PORTLAND, MAINE  — The Portland Museum of Art will exhibit “Architecture Real and Imaginary: Prints by Piranesi” January 15–March 13. The exhibition is drawn from the collection of the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Ga., and consists of 38 prints by the master etcher Giovanni Battista Piranesi. For information,  207-775-6148 or  PortlandMuseumofArt.org.

PORTLAND, MAINE  — The Portland Museum of Art will exhibit “Margaret Bourke-White: The Photography of Design, 1927–1936” January 20–March 20. This is the first major exhibition devoted to the critical early years in the life and work of photographer Bourke-White. “The Photography of Design” features approximately 150 photographs, many of which have not been seen by the general public since the 1930s. For information, 207-775-6148 or PortlandMuseumofArt.org.

PORTLAND, MAINE  — The Portland Museum of Art presents “Youth Art Month 2005” from February 26 to March 27. March is National Youth Art Month, and the Portland Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Maine Art Education Association, MAEA, has organized an exhibition of artwork in honor of arts education programs around the state. This year marks the 25 anniversary of Youth Art Month exhibitions in Maine, and the 11 annual exhibition at the museum. The exhibition showcases more than 100 works of art by students throughout the state, from elementary school through high school. A reception will be held Friday, March 11, 5:30 pm to 8 pm. For information, 207-775-6148 or PortlandMuseumofArt.org.

PORTLAND, MAINE  — Through April 10, the Portland Museum of Art is exhibiting “New Acquisitions 2004,” which highlights significant art acquisitions of the previous year in a special exhibition. “New Acquisitions 2004” spotlights an array of artworks that entered the collection in the last 12 months, such as paintings by Lynne Drexler, Childe Hassam, Dahlov Ipcar, Janice Kaspar, and Marguerite and William Zorach; photographs by Eliot Porter, Edward Steichen and Clarence White; works on paper by Leonard Baskin, Helen Frankenthaler and James Thurber; and a variety of decorative arts. For information,    207-775-6148   or   PortlandMuseumofArt.org.