Museums of Maine
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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.
Abbe Museum 26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor, Maine www.abbemuseum.org
Bar Harbor Whale Museum 52 West Street, Bar Harbor, Maine Phone: (207) 228-2339 www.barharborwhalemuseum.org
Bates College Museum of Art Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240 Phone: (207) 786-6158 www.bates.edu/museum
Bethel Historical Society Regional History Center 10-14 Broad Street, Bethel, Maine Phone: (207) 824-2908 www.bethelhistorical.org
Bowdoin College Museum of Art Walker Art Building, 9400 College Station, Brunswick, ME Phone: (207) 725-3275 www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum/
Brick Store Museum 117 Maine Street, Kennebunk, Maine www.brickstoremuseum.org
Bryant Stove & Music, Inc. Museum 27 Stovepipe Alley, Thorndike, Maine 04986 Phone: (207) 568-3665 www.bryantstove.com/museum.html
Castine Historical Society 17 School Street, Castine, Maine 04421 www.castinehistoricalsociety.org
Children's Discovery Museum 265 Water Street, Vickery Building, Augusta, Maine Phone: (207) 622-2209 www.childrensdiscoverymuseum.org
Children's Museum & Theater of Maine 142 Free Street, Portland, Maine www.kitetails.org
Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, Maine 04901 Phone: (207) 859-5600 www.colby.edu/museum/
Cushing's Point Museum Cushing House, South Portland, Maine https://www.facebook.com/ . . . CushingPoint . . .
Dead River Area Historical Society Stratton, Maine Phone: (207) 246-2271 https://sites.google.com/site/deadriverareahistory/
Fairfield History House www.fairfieldmehistoricalsociety.net
Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center 16 Museum Street, Rockland, Maine 04841 Phone: (207) 596-6457 www.farnsworthmuseum.org
Fifth Maine Regimental Museum "A Civil War Memorial & Cultural Center" Peaks Island, Maine www.fifthmainemuseum.org
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History College of the Atlantic 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 Phone: (207) 288-5395 www.coa.edu/dorr-museum-microsite.htm
Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Hannibal Hamlin Drive, Paris Hill, Maine 04271 Phone: (207) 743-2980 www.hamlin.lib.me.us
Harpswell Historical Society www.harpswellhistorical.org
Hudson Museum. The University of Maine 5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, Maine 04469 www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum
International Cryptozoology Museum 11 Avon Street, Portland, Maine www.cryptozoologymuseum.com
Knox Museum Thomaston, Maine www.knoxmuseum.org
L.C. Bates Museum at Good Will-Hinckley Route 201, Hinckley, Maine 04944 Phone: (207) 238-4250 www.gwh.org/lcbates/LCBatesMuseum.aspx
Maine Lighthouse Museum One Park Drive, P.O. Box F, Rockland, Maine 04841 Phone: (207) 594-3301 www.mainelighthousemuseum.com
Maine Maritime Museum 243 Washington Street, Bath, Maine 04530 Phone: (207) 443-1316 www.mainemaritimemuseum.org
Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum 22 Church Street, Livermore Falls, Maine 04254 Phone: (207) 592-1807 www.papermuseumofmaine.org
Maine Discovery Museum. (Children). 74 Main Street, Bangor, Maine 04401 Phone: (207) 262-7200 www.mainediscoverymuseum.org
Maine Forestry Museum http://maineforestrymuseum.org
Maine State Museum 230 State Street, Augusta, Maine 04333 http://mainestatemuseum.org
Maine Historical Society Museum 489 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101 Phone: (207) 774-1822 www.mainehistory.org/museum_overview.shtml
Maine Maritime Museum & Shipyard 243 Washington Street, Bath, Maine Phone: (207) 443-1316 www.mainemaritimemuseum.org
Maine Military Museum and Learning Center 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland, Maine 04106 Phone: (207) 767-8227 www.mainemilitarymuseum.info
Maine Military Historical Society 194 Winthrop Street, Camp Keyes, Augusta, Maine 04333 Phone: (207) 626-4468 www.mainemilmuseum.org
Margaret Chase Smith Library www.mcslibrary.org
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 www.museumla.org
Museums of Old York P.O. Box 312, York, Maine 03909 Phone: (207) 363-4974 www.oldyork.org
Northern Maine Museum of Science Folsom Hall, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, Maine 04769 Phone: (207) 768-9482 http://pages.umpi.edu/~nmms/
Ogunquit Heritage Museum. "Presents art, fishing and maritime history of Ogunquit." 86 Obeds Lane, Ogunquit, Maine 207-646-0296 www.ogunquitheritagemuseum.org
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. http://ogunquitmuseum.org
Owls Head Transportation Museum Route 73, Owls Head, Maine 04854 Phone: (207) 594-4418 www.owlshead.org
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 157 Spring Street, Portland, Maine www.portlandfiremuseum.com
Portland Museum of Art Seven Congress Square, Portland, Maine 04101 Phone: (207) 775-6148 www.portlandmuseum.org
Portland Observatory 138 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 207-774-5561 www.portlandlandmarks.org
Rufus Porter Museum and Cultural Heritage Center 67 North High Street (Route 302), Bridgton, Maine 04009 Phone: (207) 647-2828 www.rufusportermuseum.org
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Museum 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester, Maine 04260 Phone: (207) 926-4597 www.shaker.lib.me.us
Saco Museum 371 Main Street, Saco, Maine Phone: (207) 282-3031 www.sacomuseum.org/mus_home.shtml
Stanley Museum "Stanley Steam Car and Stanley Family History" 40 School Street, Kingfield, Maine 04947 Phone: (207) 265-2729 www.stanleymuseum.org
State of Maine Building Poland Spring Preservation Society PO Box 444, Poland Spring, Maine 04274 www.polandspringps.org
The Davistown Museum "Tools, Art, History, Native Americans" Hulls Cove, Maine 04644 Phone: (207) 288-5126 www.davistownmuseum.org
The Patten Lumbermen's Museum Shin Pond Road, Patten, Maine www.lumbermensmuseum.org
The Telephone Museum 166 Winkumpaugh Road, Ellsworth, Maine www.thetelephonemuseum.org
The Umbrella Cover Museum 62-B Island Avenue, Peaks Island, Maine 207-939-0301 www.umbrellacovermuseum.org
United Sports Antique and Vintage Snowmobile Museum 2247 Auburn Road, Turner, Maine
University of Maine Museum of Art Norumbega Hall, 40 Harlow Street, Bangor, Maine 04401 Phone: (207) 561-3350 www.umma.umaine.edu
The Wadsworth-Longfellow House 489 Congress Street, Portland, Maine www.mainehistory.org/house_overview.shtml
Wilhelm Reich Museum Dodge Pond Road, Rangeley, Maine 04970 Phone: (207) 864-3443 www.wilhelmreichtrust.org/museum.html
Willbrook Village Museum - 19th Century Village Newfield, Maine www.willowbrookmuseum.org
Yarmouth History Center 118 East Elm Street, Yarmouth, Maine 207-846-6259 www.yarmouthmehistory.org
Internet Resources about Museums in Maine
Blue Star Museums. This program is a collaboration among more than 2,000
museums across America to offer free admission to the nation's active-duty
military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserves
from Memorial Day to Labor Day. http://arts.gov/national/blue-star-museums
Maine Archives & Museums (MAM) www.mainemuseums.org
Museum Directory. Maine.gov. www.maine.gov/portal/travel/arts.html
The Maine Art Museum Trail. www.maineartmuseums.org
Maine Arts Commission. Maine.gov. http://mainearts.maine.gov
Historic House Museums in Maine. Victorian Preservation Association www.vpa.org/museumsme.html
Historical Museum Guide for Maine. Censusfinder.com. www.censusfinder.com/maine-historical-museums.htm
Museums in Maine. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Museums_in_Maine
Maine Maritime Museums - Smith's Master Index www.maritimemuseums.net/ME.html
Railroad Museums in Maine. railmuseums.com. www.railmuseums.com/namerica/MAINE/
Listing of Museums in Maine. By DowntownME.com. www.downtownme.com/maine_museums_82.htm
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