An expanded version of the Portland Art Museum is officially open as of today, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the steps of the new Mark Rothko Pavilion kicking off four days of free admission and festivities.

Gov. Tina Kotek, Mayor Keith Wilson, donors, and artists such as Marie Watt and Lisa Jarrett attended the celebration of the museum’s $111 million expansion and renovation that adds or updates 100,000 square feet of space.

“This building is physically about connection: connecting streets, connecting buildings, connecting people to art, connecting people to their humanity,” Kotek said. “We need that a lot right now.”

The Mark Rothko Pavilion, named after the renowned artist who grew up in Portland and attended Lincoln High School, connects PAM’s two main buildings with a four-st

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