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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].


You Should Give a Ship Opening Reception

PMM's Merithew House, 6 Church Street 6 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

Students from Searsport District High School V-Alt program have spent the past two semesters creating an exhibit in the Penobscot Marine Museum's Merithew House. The exhibit features seven paintings and explores their connection to Maine and the history of the vessel or port portrayed in the painting. Students chose the paintings, conducted extensive research, wrote […]

Free

Maine Fisheries 101

Zoom

Join us and Ben Martens, Executive Director of the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, for an engaging presentation and conversation about Maine's fisheries. Learn about how Maine's fisheries are managed, the truth and fiction related to seafood choices, what's happening on Maine's working waterfronts, and what Maine fishermen are doing to build vibrant and abundant fisheries […]

$5

Your Local Library + Museum: Sailors’ Knots & Life at Sea (Teens)

Carver Memorial Library 12 Union Street, Searsport, ME, United States

Make a monkey’s fist keychain or Turk’s head bracelet! Led by Penobscot Marine Museum education director Jeana Ganskop, learn how to make a fancy sailors’ knot. After the craft, we will walk over to the Museum to explore the Crew’s Life exhibit and find out more about the lives of 19th-century sailors! Materials are provided. […]

Your Local Library + Museum: Fine Art

Carver Memorial Library 12 Union Street, Searsport, ME, United States

Did you know Penobscot Marine Museum has a world-class marine art collection including pieces by renowned painters such as the Buttersworths, Robert Salmon, and Fitz Henry Lane. Meet at Carver Memorial Library for an informal talk on some of the artists in the Penobscot Marine Museum collection. After this 20-minute presentation, walk over to the […]

Ripped from the Headlines Volunteer Meeting

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

Interested in local history or storytelling? Consider joining the cast of Penobscot Marine Museums Ripped from the Headlines: Tales of Bravery, Shipwrecks, and Courage at Sea 2023! You can help bring the past to life and be a part of history! Celebrating Searsport's rich maritime tradition, Ripped from the Headlines volunteers read or reenact the […]

Member Monday – Wabanaki Items at Penobscot Marine Museum

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As a 2023 spring semester intern, Delilah O’Heidhin’s project was to locate, create a bibliography of, and create a finding aid for Wabanaki items within the Penobscot Marine Museum.  This video is about a few Wabanaki items and what we can learn from them. Delilah O'Heidhin, is a University of Southern Maine History Major graduating […]

Artist Talk: Pim Van Hemmen Discusses In Extremis | Historic Ships in America

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

In conjunction with his photography exhibit, In Extremis: Historic Ships in America, photographer Pim Van Hemmen will give an illustrated talk. His photographs, printed very large on aluminum, are stunning to say the least. They provide the viewer with the sense of scale and age of these ocean faring vessels. Each of the ships depicted […]

$5

Your Local Library + Museum: Searsport Women at Home and at Sea

Carver Memorial Library 12 Union Street, Searsport, ME, United States

We often hear stories about the Searsport captains who went to sea. But what about the women who joined their husbands on long voyages or spent months or years at home in Searsport, alone? Meet at Carver Memorial Library for an informal talk sharing some stories about local women and their connections with the sea. […]

Ripped from the Headlines: Tales of Life on the Bay & Summer People

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Click here to see available time slots and register Celebrating Searsport’s rich Maritime tradition, volunteers will bring local history to life, dramatically reading or reenacting newspaper stories! This year’s event will feature tales relating to life on Penobscot Bay and the people who come in the summer to enjoy our beautiful part of the Maine […]

$8 – $10