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Portland Art Museum vs Oregon Historical Society

Both Portland Art Museum and Oregon Historical Society Museum are endorsed by travel writers. On balance, Portland Art Museum ranks significantly better than Oregon Historical Society Museum. Portland Art Museum scores 88 with endorsements from 7 sources such as Lonely Planet, Michelin Guide and Travel + Leisure.

Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
9 / 10
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The treasures at the Pacific Northwest's oldest arts facility span 35 centuries of Asian, European, and American art." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The permanent collection includes a range of contemporary, Native American, and European art."
Frommer's Frommer's
"This is the oldest art museum in the Northwest, and it has an excellent collection of modern and contemporary art." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Since the construction in 2005 of a new wing, the Pacific Northwest’s oldest art museum has really become two facilities in one." Full review
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"Now one of the 25 largest museums in the United States, the Portland Art Museum has a collection of more than 32,000 works of art from American Indian artifacts to Monet’s Waterlilies." Full review
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Oregon Historical Society
Oregon Historical Society
8 / 10
1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97201
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Impressive eight-story-high trompe l'oeil murals of Lewis and Clark and the Oregon Trail cover two sides of this downtown museum." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"Along the tree-shaded South Park Blocks sits the state's primary history museum, which dedicates most of its space to the story of Oregon and the pioneers who made it." Full review
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"It covers the history of Oregon from the earliest Indian civilizations through the saga of the Oregon Trail right up to the issues surrounding Portland’s light rail." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Eight-story-high trompe l'oeil murals of Lewis and Clark and the Oregon Trail rise beside the entrance plaza of this important repository of historical artifacts and documents." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Eight-storey-high trompe l'oeil murals of Lewis and Clark and the Oregon Trail rise beside the entrance plaza of this important history museum." Full review
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