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German Expressionism in Art and Film<\/em> immerses visitors in the dramatic world of German art and film that developed during the turbulent years between the end of World War I and the Nazi Party\u2019s political and cultural domination of Germany in the 1930s. Featuring approximately 70 prints and paintings alongside 50 film clips and stills, the exhibition examines the bold and emotional style of German Expressionism that has come to symbolize a generation\u2019s trauma and dark mood in the years following the First World War. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition is the first time that German Expressionist art and film are shown together, showcasing the stylistic and image-based similarities between the two mediums. Organized into thematic sections that explore the radical energy, anxiety, and politics of German culture between 1918 and 1939, artworks include satirical prints by Otto Dix and K\u00e4the Kollwitz, as well as paintings by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Emile Nolde, and Max Pechstein. These works are presented in conjunction with iconic films such as F. W. Murnau\u2019s Nosferatu<\/em> (1922) and Fritz Lang\u2019s Metropolis<\/em> (1927). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organized by Institut f\u00fcr Kulturaustausch and coordinated for Portland Art Museum by Lloyd DeWitt, Ph.D, The Richard and Janet Geary Curator of European & American Art Pre-1930.<\/em><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"german-expressionism-in-art-and-film","image":{"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-scaled.jpg","id":17347,"extension":"jpg","width":2560,"height":1440,"filesize":470225,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":700,"height":394,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":44246,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-700x394.jpg"},"large":{"width":1308,"height":736,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":158021,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-1308x736.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"width":270,"height":270,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":10833,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-270x270.jpg"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":432,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":53284,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-768x432.jpg"},"1536x1536":{"width":1536,"height":864,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":209922,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-1536x864.jpg"},"2048x2048":{"width":2048,"height":1152,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":335177,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-2048x1152.jpg"},"small":{"width":375,"height":500,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":31038,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-375x500.jpg"},"medium-large":{"width":900,"height":506,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":75967,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-900x506.jpg"},"card":{"width":904,"height":565,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":85302,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-904x565.jpg"},"post":{"width":975,"height":500,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":81452,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-975x500.jpg"},"hero":{"width":1894,"height":1080,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":300018,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nosferatu-1894x1080.jpg"}},"original_image":"Nosferatu.jpg"},"all_day":true,"start_date":"2027-02-06 00:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"02","day":"06","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2027-07-11 23:59:59","end_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"07","day":"11","hour":"23","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"utc_start_date":"2027-02-06 08:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"02","day":"06","hour":"08","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2027-07-12 06:59:59","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"07","day":"12","hour":"06","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"timezone":"America\/Vancouver","timezone_abbr":"","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":true,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Exhibitions","slug":"exhibitions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":201,"filter":"raw","id":17,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/17","collection":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":290,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2023-03-28 10:28:29","date_utc":"2023-03-28 17:28:29","modified":"2024-03-07 10:38:06","modified_utc":"2024-03-07 18:38:06","url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/venue\/portland-art-museum\/","venue":"Portland Art Museum","description":"

The Museum is conveniently located on the historic Park Blocks in the center of downtown Portland, which is easy to get around by public transit or on foot. The Portland Business Alliance has installed way-finding signs which direct you to the cultural district, where the Museum is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is generally plenty of street parking surrounding the Museum. These spaces range from 1 \u2013 4 hours and can be paid for using a credit card or the Parking Kitty app<\/a>. There are also surface parking lots, and parking garages within 1 \u2013 4 blocks of the Museum. The closest surface lot is located at SW Main St. between SW 10th Ave. and Park Ave, and there are dedicated accessible and van accessible spaces. This lot accepts credit card or the Reef app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting to get to the Museum by public transportation is straightforward and economical. The bus and streetcar travel directly past the Museum, and the MAX light rail has a stop only four blocks away.\u00a0TriMet\u2019s Trip Planner<\/a>\u00a0gives you step-by-step travel directions from your location by bus, light rail, or streetcar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n