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Special Events at PMM


Lectures, Workshops, Events
You’re invited to join us at Penobscot Marine Museum for our ongoing series of special events! For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or jganskop@pmm-maine.org.


Member Monday: Achieving Accreditation

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Our April Member Monday will feature Executive Director Karen Smith, who will offer insights into the American Alliance of Museums accreditation process. We invite you to join us to hear more about the […]

April Break Kids Vacation Mini Camps

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Each morning session will be focused on a theme and will include a variety of activities to get participants active and engaged. Sessions will include crafts, games, exhibit visits, music, […]

$220

Speaker: Sardine Carriers with Jon Johansen

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For years the sardine industry was a major enterprise and what many remember were the sardine carriers plying the coast bringing the catch to market. The early boats evolved into […]

$5

Speaker: “Packed Like a Can of Sardines” with Kevin Johnson

PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States +1 more

The sardine industry supported Maine coastal communities for well over a century. The workforce in canneries included thousands of women, even more than the number of men fishing for herring. […]

$5

Opening Reception

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Penobscot Marine Museum invites visitors join us as we celebrate the opening our 2025 season with an opening reception featuring our new exhibit, Sardineland. In addition to our new exhibit, […]

Speaker: Show & Tell from the PMM Archives with Paige Lilly

PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States +1 more

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation funded a recent project to expand cataloging of 600 log books, ledgers, and customs records in the PMM collections. Join us to learn how the […]

$5

Homeschool Days

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Homeschool families are invited to Penobscot Marine Museum for a museum visit featuring hands-on educational activities for all ages. Participants will tour the Fowler-True-Ross House to hear about Searsport sea […]

$5

Speaker: Cannery Town Listening Sessions with Cipperly Good

PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States +1 more

While the Maine sardine industry was well documented with oral histories during its heyday in the 20th century, not much has been recorded now that the industry is no more. […]

Homeschool Days

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Homeschool families are invited to Penobscot Marine Museum for a museum visit featuring hands-on educational activities for all ages. Participants will tour the Fowler-True-Ross House to hear about Searsport sea […]

$5