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.
Visit Penobscot Marine Museum for free during Searsport Art Walks! We have a lot going on for visitors to choose from. Enjoy an ongoing shell art craft for all ages. […]
Visit Penobscot Marine Museum for free when you come to Searsport’s Independence Day festivities on Saturday, July 6! Free admission all day!
Celebrating Searsport’s rich Maritime tradition, volunteers will bring local history to life with dramatic readings or reenactments of newspaper stories of bravery, shipwrecks, daring rescues, and other adventures on the […]
Visit Penobscot Marine Museum for free during Searsport Art Walks! We have a lot going on for visitors to choose from. Enjoy an ongoing shell art craft for all ages. […]
We hope you will join us as we celebrate a new season! Our campus will be open showcasing our new 2024 exhibits, as well as our core exhibits.
During the Art Walk, both PMM’s Old Vestry exhibit building (2 Church Street) and the Savage Education Center (10 Church Street) will be open to visitors. The Old Vestry will […]
From Paul Bunyan to Mom’s story about the giant fish that gets bigger with each retelling, coastal Maine is rich with fish stories and tall tales. During this camp participants will start each day enjoying stories, crafts, games, and music relating to tall tales. In the afternoon, the campers will work on their own performance […]
In this workshop participants will create a custom shadowbox by layering a variety of new and vintage images and drawings. Shadow boxes can be very diverse and allow the addition of depth to the creations. We have a lot of nautical themed elements to add to your design, but don’t feel “boxed” into that theme! […]
From Paul Bunyan to Dad’s story about the giant fish that gets bigger with each retelling, Coastal Maine is rich with fish stories and tall tales. Campers will start each day enjoying stories, crafts, games, and music relating to tall tales. In the afternoon, the campers will create their own performance inspired by fish stories […]
In this workshop, participants can make your own Sailors’ Valentine to take home. All materials and tools provided. This workshop is intended for adults. Sailors’ Valentines are a form of sea shell art, popular in the 1800s, when sailors brought them home to their loved ones. Most Sailors’ Valentines were made in the West Indies, […]
