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 […]

This workshop will include instruction and practice tying a flat Turk’s head knot out of lobstering string. By the end of the workshop, attendees will have completed one or two […]

Use your creativity (and dreams of summer) to decorate a wooden picture frame with seashells. This craft is a perfect DIY holiday gift! All ages welcome. Participants under 14 must […]

Starting with a single piece of cotton rope, create your own sailors’ knot wreath! This workshop is led by Penobscot Marine Museum Education Director Jeana Ganskop. During the first half […]

Inspired by the ocean views we see on Penobscot Bay, participants will create a woven piece featuring a variety of yarns, fabric, and fibers. Materials will be provided, however you […]

Join Executive Director Karen Smith for an update on our BIG project to restore the iconic Big Jim. This 40-foot-tall Maine fisherman has stood as a proud symbol for our […]

This course helps individuals manage their personal photography archives, which often include physical prints, negatives, and digital photos. It offers practical guidance on organizing and storing both physical and digital […]

This course helps individuals manage their personal photography archives, which often include physical prints, negatives, and digital photos. It offers practical guidance on organizing and storing both physical and digital […]

Sailors’ Valentines are a form of seashell art that sailors brought home to their loved ones. Most Sailors’ Valentines were made in the West Indies, on the island of Barbados, […]

For sardine fans, the sardine-curious, and everyone in between, this workshop presents a variety of ways to eat sardines! The Maine Sardine Council published several cookbooks in the mid-to-late twentieth […]