In 2020, Dr. Yale Popowich of Portland, Oregon, accepted the position of medical director for Moda Health, where he advises departments and oversees program development and performance. His background includes over a decade of clinical experience. Committed to civic involvement, Dr. Yale Popowich has served over the years on numerous community and cultural boards of directors, and he currently sits on the board of the Portland Art Museum.
The museum has brought new artistic experiences to the region since 1892, when a small local group dedicated itself to creating a premier art museum accessible to the entire community. Its original location was in a public library, and its first collections consisted of plaster casts of classical sculptures.
Through the efforts of donors and board members across the next few generations, the museum expanded. It relocated to its own building on the corner of Southwest 5th Avenue and Taylor in 1905, then moved in 1932 to its present residence at the intersection of Southwest Park Avenue and Jefferson Street. The museum’s red-brick structure was designed by local architect Pietro Belluschi, and the site is today a landmark feature of Portland’s Cultural District.
Exhibitions in the museum’s history include a displaying in 1913 of works that were part of the iconic New York Armory Show, which brought awareness of modern art to the United States. The Portland Art Museum’s 1959 Van Gogh exhibit saw record-setting attendance numbers, which enabled the museum to add French Impressionist Claude Monet’s beloved painting Waterlilies to its permanent collection. In 1996, The Imperial Tombs of China drew 2,500 people daily to the museum, many of them first-time visitors.
The museum has brought new artistic experiences to the region since 1892, when a small local group dedicated itself to creating a premier art museum accessible to the entire community. Its original location was in a public library, and its first collections consisted of plaster casts of classical sculptures.
Through the efforts of donors and board members across the next few generations, the museum expanded. It relocated to its own building on the corner of Southwest 5th Avenue and Taylor in 1905, then moved in 1932 to its present residence at the intersection of Southwest Park Avenue and Jefferson Street. The museum’s red-brick structure was designed by local architect Pietro Belluschi, and the site is today a landmark feature of Portland’s Cultural District.
Exhibitions in the museum’s history include a displaying in 1913 of works that were part of the iconic New York Armory Show, which brought awareness of modern art to the United States. The Portland Art Museum’s 1959 Van Gogh exhibit saw record-setting attendance numbers, which enabled the museum to add French Impressionist Claude Monet’s beloved painting Waterlilies to its permanent collection. In 1996, The Imperial Tombs of China drew 2,500 people daily to the museum, many of them first-time visitors.
