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Published
May 20, 2024

Portland City Council clears the way for demolition of former children’s museum

The council votes 6-3 to remove a historic classification from the building at 142 Free St. Greater Portland Landmarks says it will review the matter before deciding whether to file a legal challenge.
Published
May 16, 2024

Opponents suggest they won’t back down if Portland City Council supports museum’s demolition plan

At a news conference Thursday, Greater Portland Landmarks said the council must base its decision Monday on the city's historic preservation ordinance and not take other reasons into consideration.
Published
May 10, 2024

Time & Temperature Building owner says tearing down former children’s museum would jeopardize historic district

Chris Rhoades, an owner of the Time & Temperature Building, says a developer plans to build 250 affordable housing units there but is relying on federal tax credits.
Published
May 6, 2024

Portland City Council delays vote on future of former Children’s Museum

More than 50 people spoke on both sides of the issue at a meeting Monday to decide whether the Portland Museum of Art can raze the former Children's Museum as part of its expansion plans.
Published
April 28, 2024

A look at the ordinance that will determine if 142 Free St. can be torn down

Plus, the differences in how the Portland Museum of Art and preservationists are interpreting it.

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Published
April 28, 2024

Portland Museum of Art hangs its future on fate of neighboring building

On May 6, the City Council will take up the question of whether the former Children's Museum at 142 Free St. can be demolished. Working toward an ambitious expansion, the PMA hasn't said what it will do if the structure can't be torn down.
Published
April 26, 2024

Opinion: Portland Museum of Art appears to have lost its way

The suggestion that a large expansion will lift the PMA out of a pattern of financial underperformance is not to be trusted.
Published
April 6, 2024

Opinion: Let the Portland Museum of Art build its addition

Our architectural heritage should certainly be protected. But this is not the battle to fight.
Published
March 10, 2024

Review: Portland Museum of Art makes case for needing more space with ‘+ collection’

The vast majority of these works were gifted to the museum, which hopes to show how its controversial planned expansion is needed to display more of its collection.
Published
March 10, 2024

See these new acquisitions by Portland Museum of Art, before they go back into storage

The museum has a collection of 19,000 objects and counting, and only a fraction are on display at any given time. We look at how these pieces get to the museum and where they go when they're not on display.