s degree in European History from the
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Directed by Jack Auen and Kevin Walker. 100 minutes. Not Rated. In French, English, German, and Italian with English subtitles. While writing a monograph on historical theories of memory, Béatrice (Anne Laure Sellier), a respected academic, becomes beguiled by the allegedly true story of the Chronovisor, an occult device said to reproduce visuals from any point in history on a TV screen. Her obsession with the mysterious machine drags her from her Upper East Side apartment through the depths of
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Directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. 101 minutes. Rated R. In English. Following the mind-bending Heaven Knows What, celebrated filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie return to the mean streets of New York City with Good Time, a hypnotic crime thriller that explores with bracing immediacy the tragic sway of family and fate. After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine “Connie” Nikas (Robert Pattinson) embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city’s underworld in a
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Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. 119 minutes. Rated PG. Dubbed in English. This screening will be introduced by guest conductor Morihiko Nakahara, who will lead the Portland Symphony Orchestra in performances of “The Music of Studio Ghibli” on October 10 and 11. Tickets for this screening are free for PSO concert ticketholders! Sophie, a quiet hat shop worker, has her life upended when she is cursed by the Witch of the Waste into an old woman’s body. Seeking to break the spell, she boards the magical
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Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka. 118 minutes. Rated R. In English, Japanese, and Spanish with English subtitles. Winner, Directing Award (U.S. Dramatic), 2026 Sundance Film Festival Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.
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Directed by Jack Auen and Kevin Walker. 100 minutes. Not Rated. In French, English, German, and Italian with English subtitles. While writing a monograph on historical theories of memory, Béatrice (Anne Laure Sellier), a respected academic, becomes beguiled by the allegedly true story of the Chronovisor, an occult device said to reproduce visuals from any point in history on a TV screen. Her obsession with the mysterious machine drags her from her Upper East Side apartment through the depths of
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Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka. 118 minutes. Rated R. In English, Japanese, and Spanish with English subtitles. Winner, Directing Award (U.S. Dramatic), 2026 Sundance Film Festival Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.
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Directed by Jack Auen and Kevin Walker. 100 minutes. Not Rated. In French, English, German, and Italian with English subtitles. While writing a monograph on historical theories of memory, Béatrice (Anne Laure Sellier), a respected academic, becomes beguiled by the allegedly true story of the Chronovisor, an occult device said to reproduce visuals from any point in history on a TV screen. Her obsession with the mysterious machine drags her from her Upper East Side apartment through the depths of
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Jared Lank (Mi’kmaq, born 1991), Still from Bay of Herons, 2023, single-channel video with sound, 7 minutes and 15 seconds. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Museum purchase with exchange funds from the bequest of Howard K. and Alison McEldowney Walter, 2025.46. © Jared Lank. Image courtesy of the artist Join us for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Portland Museum of Art with FREE Admission all day. Explore the galleries, take part in hands-on artmaking, attend PMA Films: Aanikoobijigan [ancestor / g
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Directed by Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil. 80 minutes. Not Rated. In English and Anishinaabemowin with English subtitles. Aanikoobijigan [ancestor / great-grandparent / great-grandchild] documents the emotional and vital work of MACPRA (Michigan Anishinaabek Cultural Preservation and Repatriation Alliance). This alliance, made up of repatriation specialists representing all Michigan tribes, fights to bring their Ancestors and funerary objects home from settler colonial institutions like museums, l
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An Immersive Art History Course at the Portland Museum of Art and offsite in Midcoast Maine Maine has captivated artists, writers, and promoters for over two centuries as an imagined region that extends far beyond its geography as the easternmost state. This intensive workshop explores the evolving idea of Maine and Mainers through the work of the Wyeth family, alongside twentieth-century artists like Marsden Hartley and Lois Dodd, while examining the meaning of Maine through short fiction, poet
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Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka. 118 minutes. Rated R. In English, Japanese, and Spanish with English subtitles. Winner, Directing Award (U.S. Dramatic), 2026 Sundance Film Festival Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.
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Museum Playdate is a monthly morning for young children and their caregivers to slow down, explore, and make things together. Free admission. No registration is required. Designed for children and their caregivers of all ages. The PMA welcomes Love Lab Studio to Museum Playdate in this special Lantern making workshop. In this special edition of Museum Playdate, we will collaborate with Love Lab Studio to create our own lanterns to share our light with our community. Make your special lantern tod
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Third Thursdays at the PMA is Art for All! On the third Thursday of every month, the PMA offers free admission all day and evening for all. Explore the galleries, enjoy family-friendly art-making and activities, or experience a dynamic lineup of rotating music, food trucks, films, performances, and programs. Events and Activities Support for Third Thursday provided by:
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Discover the printmaking process behind the exhibition Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher. Printmaker Winslow Trainum demonstrates the art of intaglio printmaking, inking an etched copper plate, wiping it by hand, and running it through a traditional press to reveal an image transferred from plate to paper. Working from his studio at Prouts Neck, Maine, Homer created a remarkable series of etchings that showcased both technical skill and his enduring fascination with the sea. This live demonstration
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Directed by David Mboussou. 128 minutes (followed by discussion). Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Ezekiel, a 25-year-old aspiring filmmaker, lives in the heart of the Congo Basin under the authority of his father, Maurice, a powerful businessman who opposes his artistic ambitions. When Ezekiel is forced to join the family logging business, he discovers that Maurice plans to exploit a sacred forest, the last refuge of an indigenous community. As he uncovers a buried colonial-era fami
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Directed by Cédric Klapisch. 124 minutes (followed by discussion). Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. This screening will be followed by a discussion with Andrew Eschelbacher, PMA Deputy Director and Head of Art and Exhibitions. Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in rural Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history. In 1895, their ancestor Adèle, then aged 21, leaves her hometown to search for her mother in Paris. She discove
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Directed by Cédric Klapisch. 124 minutes (followed by discussion). Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in rural Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history. In 1895, their ancestor Adèle, then aged 21, leaves her hometown to search for her mother in Paris. She discovers a city on the cusp of modernity, bustling with new-found avant-garde creativity, with the rise of photography and the birth
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Directed by Erige Sehiri. 92 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Marie, an Ivorian pastor and former journalist, has lived in Tunisia for ten years. Her home becomes a refuge for Naney, a young mother seeking a better future, and Jolie, a strong-willed student carrying her family’s hopes. The arrival of a little orphan girl challenges their sense of solidarity in a tense social climate, revealing both their fragility and strength. A powerful and deeply human film that deftly ad
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Directed by Sébastien Pilote. 158 minutes (followed by discussion). Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Maria Chapdelaine is a young sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her family on the shores of the Peribonka River in rural Quebec in the 1910s. The Chapdelaine family works tirelessly to push the limits of the forest. Where the harshness of everyday life meets the delicacy of a warm family life, the strong and hopeful Maria finds herself faced with daunting dilemmas. Between tradition
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Directed by Manon Briand. 90 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Sonia is an intractable Canadian Customs border agent who confiscates the contents of a car being driven by French chef Victor, only to subsequently need his help when her daughter Lili-Beth decides to enter a cooking competition despite barely knowing how to cook. To make matters worse, Victor must face the hostility of the entire village towards Sonia, who has managed to rub everyone the wrong way.
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Directed by Ken Scott. 132 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Esther Perez is a Moroccan-Jewish immigrant and devoted mother of six. When her newborn son Roland is diagnosed with a clubfoot in 1963 and given a bleak prognosis, she is determined to make him overcome physical challenges and social barriers as she refuses to accept limits placed on his future. With fierce determination and unwavering belief in him, she embarks on a mission to help her son not only overcome challe
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Directed by Richard Syr. 135 minutes. Not Rated. In French with English subtitles. Germaine Lauzon, a housewife, wins a million trading stamps that she believes will give her access to the happiness and new world she’s been dreaming of for so long. She invites her sisters, sisters-in-law and neighbours to a party to help her glue the stamps, but her joy and pleasure will make some people jealous. Based on the smash hit play by Michel Tremblay.
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