Exhibits

The Midland Gallery at Midland Library and Collins Gallery at Central Library host educational and artistic exhibitions. Admission is free.


Midland Gallery

Home / Land: An Interactive Exhibit

February 25 - March 27, 2025
Hand2Mouth Theatre invites you to travel through an interactive installation about the forces that cause people to leave their homes in search of a better life. Visit during library hours, and join us on March 1 to meet the artists who designed the work.

Four tiny houses lit from the inside at night with tall buildings in the background.

About Midland Gallery 

The Midland Gallery is used for exhibits created by library personnel or by community members in cooperation with library personnel. Use of space by a community organization does not constitute an endorsement of the organization's beliefs by the library. 

Currently we are not accepting applications for the Midland Gallery.

Midland Library
805 SE 122nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97233


Collins Gallery

From Sagebrush to Stumptown: Portland Youth Philharmonic's Astonishing First Century

November 21, 2024 - January 14, 2025
This exhibit highlights 100 years of America’s first and longest-running youth orchestra. Through vintage artifacts, rarely seen photos and other historical items, this exhibit focuses on the history and impact of the Portland Youth Philharmonic.

Portland Youth Philharmonic

About Collins Gallery

The Collins Gallery is used for exhibits created by library personnel or by community members in cooperation with library personnel. Use of space by a community organization does not constitute an endorsement of the organization's beliefs by the library. 

Currently we are not accepting applications for the Collins Gallery.

Central Library
801 SW 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
503.988.5123