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The ”’Rothko Pavilion”’ is a {{convert|24000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=flip}} glass pavilion in [[Portland, Oregon]], connecting the [[Portland Art Museum]]’s main building to the neighboring [[Mark Building]].<ref>Benjamin Sutton (3 April 2024), [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/04/03/portland-art-museum-expansion-will-open-in-late-2025 Portland Art Museum’s $111m expansion will open in late 2025] ”[[The Art Newspaper]]”.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Acker |first=Lizzy |date=2024-04-03 |title=Rothko Pavilion will connect buildings and open Portland Art Museum to downtown |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2024/04/rothko-pavilion-will-be-connect-buildings-and-open-portland-art-museum-to-downtown.html |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}}</ref>

The ”’Rothko Pavilion”’ is a {{convert|24000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=flip}} glass pavilion in [[Portland, Oregon]], connecting the [[Portland Art Museum]]’s main building to the neighboring [[Mark Building]].<ref>Benjamin Sutton (April 2024), [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/04/03/portland-art-museum-expansion-will-open-in-late-2025 Portland Art Museum’s $111m expansion will open in late 2025] ”[[The Art Newspaper]]”.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Acker |first=Lizzy |date=2024 |title=Rothko Pavilion will connect buildings and open Portland Art Museum to downtown |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2024/04/rothko-pavilion-will-be-connect-buildings-and-open-portland-art-museum-to-downtown.html |access-date=21 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}}</ref>

The building is named after [[Mark Rothko]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/art/2016/10/portland_art_museum_rothko.html |title=Portland Art Museum plans multimillion-dollar expansion, Mark Rothko pavilion |last=Wang |first=Amy |date=October 7, 2016 |website=The Oregonian |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506013340/https://www.oregonlive.com/art/2016/10/portland_art_museum_rothko.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/art/2017/12/portland_art_museum_walkway.html |title=Portland Art Museum will try again to get approval for Rothko Pavilion |last=Wang |first=Amy |date=December 6, 2017 |website=The Oregonian |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=May 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523082854/https://www.oregonlive.com/art/2017/12/portland_art_museum_walkway.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and is part of a partnership with Rothko’s children, Christopher Rothko and Kate Rothko Prizel, who promised to provide loans of major Rothko paintings from their private collection over the course of two decades.<ref>Randy Kennedy (7 October 2016), [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/arts/design/mark-rothko-portland-museum-of-art-rothko-pavilion-new-wing.html Mark Rothko, Son of Oregon, to Be Honored With Museum Wing] ”[[New York Times]]”.</ref>

The building is named after [[Mark Rothko]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/art/2016/10/portland_art_museum_rothko.html |title=Portland Art Museum plans multimillion-dollar expansion, Mark Rothko pavilion |last=Wang |first=Amy |date=October 7, 2016 |website=The Oregonian |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506013340/https://www.oregonlive.com/art/2016/10/portland_art_museum_rothko.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/art/2017/12/portland_art_museum_walkway.html |title=Portland Art Museum will try again to get approval for Rothko Pavilion |last=Wang |first=Amy |date=December 6, 2017 |website=The Oregonian |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=May 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523082854/https://www.oregonlive.com/art/2017/12/portland_art_museum_walkway.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and is part of a partnership with Rothko’s children, Christopher Rothko and Kate Rothko Prizel, who promised to provide loans of major Rothko paintings from their private collection over the course of two decades.<ref>Randy Kennedy (October 2016), [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/arts/design/mark-rothko-portland-museum-of-art-rothko-pavilion-new-wing.html Mark Rothko, Son of Oregon, to Be Honored With Museum Wing] ”[[New York Times]]”.</ref>

==Design==

==Design==

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Designed by the Chicago-based architecture firm Vinci Hamp in collaboration with the Portland-based Hennebery Eddy Architects,<ref>Benjamin Sutton (3 April 2024), [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/04/03/portland-art-museum-expansion-will-open-in-late-2025 Portland Art Museum’s $111m expansion will open in late 2025] ”[[The Art Newspaper]]”.</ref> the building required a redesign to incorporate a [[breezeway]] for accessibility purposes.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Rothko alley: a walk to the park? |url=https://www.orartswatch.org/rothko-alley-a-walk-to-the-park/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205065520/https://www.orartswatch.org/rothko-alley-a-walk-to-the-park/ |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |access-date=March 18, 2019 |website=Oregon ArtsWatch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Murmurs: Portland Art Museum Plans for Rothko Pavilion Now Include Breezeway |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/08/22/murmurs-portland-art-museum-plans-now-include-breezeway/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822175122/https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/08/22/murmurs-portland-art-museum-plans-now-include-breezeway/ |archive-date=2018-08-22 |access-date=2019-03-18 |website=Willamette Week}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=14 September 2018 |title=Rothko: a tunnel runs through it |url=https://www.orartswatch.org/rothko-a-tunnel-runs-through-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410161633/http://www.orartswatch.org/rothko-a-tunnel-runs-through-it/ |archive-date=10 April 2019 |access-date=18 March 2019 |website=Oregon ArtsWatch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=5 May 2017 |title=Portland Art Museum Has No Legal Right to Build Rothko Expansion |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/portland-art-museum-27-million-no-legal-right-build-planned-expansion-949739 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213112634/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/portland-art-museum-27-million-no-legal-right-build-planned-expansion-949739 |archive-date=13 December 2018 |access-date=18 March 2019 |website=artnet News}}</ref>

Designed by the Chicago-based architecture firm Vinci Hamp in collaboration with the Portland-based Hennebery Eddy Architects,<ref>Benjamin Sutton (April 2024), [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/04/03/portland-art-museum-expansion-will-open-in-late-2025 Portland Art Museum’s $111m expansion will open in late 2025] ”[[The Art Newspaper]]”.</ref> the building required a redesign to incorporate a [[breezeway]] for accessibility purposes.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Rothko alley: a walk to the park? |url=https://www.orartswatch.org/rothko-alley-a-walk-to-the-park/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205065520/https://www.orartswatch.org/rothko-alley-a-walk-to-the-park/ |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |access-date=March 18, 2019 |website=Oregon ArtsWatch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Murmurs: Portland Art Museum Plans for Rothko Pavilion Now Include Breezeway |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/08/22/murmurs-portland-art-museum-plans-now-include-breezeway/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822175122/https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/08/22/murmurs-portland-art-museum-plans-now-include-breezeway/ |archive-date=22 |access-date=18 |website=Willamette Week}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 2018 |title=Rothko: a tunnel runs through it |url=https://www.orartswatch.org/rothko-a-tunnel-runs-through-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410161633/http://www.orartswatch.org/rothko-a-tunnel-runs-through-it/ |archive-date=April 2019 |access-date=March 2019 |website=Oregon ArtsWatch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 2017 |title=Portland Art Museum Has No Legal Right to Build Rothko Expansion |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/portland-art-museum-27-million-no-legal-right-build-planned-expansion-949739 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213112634/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/portland-art-museum-27-million-no-legal-right-build-planned-expansion-949739 |archive-date=December 2018 |access-date=March 2019 |website=artnet News}}</ref>

==History==

==History==

The project was first announced in 2016, as be the museum’s largest expansion since 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2017/12/06/portland-art-museums-disputed-rothko-pavilion-nears-city-council-approval/ |title=Portland Art Museum’s Disputed Rothko Pavilion Nears City Council Approval |website=Willamette Week |access-date=2019-03-18 |archive-date=2017-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211050644/http://www.wweek.com/news/city/2017/12/06/portland-art-museums-disputed-rothko-pavilion-nears-city-council-approval/ |url-status=live}}</ref> To pay for project, the museum began a $50 million capital campaign, along with a $25 million campaign to create a dedicated endowment.<ref>Randy Kennedy (7 October 2016), [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/arts/design/mark-rothko-portland-museum-of-art-rothko-pavilion-new-wing.html Mark Rothko, Son of Oregon, to Be Honored With Museum Wing] ”[[New York Times]]”.</ref> By May 2017, the museum had raised approximately $27 million for the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2017/05/03/the-portland-art-museum-raised-27-million-for-an-expansion-it-lacks-the-legal-right-to-build/ |title=The Portland Art Museum Raised $27 Million for an Expansion It Lacks the Legal Right to Build |website=Willamette Week |access-date=2019-03-18 |archive-date=2018-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003121203/https://www.wweek.com/news/2017/05/03/the-portland-art-museum-raised-27-million-for-an-expansion-it-lacks-the-legal-right-to-build/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The project was first announced in 2016, as be the museum’s largest expansion since 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2017/12/06/portland-art-museums-disputed-rothko-pavilion-nears-city-council-approval/ |title=Portland Art Museum’s Disputed Rothko Pavilion Nears City Council Approval |website=Willamette Week |access-date=18 |archive-date=11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211050644/http://www.wweek.com/news/city/2017/12/06/portland-art-museums-disputed-rothko-pavilion-nears-city-council-approval/ |url-status=live}}</ref> To pay for project, the museum began a $50 million capital campaign, along with a $25 million campaign to create a dedicated endowment.<ref>Randy Kennedy (October 2016), [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/arts/design/mark-rothko-portland-museum-of-art-rothko-pavilion-new-wing.html Mark Rothko, Son of Oregon, to Be Honored With Museum Wing] ”[[New York Times]]”.</ref> By May 2017, the museum had raised approximately $27 million for the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2017/05/03/the-portland-art-museum-raised-27-million-for-an-expansion-it-lacks-the-legal-right-to-build/ |title=The Portland Art Museum Raised $27 Million for an Expansion It Lacks the Legal Right to Build |website=Willamette Week |access-date=18 |archive-date=2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003121203/https://www.wweek.com/news/2017/05/03/the-portland-art-museum-raised-27-million-for-an-expansion-it-lacks-the-legal-right-to-build/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2019, the project was approved by the city’s Historic Landmarks Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-05-18 |title=Portland Art Museum Rothko Pavilion Approved (images) |url=http://www.nextportland.com/2019/05/18/rothko-pavilion/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622130613/http://www.nextportland.com/2019/05/18/rothko-pavilion/ |archive-date=2020-06-22 |access-date=2020-06-22 |website=Next Portland |language=en-US}}</ref>

In May 2019, the project was approved by the city’s Historic Landmarks Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019 |title=Portland Art Museum Rothko Pavilion Approved (images) |url=http://www.nextportland.com/2019/05/18/rothko-pavilion/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622130613/http://www.nextportland.com/2019/05/18/rothko-pavilion/ |archive-date=22 |access-date=22 |website=Next Portland |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2020, the museum received a donation of $10 million from philanthropist [[Arlene Schnitzer]], to be used for the pavilion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-21 |title=Portland Art Museum gets $10M gift from Arlene Schnitzer |url=https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/portland-art-museum-receives-a-gift-of-10-million-from-arlene-schnitzer/ |access-date=2020-06-22 |website=KOIN.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622140106/https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/portland-art-museum-receives-a-gift-of-10-million-from-arlene-schnitzer/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The museum said that it hoped to begin construction in fall 2021, though it still had more funds to raise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gormley |first=Shannon |first4=non-local music in |date=January 21, 2020 |title=Portland Art Museum Received the Largest Individual Donation in Its History to Help Fund Its Rothko Pavilion |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2020/01/21/portland-art-museum-received-the-largest-individual-donation-in-its-history-to-help-fund-its-rothko-pavilion/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621124930/https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2020/01/21/portland-art-museum-received-the-largest-individual-donation-in-its-history-to-help-fund-its-rothko-pavilion/ |archive-date=2020-06-21 |access-date=2020-06-22 |website=Willamette Week |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2020, the museum received a donation of $10 million from philanthropist [[Arlene Schnitzer]], to be used for the pavilion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 |title=Portland Art Museum gets $10M gift from Arlene Schnitzer |url=https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/portland-art-museum-receives-a-gift-of-10-million-from-arlene-schnitzer/ |access-date=22 |website=KOIN.com |language=en-US |archive-date=22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622140106/https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/portland-art-museum-receives-a-gift-of-10-million-from-arlene-schnitzer/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The museum said that it hoped to begin construction in fall 2021, though it still had more funds to raise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gormley |first=Shannon |first4=non-local music in |date=January 21, 2020 |title=Portland Art Museum Received the Largest Individual Donation in Its History to Help Fund Its Rothko Pavilion |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2020/01/21/portland-art-museum-received-the-largest-individual-donation-in-its-history-to-help-fund-its-rothko-pavilion/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621124930/https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2020/01/21/portland-art-museum-received-the-largest-individual-donation-in-its-history-to-help-fund-its-rothko-pavilion/ |archive-date=21 |access-date=22 |website=Willamette Week |language=en-US}}</ref>

The pavilion’s steel structure was completed in July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seibold |first=Hannah |date=2024-07-23 |title=Portland Art Museum completes steel structure for its “front door” |url=https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/portland-art-museum-completes-steel-structure-for-its-front-door/article_33a56c04-4940-11ef-ab27-b7846e1f9c7a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724015435/https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/portland-art-museum-completes-steel-structure-for-its-front-door/article_33a56c04-4940-11ef-ab27-b7846e1f9c7a.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=PortlandTribune.com |language=en}}</ref> In March 2025, the museum announced a grand opening date of November 20.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nocera |first=Veronica |date=2025-03-20 |title=Renovated Portland Art Museum finally has its fall opening date |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2025/03/renovated-portland-art-museum-finally-has-its-fall-opening-date.html |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=Portland Art Museum’s re-do opening date is set |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2025/03/20/portland-art-museums-re-do-opening-date-is-set.html |journal=Portland Business Journal}}</ref>

The pavilion’s steel structure was completed in July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seibold |first=Hannah |date=23 |title=Portland Art Museum completes steel structure for its “front door” |url=https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/portland-art-museum-completes-steel-structure-for-its-front-door/article_33a56c04-4940-11ef-ab27-b7846e1f9c7a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724015435/https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/portland-art-museum-completes-steel-structure-for-its-front-door/article_33a56c04-4940-11ef-ab27-b7846e1f9c7a.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |access-date=21 |website=PortlandTribune.com |language=en}}</ref> In March 2025, the museum announced a grand opening date of November 20.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nocera |first=Veronica |date=20 |title=Renovated Portland Art Museum finally has its fall opening date |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2025/03/renovated-portland-art-museum-finally-has-its-fall-opening-date.html |access-date=21 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=Portland Art Museum’s re-do opening date is set |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2025/03/20/portland-art-museums-re-do-opening-date-is-set.html |journal=Portland Business Journal}}</ref>

The Rothko Pavilion and other renovations to the museum were completed in 2025, with the the cost alternatively listed as $111 million<ref name=”OPB 2025-11-21″>{{cite news |author=Saskia Hatvany |title=Portland Art Museum’s Rothko Pavilion unifies old and new |publisher=[[Oregon Public Broadcasting]] |date=November 21, 2025 |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2025/11/21/portland-art-museum-rothko-pavilion/ |access-date=November 21, 2025}}</ref> or $116 million.<ref name=”Oregonian 2025-11-19″>{{cite news |last=Acker |first=Lizzy |title=With the Rothko Pavilion, the Portland Art Museum opens itself up to the city |work=[[OregonLive]] |date=November 13, 2025 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/11/with-the-rothko-pavilion-the-portland-art-museum-opens-itself-up-to-the-city.html |access-date=November 19, 2025}}</ref><ref name=”OAW 2025-11-20″>{{cite web |title=The Rothko Pavilion opens! |publisher=Oregon ArtsWatch |date=November 20, 2025 |url=https://www.orartswatch.org/the-rothko-pavilion-opens/ |access-date=November 21, 2025}}</ref> The pavilion opened to the public on November 20, 2025, with free admission and events through November 23.<ref>{{cite news |last=Saslow |first=Rachel |title=Portland Art Museum Opens to the Public, Kicking Off Four Days of Free Admission |newspaper=[[Willamette Week]] |date=November 20, 2025 |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2025/11/20/portland-art-museum-opens-to-the-public-kicking-off-four-days-of-free-admission/ |access-date=November 21, 2025}}</ref>

The Rothko Pavilion and other renovations to the museum were completed in 2025, with the the cost alternatively listed as $111 million<ref name=”OPB 2025-11-21″>{{cite news |author=Saskia Hatvany |title=Portland Art Museum’s Rothko Pavilion unifies old and new |publisher=[[Oregon Public Broadcasting]] |date=November 21, 2025 |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2025/11/21/portland-art-museum-rothko-pavilion/ |access-date=November 21, 2025}}</ref> or $116 million.<ref name=”Oregonian 2025-11-19″>{{cite news |last=Acker |first=Lizzy |title=With the Rothko Pavilion, the Portland Art Museum opens itself up to the city |work=[[OregonLive]] |date=November 13, 2025 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/11/with-the-rothko-pavilion-the-portland-art-museum-opens-itself-up-to-the-city.html |access-date=November 19, 2025}}</ref><ref name=”OAW 2025-11-20″>{{cite web |title=The Rothko Pavilion opens! |publisher=Oregon ArtsWatch |date=November 20, 2025 |url=https://www.orartswatch.org/the-rothko-pavilion-opens/ |access-date=November 21, 2025}}</ref> The pavilion opened to the public on November 20, 2025, with free admission and events through November 23.<ref>{{cite news |last=Saslow |first=Rachel |title=Portland Art Museum Opens to the Public, Kicking Off Four Days of Free Admission |newspaper=[[Willamette Week]] |date=November 20, 2025 |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2025/11/20/portland-art-museum-opens-to-the-public-kicking-off-four-days-of-free-admission/ |access-date=November 21, 2025}}</ref>

Glass pavilion in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

The Rothko Pavilion is a 2,200 m² (24,000 sq ft) glass pavilion in Portland, Oregon, connecting the Portland Art Museum‘s main building to the neighboring Mark Building.^[5][6]

The building is named after Mark Rothko^[7][8] and is part of a partnership with Rothko’s children, Christopher Rothko and Kate Rothko Prizel, who promised to provide loans of major Rothko paintings from their private collection over the course of two decades.^[9]

Designed by the Chicago-based architecture firm Vinci Hamp in collaboration with the Portland-based Hennebery Eddy Architects,^[10] the building required a redesign to incorporate a breezeway for accessibility purposes.^{[11][12][13][14]}

The project was first announced in 2016, as be the museum’s largest expansion since 2005.^[15] To pay for project, the museum began a $50 million capital campaign, along with a $25 million campaign to create a dedicated endowment.^[16] By May 2017, the museum had raised approximately $27 million for the project.^[17]

In May 2019, the project was approved by the city’s Historic Landmarks Commission.^[18]

In January 2020, the museum received a donation of $10 million from philanthropist Arlene Schnitzer, to be used for the pavilion.^[19] The museum said that it hoped to begin construction in fall 2021, though it still had more funds to raise.^[20]

The pavilion’s steel structure was completed in July 2024.^[21] In March 2025, the museum announced a grand opening date of November 20.^[22][23]

The Rothko Pavilion and other renovations to the museum were completed in 2025, with the the cost alternatively listed as $111 million^[1] or $116 million.^[2][3] The pavilion opened to the public on November 20, 2025, with free admission and events through November 23.^[24]