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SPRING 2020 // 25 OR ALL by Scholle McFarland PSU’s new museum brings art to the heart of campus. PORTLAND STATE’S first art museum opened to the public in November with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebrations. Part of the renovation of the Fariborz Maseeh Hall (formerly Neuberger Hall and South Park Hall), the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University occupies 7,500 square feet with state-of-the- art galleries featuring work from Northwest artists, faculty and students as well as exhibitions by national and international artists. More than 4,500 people visited during the museum’s first 14 days. The museum was created with a $5 million contribution from philanthropist Jordan Schnitzer through the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. It’s the third Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in the Northwest, joining those at the University of Oregon and Washington State University. But unlike those museums, it will not house a permanent collection of its own, focusing instead on providing free exhibitions and educational programming. The museum’s motto is “Art for All.”