On May 6, the City Council will take up the question of whether the former Children's Museum at 142 Free St. can be demolished. Working toward an ambitious expansion, the PMA hasn't said what it will do if the structure can't be torn down.
The Portland Museum of Art wants to tear down the 1830s building at 142 Free St. and replace it as part of a $100 million expansion. The City Council will have the final say.
The winning design to expand the museum would require razing the former home of the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine for new construction 3 times its size.