Get inspired to create shell art by the Victorians’ love of decorating with items from nature. Choose to make a wreath, picture frame, sailors’ valentine, or a rectangular piece with shells, sand, seeds, and beads. A visit to the museum’s shell art pieces on display will provide added inspiration. Cost: $30 To make our programming […]

Penobscot Marine Museum is excited to partner with the Marine Learning Project for a special day of sailing and storytelling aboard the historic schooner HARVEY GAMAGE. The day features two separate voyages along the Penobscot River. The morning sail, Penobscot Rising, travels from Bucksport to Bangor, with stories of the river’s maritime history shared by […]

This class offers practical advice on cleaning, storage, and display techniques to ensure the preservation of family letters, antiques, and heirlooms for future generations. Building on earlier classes (though not required), it reviews safe handling and display methods, then focuses on how to clean different materials, choose appropriate storage options, and recognize when professional conservation […]

With the ocean as inspiration, create a mini tapestry with a variety of yarns, cloth, and fibers. A Mosman Park beach walk will be included for additional inspiration weather permitting. This workshop is led by local artist and PMM Education Assistant, Veronica Maresh Mead. Cost: $50 Registration required.

Get inspired to create shell art by the Victorians’ love of decorating with items from nature. Choose to make a wreath, picture frame, sailors’ valentine, or a rectangular piece with shells, sand, seeds, and beads. A visit to the museum’s shell art pieces on display will provide added inspiration. Cost: $50 Registration required.

This hands-on course offers a practical introduction to digitizing cultural heritage photographs, helping museums, historical societies, and similar organizations plan and launch successful digital projects. Drawing on Penobscot Marine Museum’s experience since 2005, the course covers essential topics like project assessment, equipment and software selection, fundraising, and best practices for image capture and file management. […]

Visit our mobile Sardineland booth at Belfast Harbor Fest. You can try your hand at cutting and packing our (plastic) sardines, take your photo as a sardine cannery worker, share your sardine-related memories, and find out more about Penobscot Marine Museum.

PMM is excited to welcome guest chanteyman Stephen Sanfilippo for our August and September Chantey Singalongs. He’ll lead sea songs and chanteys on the concertina, many with catchy choruses for everyone to join in. Drop in for a few songs or stay for the whole evening—sing along or just listen. Stephen will also share stories […]

Visit our mobile Sardineland booth at Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival. You can try your hand at cutting and packing our (plastic) sardines, take your photo as a sardine cannery worker, share your sardine-related memories, and find out more about Penobscot Marine Museum. 

Pack Dodge and the Haven Colony, 1900–1930Reception & Slideshow: August 19, 6–8 p.m.Location: Rockbound Chapel, 718 Reach Rd., Brooklin, ME Free, donations welcome Discover the story of Brooklin's Haven Colony through the remarkable photographs of Parker "Pack" Dodge, a Washington, D.C., patent attorney and seasonal resident who documented life in this unique summer community during the early […]