3D Center of Art & Photography

So cool! Well worth stopping by

One of the coolest places we went on our trip to Portland! Highly recommend to anyone interested in photography or anyone else for that matter!

This place is my favorite thing I saw in Portland. The people were so nice and spent a really long time just chatting with us and other visitors. They were really knowledgeable and super excited to answer any questions we had. They had everything from stereoscopes to modern 3D film technology. There wasn’t one thing in there that I was disappointed with (except maybe that it should be bigger). Well worth the $ 5 entry fee.

SO. COOL.
Yeah, it’s $ 5 to get into a teeny-​weeny place. Shut up. I bet you spend $ 5 on a triple short Americano with room for organic soy milk and agave nectar. This is a much better use of your cash.
There are numerous forms of 3D art & tools here, from lenticular photos to stereoscopic pieces to viewfinders and mirror tricks and everything else you can think of. The highlight is the little theater — you can watch as many short films as you feel inclined to, and some of them are truly amazing. If you go ask for the Bathurst film — it’s a collection of old 3D photos by a British gent (absolutely breathtaking mountaineering shots) edited together and narrated by his grandson. If you want to take something home with you the bitty gift shop has all sorts of goodies, including a rack of back issues of old 3D mags (who knew?).
Still want your stupid coffee?

The films/​photo slideshows in the back theater were absolutely amazing. Truly inspiring, and worth a visit all on their own.
We went here for a doodling class, which was ok, but there are a lot of things to learn in this small museum/​theater/​gift shop, and the gentleman working there was extremely friendly and helpful. If you have no concept of how 3d works, a 5 minute walk through will definitely inform you.
More than anything, I learned about how the brain and eyes process colors and they teach you some pretty cool tricks as well.
If you go to the theater be sure to request the early 1900’s slideshow of mountain climbers.

Charming little spot.
Keeping Portland weird, this is apparently the only space devoted to the 3D medium in the world.
We only had a few moments (half an hour), but Stacey made sure we moved around the space and took in as much as possible. He also played a few movies for us. The more time you have, the more movies he will let you see. Since we were the only ones in the place, we chose what we wanted to do at our quick pace.
Sent back into the streets armed with 3d glasses and info on how to make our own images, we were truly pleased with this fun, interactive space.

My sister and I were just passing by Portland on our way home to the Bay Area from Seattle, and we wanted to go to a place that we can only find in Portland. Hence the visit to this little gem.
I spent about 3 hours in this place. It’s way too long, but I didn’t want to miss a thing, since I might not be coming back. I would say 1 hour is a pretty decent amount of time to enjoy yourself.
They have vintage 3D images and glasses, and even had a short creepy movie about a old candy factory. When I went there, there were only 2 other small groups there, so we had no problem enjoying the hands on exhibit.
I’m not really sure if it should be called a museum. It’s more like someone who is kind enough to share his personal collection with people. He was a pretty cool guy. They also had a cute souvenirs, esp for the little ones. My little sister loved hers.
Only 4 stars because even though I enjoyed myself, it is one dimensional (LOL) and I got dizzy. LOL. I would suggest it for people who enjoy quirky things.

I think the other reviewers did a nice job of describing the experience. Cool gift shop in front, exhibit and displays of vintage cameras in middle and movie viewing room in the back.
The movie «Unseen Ellis Island» (approx. 20 minutes long) was well worth the $ 5 admission. Anyone who has read «The World Without Us» by Alan Weisman will find the 3D photos of nature reclaiming the buildings especially fascinating.

I really am thrilled that this place even exists which is why I feel bad not giving a rave review. This one-​of-​a-​kind museum is worth a visit and definitely worth your monetary support. Why only three stars?
Because for a museum that’s all about the third dimension, there’s so little depth…(sorry)
All manner of 3D media are presented mostly as-​is. There’s some, but not much focus on science or under-​the-​hood exposition. It’s mostly left as an exercise to the viewer to understand why the illusion of depth is created for each form and to ponder different ways to construct 3D images.
It’s all still amazing, though. I just wish I walked out with a little more know-​how, that’s all.

Woohoo, it’s free on First Thursdays.
This storefront museum will take about 45 minutes to go through. You spend some time looking at the 3D photos in the front room and then there’s a short film to watch in the back.
After looking at the gift shop (really, a shelf of stuff for sale), I decided to just donate a couple of bucks to the shop. Oh, though they did sell rubber stamps. Hm, interesting.
Admission is normally $ 4 for adults. And there’s free parking in front.

Not your typical museum. This is the only one of it’s kind in the US. It has all kinds of pictures too look at in 3D as well as information on how it works. The person working there was very knowledgeable and happy to answer questions. There was also a couple of 3D movies shown, if you haven’t been to see Captain Eo at Disney, you definitely should check out what it’s like to watch a 3D movie. Check the website for their hours as they have different ones for the summer. They also have extended hours on 1^st Thursday as well as free admission.