The Portland Art Museum is reckoning with the pandemic — and the art world’s checkered history

Closing a major art museum isn’t nearly as simple as turning out the lights and locking the doors. Protecting fragile, priceless works of art is a full-time responsibility: even if a pandemic pops up and spoils your plans.So when COVID-19 forced the Portland Art Museum to shutter its doors last year, director and chief curator Brian Ferriso said there was still a lot of work to do.Full story here