The L.C.Bates Museum is filled with wonderful exhibitions and collections that will delight the whole family. The three-story Romanesque Revival L.C.Bates Museum houses an early 20th century museum, complete with 32 Maine habitat dioramas, art exhibits, and 9 galleries of natural history and cultural objects. Behind the museum you can enjoy trails... Learn More >

A growing museum, incomparable library and statewide educational resource, we are located in the heart of Portland’s downtown cultural district. Founded in 1822, the Maine Historical Society is the third oldest state historical society in the United States. MHS is comprised of the Wadsworth–Longfellow House and Longfellow Garden, the Maine... Learn More >

Maine Maritime Museum is an independent, nonprofit institution dedicated to promoting an understanding and appreciation of Maine’s maritime heritage through gallery exhibits, an historic shipyard, educational programs, a research library, and narrated excursions along area waterways. Founded in 1962, the Museum is nestled along the Kennebec... Learn More >

The Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, which opened on December 12, 2019 features the most comprehensive collection of gems and minerals unearthed in Maine and among the world’s foremost meteorite collections—including the largest piece of the Moon on Earth and the oldest known igneous rock in the solar system. The museum comprises 15,000 square... Learn More >

In 1796, young Daniel Marrett, a recent Harvard graduate, moved to Standish, Maine, to become the town minister. He purchased the most imposing house in town to reflect his status as the community's leading citizen. Three generations of the Marrett family remained in the house for nearly one hundred and fifty years. In the mid-nineteenth... Learn More >

Honoring and documenting the lives and skills of the workers in the mills is a continual focus of Museum L-A. We work to encourage collaboration and foster innovation with the goal of honoring the past to inspire the future.... Learn More >

Located on Wiscasset's Main Street, Nickels-Sortwell House is one of the region's finest examples of high Federal-style architecture. Built by successful ship owner Captain William Nickels, the house epitomizes the brief period when shipbuilding and the maritime trade brought wealth and sophisticated tastes to this coastal Maine... Learn More >

Perched on a cliff overlooking Narrow Cove and the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by landscaped sculpture gardens, the OMAA houses a collection of over 2,000 works of American art. Included in our collection are works by such internationally known artists as Robert Henri, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Rockwell Kent, and Mark Tobey. Founded in 1952 by... Learn More >

The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education’s collections contain original maps, atlases, globes, books, and scientific instruments, dating from 1475 to the present. They emphasize first Maine and New England, then the USA, the Americas, and the world. Special care has been taken to acquire exemplars of the many modes,... Learn More >

Home to a world-class operating collection, the Owls Head Transportation Museum (OHTM) features more than 150 antique automobiles, aircraft, motorcycles, bicycles, engines and more. Located in picturesque Midcoast Maine, the Museum offers something for everyone with award-winning exhibits halls, community education programs and a full event... Learn More >