As Maine’s first and only Smithsonian Affiliate, the Abbe has spent close to a century sponsoring research, preserving precious collections, and teaching generations of learners about the Wabanaki people. We work closely with tribal communities in Maine, northern New England, and eastern Canada to produce award-winning exhibits, educational... Learn More >

Bangor, Maine is a city of heartwarming stories, powerful personalities and (sometimes) scandalous headlines. At the Bangor Historical Society, our mission is to share those stories, protect the artifacts and safeguard them for future generations. From before the Revolutionary War to recent relics, our collection has something to entice everyone.... Learn More >

Welcome to the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. With a collection of more than 20,000 works of art from around the world, made from antiquity to the present day, the Museum is a destination for visitors from near and far. Its rich history stretches back to 1811, when James Bowdoin III donated his painting and drawing collection to the College.... Learn More >

The Brick Store Museum was founded in 1936 by American artist Edith Barry. Barry originally opened the Museum in her great-grandfather's old dry-goods store, built of brick in 1825. Today, the Museum inhabits a campus of five 19th-Century buildings on Main Street in Kennebunk. It is open year-round, presenting revolving exhibitions on a range... Learn More >

A museum to educate the public about Maritime Patrol Aviation, particularly the aircraft flying out of the Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine (NASB). We maintain a memorial garden to the 103 airmen from NASB squadrons who lost their lives in service to their country. Our primary exhibit deals with a timeline of NASB including ground... Learn More >

Dramatically sited on a hill overlooking the Sheepscot River, Castle Tucker tells the story of a prominent shipping family’s life on the coast of Maine over a period of one hundred and fifty years. From 1858 until the end of the twentieth century, both the Tucker family and their imposing house survived economic upheavals, emotional turmoil, and... Learn More >

The Center for Painted Wall Preservation Inc. (CPWP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2015 to document and preserve painted plaster walls. CPWP provides advice on care and structural issues; connections to a trusted network of conservation, preservation, and paint analysis technicians; documentation of painted walls; attribution... Learn More >

The Colby College Museum of Art is a collecting and teaching museum dedicated to the preservation, display, and interpretation of the visual arts. The collection embraces works of art from diverse cultures and historical periods, with a focus on American art from the early 18th century through the present day. The collection showcases important... Learn More >

Shipping merchant Jonathan Hamilton built this striking Georgian mansion c. 1785. Its picturesque situation on a bluff overlooking the Salmon Falls River made it an ideal location for Hamilton’s shipping business and, more than a hundred years later, for the summer retreat of Emily Tyson and her stepdaughter Elise. Today, Hamilton House... Learn More >

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is Maine's best-known Civil War hero. In addition to leading the 20th Maine on Little Round Top in the Battle of Gettysburg, Chamberlain was a four-term governor of Maine and president of Bowdoin College, which lies just across the street from the Chamberlain Museum. Chamberlain lived in this Brunswick home for most of... Learn More >