40 E Main Street | P.O. Box 498
Searsport, ME 04974
Phone: 207-548-2529
Lectures, Workshops, Events
For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or [email protected].
Rescheduled — The people of Searsport and Penobscot Bay have a long history of going to sea. In letters, diaries, logbooks, photos, newspaper articles, and stories passed down through generations, they recorded their experiences. Quiet days, adventure, tragedy, and heroism each take their turn. This fourth installment of “Stories from the Spirits of Sea-Goers” features […]
October 22nd at noon
Free on Facebook and YouTube
In this painting, we see a beautiful young woman in her silky white wedding gown with a long white veil secured by a crown of flowers. The woman was Harriet McGilvery Dunbar and the artist created this painting sometime after Harriet passed away at the age of 22. During this program, we will take a close look at the painting, discuss mourning and remembrance in Victorian culture, and also examine a hair wreath.
Friday, September 24th at Noon
Free on Facebook and YouTube
When the Penobscot Marine Museum opened for our second season in 1938, one of the paintings exhibited was of the ship GREAT ADMIRAL, on loan to the new museum by a daughter of a former captain. We’ll take a close look at this painting and explore how it was exhibited in 1938.
Wednesday, July 28
11am on Facebook Live (free)
10am-5pm in person (Included with museum admission)
Clams, loons, row boats, and ice cream. What says Maine to you? Enjoy special Maine-themed activities including BINGO.
Wednesday, July 21
11am on Facebook Live (free)
10am-5pm in person (Included with museum admission)
From tornados to wind and rain at sea, discover more about the weather and make your own water bottle tornado.
Wednesday, July 14
11am on Facebook Live (free)
10am-5pm in person (Included with museum admission)
Find out more about life at sea and make your own knot board.
Discover the Penobscot Marine Museum through special crafts and activities. These weekly programs are designed for children and their families to have fun at the museum and with the museum from home. Each will explore a different topic and will include a craft to take home!
Wednesday, July 7
11am on Facebook Live (free)
10am-5pm in person (Included with museum admission)
Learn about the photography in the PMM photo archives and go on a scavenger hunt.
Friday, June 25th at Noon
Free, premiering on Facebook and YouTube
The Peek into Painting programs feature high resolution images of our paintings to zoom in on all the details. See our paintings and other images as never before! Learn about the artist and the history and geography behind the subject of the painting. Is there a painting in our collection you’d like to learn more about? Browse our paintings and send your selection to Jeana at [email protected].
