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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].


Jr. Adventurers – Lobsters

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Maine is known for its lobsters, but do you really know about lobsters? Learn some fun facts about lobsters and how they are caught during this drop-in Jr. Adventurers programming. Get a little more out of your visit to Penobscot Marine Museum when you stop by during Jr. Adventurers! These weekly drop-in programs are designed […]

E.B. White at Night, co-hosted by Carver Memorial Library

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

July 11th, 5:30-8:00 pm After visiting Maine during childhood summers, writer and children’s author E.B. White eventually settled in Brooklin, Maine. On the 124th anniversary of E.B. White’s birth, join the Penobscot Marine Museum and Carver Memorial Library for an evening celebrating the author. Visit the FAINT ENDEAVOR, a sailing dinghy once owned by White, […]

$5

Jr. Adventurers – Boats

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Do you row your boat? Sail it? Does it have a motor? Young visitors will enjoy learning about boat basics with their families during this Jr. Adventurers program, including making a paper boat and floating in it in our washtub. Get a little more out of your visit to Penobscot Marine Museum when you stop […]

Jr. Adventurers – Signal Flags

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

July 19th, 11am-3pm How would you talk to someone far away if you didn’t have a telephone? This Jr. Adventurers programming is all about signal flags. When Maine ships and sailors saw other sailing vessels on the ocean in the 1800s, they relied on signal flags to communicate. Get a little more out of your […]

Walking Tours – The Feds, The Greeks, and Those Delightful Victorians: A Searsport Architecture Walking Tour

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Click here to see available times and to register. What does the way a building looks say about when it was built, how it was used, and what people at that time thought was stylish? This tour uses buildings on the Penobscot Marine Museum campus to examine local architecture and the growth of the town […]

Jr. Adventurers – Tide Pools

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

What little animals get trapped in puddles as the tide goes out? You and your family can find out about how tides work and tide pool animals during this Jr. Adventurers drop-in programming. Get a little more out of your visit to Penobscot Marine Museum when you stop by during Jr. Adventurers! These weekly drop-in […]

Walking Tours – They Did it in Petticoats: A Searsport Women’s History Walking Tour

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

In the 19th century, Searsport was bustling with people who filled the busy streets. At Penobscot Marine Museum, we often have exhibits and share stories about the experiences of middle and upper-class male ship captains and shipwrights. What about the women who lived in this vibrant coastal town, who sailed the ocean, and who grew […]

$8 – $10

Book Signing with Susan Tobey White

PMM’s Museum Store 40 East Main Street, Searsport, United States

We are excited to partner with Anodyne Book Shop to celebrate the release of Susan Tobey White’s new book, Lobstering Women of Maine: Paintings and Stories of Women and Girls Who Fish the Maine Coast. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, and Susan will be on hand to sign copies. Susan is […]

Free

Walking Tours – The Feds, The Greeks, and Those Delightful Victorians: A Searsport Architecture Walking Tour

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

What does the way a building looks say about when it was built, how it was used, and what people at that time thought was stylish? This tour uses buildings on the Penobscot Marine Museum campus to examine local architecture and the growth of the town of Searsport. Residents in the early 1800s chose Greek […]

$8 – $10

Book Signing with Susan Mara Bregman

PMM’s Museum Store 40 East Main Street, Searsport, United States

We are excited to partner with Anodyne Book Shop to host author Susan Mara Bregman for a signing of her new book, Along Route 1: Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Photographer and writer, Bregman tells the stories of what road trippers may encounter on their New England travels. Many of the photographs in the book […]

Free