Lectures, Workshops, Events
For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or [email protected].
Ralph Stanley, our beloved historian, boatbuilder, musician, and Board member, will talk about the perils, adventures, and day-to-day work of fishing out of Southwest Harbor, Maine during the War. For more information call 207-548-2529.
At Camden Public Library
55 Main Street, Camden
April 3- April 30
Opening Reception: April 3 at 7:00 pm
April is Maritime Month and Penobscot Marine Museum will once again partner with the Camden Public Library and create an exhibit for the Picker Room. This is the first exhibit of Kosti Ruohomaa's photographs since his archive arrived back in Maine last year. On April 3rd at 7:00 pm there will be an opening reception for the exhibit and an illustrated talk by Kosti's biographer Deanna Bonner-Gantor.
Searsport District Middle School has a good number of students enrolled in the National Junior Honor Society. NJHS president Max Provencher approached the Museum to devise some projects for his fellow students. Working with curator Cipperly Good, the students have picked their favorite objects on exhibit. The mobile tour of their favorites will feature labels about what intrigued the students about the object and photographs that allow visitors to virtually climb into our boats, spin objects 360 degrees, or open up cabinet doors. Those in the area are welcome to attend the launch and interact with the student designers. Bring your smart phone!
A Midcoast Maine mother reared her children at sea or at least close to the water’s edge. In later years, she sent her sons off to be captains and crew and her daughters to be captain’s wives. Hear our troop of young actors tell the tales of the mothers depicted in portraits from the Museum collection and tour our Sea Captain’s home. This program is in partnership with the Searsport District Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society.
May 25; 5pm-7pm
Sailing Small: Small Boats, Big Ideas Opening Reception
Main Street Gallery
Cost: Free, donations welcome
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
Celebrate Father’s Day by digging out your remote control or sailing pond model and take it for a spin on our model pond. Pick up races with other families out for a day with good old Dad!
Main Street Gallery
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
In the past models were made of wood and other organic materials. Today we can design models on computers and print them out in 3-D. Students from the Searsport District Middle School will demonstrate how the computer aided design software “TinkerCAD” works and print out their inspirational designs for all to see. Join them on the model pond afterwards to see if their creations float, sail, and who will win the race!
Admissions Center
Cost: $5 for members, $8 for non-members
Rob Eddy, model maker from Camden, Maine, shares his inspiration for building models. Eddy’s models are known for their use of the silver, gold, and precious gems, in addition to traditional wood.
Model Pond
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
The Soling racing yacht is a popular one-design class. This miniature version is one of the most popular classes and has the largest number of registered models within the American Model Yachting Association racing class system.
Cost: $5 for members, $8 for non-members
David White, an antiques dealer and model restorer from North Yarmouth, shares what inspires model collectors to acquire their next ship or pond model and the intricate work it takes to restore these boats in miniature.
