Pietro Belluschi was an internationally known architect who was commissioned to design the Portland Art Museum building in the early 1930s. In this interview, conducted by Robert H. Peirce on February 4, 1992, Belluschi discusses the history of the Portland Art Museum and speaks at length about his experience designing the building for the museum in downtown Portland. He also discusses his service on the museum’s art-buying committee. He closes the interview by talking about other buildings he designed and about how the museum building has been altered since it was built in 1932.