Museums of Maine

The state of Maine has number museums to visit and enjoy.  Below you will find a directory listing of museums in Maine and where possible a link has been provided to that museums webpage.

Bar Harbor Whale Museum
52 West Street, Bar Harbor, Maine
Phone:  (207) 228-2339

Bates College Museum of Art
Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240
Phone:  (207) 786-6158

Bethel Historical Society Regional History Center
10-14 Broad Street, Bethel, Maine
Phone:  (207) 824-2908

Bowdoin Collge Museum of Art
Walker Art Building, 9400 College Station, Brunswick, ME
Phone:  (207) 725-3275

Bryant Stove & Music, Inc. Museum
27 Stovepipe Alley, Thorndike, Maine 04986
Phone:  (207) 568-3665

Children's Discovery Museum
265 Water Street, Vickery Building, Augusta, Maine
Phone:  (207) 622-2209

Children's Museum of Maine
142 Free Street, Portland, Maine
Phone:  (207) 828-1234

Colby College Museum of Art
5600 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, Maine 04901
Phone:  (207) 859-5600

Dead River Area Historical Society
Stratton, Maine
Phone:  (207) 246-2271

Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center
16 Museum Street, Rockland, Maine 04841
Phone:  (207) 596-6457

Fifth Maine Regimental Museum
Peaks Island, Maine

George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Phone:  (207) 288-5395

Hamlin Memorial Museum and Library
Hannibal Hamlin Drive, Paris Hill, Maine 04271
Phone:  (207) 743-2980

Hudson Museum.  The University of Maine
5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, Maine 04469

L.C. Bates Museum
Good Will-Hinckley
Route 201, Hinckley, Maine 04944
Phone:  (207) 238-4250

Maine Lighthouse Museum
One Park Drive, P.O. Box F, Rockland, Maine 04841
Phone:  (207) 594-3301

Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum
22 Church Street, Livermore Falls, Maine 04254
Phone:  (207) 592-1807

Maine Discovery Museum.  (Children).
74 Main Street, Bangor, Maine 04401
Phone:  (207) 262-7200

Maine Maritime Museum
243 Washington Street, Bath, Maine 04530
Phone:  (207) 443-1316

Maine State Museum
230 State Street, Augusta, Maine 04333

Maine Historical Society Museum
489 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101
Phone:  (207) 774-1822

Maine Maritime Museum & Shipyard
243 Washington Street, Bath, Maine
Phone:  (207) 443-1316

Maine Military Historical Society
Camp Keyes, Augusta, Maine 04333
Phone:  (207) 626-4338

Museum L-A (Lewiston-Auburn)
"The Story of Work and Community in Lewiston-Auburn"
35 Canal Street, Bates Mill Complex, Lewiston, Maine 04240
Phone:  (207) 333-3881

Museums of Old York
P.O. Box 312, York, Maine 03909
Phone:  (207) 363-4974

Northern Maine Museum of Science
Folsom Hall, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, Maine 04769
Phone:  (207) 768-9482

Ogunquit Heritage Museum.  Presents art, fishing and maritime history of Ogunquit.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art
543 Shore Road, Ogunquit, Maine 03907
Phone:  (207) 646-4909
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art engages and educates a diverse audience by collecting, exhibiting, preserving and interpreting American art from the nineteenth century to the present.

Owls Head Transportation Museum
Route 73, Owls Head, Maine 04854
Phone:  (207) 594-4418

Peary-MacMillan Artic Museum
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine

Penobscot Marine Museum
5 Church Street, P.O. Box 498, Searsport, Maine 04974
Phone:  (207) 548-2529

Portland Fire Museum
Portland, Maine

Portland Museum of Art
Seven Congress Square, Portland, Maine 04101
Phone:  (207) 775-6148

Rufus Porter Museum and Cultural Heritage Center
67 North High Street (Route 302), Bridgton, Maine 04009
Phone:  (207) 647-2828

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Museum
707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester, Maine 04260
Phone:  (207) 926-4597

Saco Museum
371 Main Street, Saco, Maine
Phone:  (207) 282-3031

State of Maine Building
Poland Spring Preservation Society
PO Box 444, Poland Spring, Maine 04274

The Brick Store Museum
117 Maine Street, Kennebunk, Maine

The Davistown Museum
"Tools, Art, History, Native Americans"
Hulls Cove, Maine 04644
Phone:  (207) 288-5126

The Patten Lumbermen's Museum
Shin Pond Road, Patten, Maine

The Stanley Museum
"Stanley Steam Car and Stanley Family History"
40 School Street, Kingfield, Maine 04947
Phone:  (207) 265-2729

University of Maine Museum of Art
Norumbega Hall, 40 Harlow Street, Bangor, Maine 04401
Phone:  (207) 561-3350

Wilhelm Reich Museum
Dodge Pond Road, Rangeley, Maine 04970
Phone:  (207) 864-3443

Internet Resources about Museums in Maine

Maine Archives & Museums.

Culture, History & Museums.  Maine Office of Tourism.

Museum Directory.  Maine.gov.

The Maine Art Museum Trail.

Maine Arts Commission.  Maine.gov.

Maine Folk Art Trail.

Aroostook County Museums.  The Nylander Museum.

Historic House Museums in Maine.  Victorian Preservation Association.

Historical Museum Guide for Maine.  Censusfinder.com.

Maine Art Gallery & Museum Guide.  The Maine Switch.

Museums in Maine.  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Museums in Maine.  Exploring Maine by MaineToday.com.

Museums in Maine.  World of Art and Antiques.

Maine Maritime Museums.  maritimemuseums.net.

Railroad Museums in Maine.  railmuseums.com.

Listing of Museums in Maine.  By DowntownME.com.

News Articles about Museums in Maine

February 7, 2010.  "Curiosities abound at Maine museum".  Boston.com.

October 21, 2008.  "Animal Menagerie Portland Museum of Art exhibit appeals to children, yet is sophisticated".  The Sun Journal.

June 18, 2008.  "Bowdoin College Museum of Art".  Architecture Week.

June 4, 2008.  "Engaging Art: New exhibit represents a broad interpretation of local folk art".  Article about the Maine Folk Art Trail.  Seacoast online.

June 2008.  "Museums of western Maine filled with cultural, industrial history".  Marshall PR.

May 27, 2008.  "New UMMA director plans to strengthen community ties".  The Bangor Daily News.

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