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About the Penobscot Marine Museum

The Museum

As one of the nation’s oldest maritime museum, Penobscot Marine Museum has a unique campus of historical homes and buildings in Searsport, Maine. The museum displays and shares art, objects, documents, and small boats that tell the tales of the state’s many coastal communities.

In-person visitors explore Maine’s many working waterfronts and become familiar with the people who have populated them, past and present. Hands-on exhibits, historical artifacts, fine art, and a research library are all housed in centuries-old structures situated in the small downtown of a historic community. From raising a sail, singing a sea chantey, or reading a seaman’s diary to seeing the tools and jigs of renowned boatbuilders, guests become immersed in the lineage of captains, sailors, and their families while on campus.

Online visitors join lectures and workshops broadcast to the public, and also search historical databases of photography, documents, and information. All of the Penobscot Marine Museum offerings serve to spread the stories of the tightly-knit communities of Mainers whose lives and livelihoods have long been sustained on or by the sea.

Admission

Ticket Prices
  • Members: Free
  • Adults: $15
  • Seniors: $12
  • Family: $40 (two adults and children under 18)
  • Child Under 8: Free
  • Child 8-18: $10
  • Student 18+: $12

Research

If you are planning on conducting research in our library or would like to see a specific artifact during your visit, please note that an appointment is required. To make an appointment please contact our Curator, Cipperly Good, at 207-548-2529 or [email protected].

Location & Hours

40 E Main Street | P.O. Box 498 Searsport, ME 04974
Phone: 207-548-2529 ​

Museum exhibits and store are open seasonally from late May through early October. Museum offices, research library, photo archives and education department are open year-round. Call 207-548-2529 to make an appointment.

July 1 – October 12, 2024

Tuesday: 10am-5pm
Wednesday: 10am-5pm
Thursday: 10am-5pm
Friday: 10am-5pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm

Parking

Free parking is in the middle of the museum campus, between Church St. and Knox Brothers Ave. On-street parking is also available.

By Sea

To make a mooring reservation, contact Searsport Harbormaster Wayne Hamilton at 207-548-2722. Please use this phone number only for mooring reservations

Penobscot Marine Museum

Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, is centrally located between Camden, Bangor, and Acadia National Park. Searsport is a quiet, historic town steeped in maritime tradition. Browse the shops and galleries. Spend the day at the museum and enjoy a picnic here or at the town’s waterfront park. Stay overnight at a local bed and breakfast or motel.

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Penobscot Marine Musuem

Penobscot Marine Museum

40 E Main Street | P.O. Box 498 Searsport, ME 04974
Phone: 207-548-2529

Hours


July 1 – October 12, 2024

Tuesday: 10am-5pm
Wednesday: 10am-5pm
Thursday: 10am-5pm
Friday: 10am-5pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm