In Scaling Up: The Canoa da Picada Plan Goes Full-Size
In Scaling Up: The Canoa da Picada Plan Goes Full-Size, João Bentes has recreated a workspace to traditionally loft, or scale up from a paper plan to a full size work plan, the “Canoa da Picada,”… (Read More »)
Weather or Knot?
Weather or Knot? gives visitors a chance to imagine life at sea in calm and stormy seas. They can watch storm clouds slowly gather and waves and wind increase through… (Read More »)
Where in the World?
Where in the World? features paintings of Maine cargo ships in foreign ports and the navigational charts that guided the way. Captains and owners commissioned paintings of their vessels as… (Read More »)
Animal Tales
Animal Tales uses photographs from the Museum’s extensive photography archives and the intriguing stories behind the images to explore the fascination people have with animals. Since the beginning of photography,… (Read More »)
From the Cradle to the Grave: Mining the Ed Coffin Collection
From the Cradle to the Grave: Mining the Ed Coffin Collection showcases 28 of the more than 2,500 photographs Ed Coffin collected throughout his lifetime. There are many themes to… (Read More »)
Lobstering Women of Maine
In Lobstering Women of Maine, Belfast artist Susan Tobey White captures Maine’s lobster industry through her brightly colored paintings of lobster women at work. The exhibit showcases the lobster industry, explores… (Read More »)
Kosti Comes Home
Kosti Comes Home is on exhibit at Penobscot Marine Museum May 26 to October 21, 2018. This exhibit is part of our regular admission and is available Monday through Friday… (Read More »)
Sailing Small: Small Boats Big Ideas
Sailing Small: Small Boats, Big Ideas runs May 26 through October 21, 2018 throughout the Penobscot Marine Museum campus.
Gone Fishing!
The new show explores the world of Maine’s commercial fisheries through exhibits and programs that will entertain and educate children and adults alike. The featured exhibit, The Net Result: Our… (Read More »)
Vintage Photos And Contemporary Art Come Together In Unusual Penobscot Marine Museum Exhibit
On view at PMM from May 28 through October 16, 2016
Penobscot Marine Museum Celebrates Maine’s Sense Of Place
On view at PMM from May 28 through October 16, 2016 Inspired by the 100th anniversary of “Maine Postcard Day”, Penobscot Marine Museum presents Wish You Were Here: Communicating Maine,… (Read More »)
Photography Exhibit Brings History to Life at Penobscot Marine Museum
Penobscot Marine Museum opens its 2015 season on May 23 with four major exhibitions of historic photography under the umbrella title Exploring the Magic of Photography: Painting with Light. The… (Read More »)