Penobscot Marine Museum’s campus is currently closed for the winter. We’ll re-open in May 2026.
40 E Main Street | P.O. Box 498
Searsport, ME 04974
Phone: 207-548-2529
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.
NELG promotes the making, collecting, and studying of all laces throughout the New England area. Many 19th century portraits in Penobscot Marine Museum show women wearing hand-made lace. Sponsored by Knickerbocker Group. Free with PMM admission.
Tuesday, September 9
The Photography of Antonia Small
Exhibit open (Artist’s Reception September 13)
PMM’s Main Street Gallery. Free with PMM admission.
Thursday, September 11, 7:00 pm
Maine Boatbuilders Forum: Boat Builders of West Penobscot Bay, Stockton to Port Clyde With boatbuilder Jason Constantine: North End Composites and Back Cove Yachts, Rockland.
PMM’s Main Street Gallery. Tickets $8 members and $10 non-members.
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Thursday, September 25, 7:00 pm
Thursday Night Lecture Series
Floating Offshore Wind: Becoming a Reality with Dr. Andrew Goupee
Dr. Goupee is the Libra Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine and has performed research in the areas of solid mechanics, geophysics and marine renewable energy.
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Thursday, September 25, 7:00 pm
Historic Photography Lecture Series
Brooklin: The Postcard View with Kevin Johnson
For more information www.brooklinkeepingsociety.org or 207-359-8880.
Brooklin Keeping Society, 23 Bay Road, Brooklin. Admission free.
Tonka truck repair workshops will be held at Searsport Motor Company, 315 E. Main St. in Searsport on Saturday, September 27, 9:00 am to noon as part of Searsport’s annual Fling Into Fall celebration on October 10 and 11
CANCELED
Sam Matinelli will demonstrate the making of hand-made oars. Sam is an oarmaker with Shaw & Tenney, makers of oars and paddles in Maine since 1958. Sponsored by Knickerbocker Group.
Free with PMM admission.
Tonka truck repair workshops will be held at Searsport Automotive and Tires, 357 W. Main St. on October 4, 9:00 am to noon as part of Searsport’s annual Fling Into Fall celebration on October 10 and 11
Saturday, October 4, 1:00 pm
Historic Photography Lecture Series
Exploring the Penobscot Marine Museum Photography Archive with Kevin Johnson
For more information www.gpcmgs.org.
Greater Portland Chapter Maine Genealogy Society, 29 Ocean House Rd., Cape Elizabeth. Admission free.
Thursday, October 9, 7:00 pm:
Maine Boatbuilders Forum: Boat Builders of East Penobscot Bay
PMM’s Main Street Gallery. Tickets $8 members and $10 non-members.
