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Special Events at PMM


Lectures, Workshops, Events
For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or [email protected].


Maritime & Maine Topics Author Series—Janna Smith

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Janna Smith will discuss When the Island Had Fish: The Remarkable Story of a Maine Fishing. Community Fishing has been a central part of life on the island of Vinalhaven for over 4,000 years. For her book, Janna interviewed many living fishermen and fishing families, and spent many hours in the island historical society reading diaries, […]

$5

Sailors’ Valentine Workshop

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

In this workshop, participants can make your own Sailors’ Valentine to take home. All materials and tools provided. This workshop is intended for adults. Sailors’ Valentines are a form of sea shell art, popular in the 1800s, when sailors brought them home to their loved ones. Most Sailors’ Valentines were made in the West Indies, […]

$40

Member Monday — Digitizing the Chart Collection

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Join Cipperly Good for our February Member Monday presentation where we check out the new chart digitization rig. The PMM Collection is full of nautical charts with handwritten notes by navigators about the weather, events on board, and the best place to provision. These large charts are difficult to photograph at a high enough resolution to see […]

Free

Children’s Explorer Camps — Tall Tales & Fish Stories

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

From Paul Bunyan to Dad’s story about the giant fish that gets bigger with each retelling, Coastal Maine is rich with fish stories and tall tales. Campers will start each day enjoying stories, crafts, games, and music relating to tall tales. In the afternoon, the campers will create their own performance inspired by fish stories […]

$220

Shadow Box Workshop

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

In this workshop participants will create a custom shadowbox by layering a variety of new and vintage images and drawings. Shadow boxes can be very diverse and allow the addition of depth to the creations. We have a lot of nautical themed elements to add to your design, but don’t feel “boxed” into that theme! […]

$25

Member Monday — Rockland Photographer Jim Moore in the Spotlight

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In 2022, PMM was able to acquire six binders full of maritime related photographic negatives taken by Rockport photographer Jim Moore. Moore was an established newspaper photographer who spent most of his career as the midcoast correspondent for the Portland Press Herald and other Gannett Publishing papers. He was a contemporary and friend of Kosti Ruohomaa and […]

Free

April Mini-Camps (April Break)

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Each session will be focused on a theme and will include a variety of activities that get participants active and engaged. Sessions will include crafts, games, exhibit visits, music, and more. Participants enrolled in both sessions may bring a brown-bag lunch and stay at the Museum. Before and after care is available. Registration deadline is […]

$25

Member Monday: 2024 Exhibits Featuring Joanna Colcord

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This season, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Joanna Colcord’s book Roll and Go: Songs of American Sailormen, we will feature three exhibits relating to Joanna. In this Member Monday, PMM Education Director Jeana Ganskop will share highlights from each of them. Member Mondays are included as a member benefit and feature intimate Zoom lunchtime programs […]

Free

Searsport Art Walk & Exhibit Preview

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

During the Art Walk, both PMM’s Old Vestry exhibit building (2 Church Street) and the Savage Education Center (10 Church Street) will be open to visitors. The Old Vestry will have a preview of one of our upcoming exhibits. Families are encouraged to enjoy the Savage Education Center, PMM’s hands-on exhibit building. It’s a great […]

Free
Event Series Sea Chantey

Sea Chantey Singalongs

Main Street Gallery 40 East Main Street, Searsport, United States

Join in or just enjoy songs of the sea led by PMM staff and volunteers. Have a sea chantey or sailors’ song to share? You can lead one, too! Sea chanteying takes place every Thursday from May 23 through October 10, and starts at 4pm and lasts a half hour (or more). Great for all […]

Free