The museum is currently closed for renovations and will reopen on October 24, 2026. Learn more.

Stay up to date with our newsletter

Join or Donate!

By donating to the Friends of the Maine State Museum’s Annual Fund, you support critical operating expenses while allowing the museum the flexibility to address the highest priority needs, when and where it’s needed most.

As a Friend of the Maine State Museum Member, you provide essential support and ensure that the museum serves people of all ages, from Maine and beyond. And you get some pretty great perks, too.

Note: Benefits in italics apply when the museum reopens

  • Free unlimited admission to the museum
  • Invitations to Friends’ events, programs, and receptions
  • 10% discount on Museum Store purchases (20% in December)
  • Subscription to the museum’s e-newsletter and print publication Broadside
  • Free unlimited admission to the museum
  • Invitations to Friends’ events, programs, and receptions
  • 10% discount on Museum Store purchases (20% in December)
  • Subscription to the museum’s e-newsletter and print publication Broadside
  • Free unlimited admission to the museum
  • Invitations to Friends’ events, programs, and receptions
  • 10% discount on Museum Store purchases (20% in December)
  • Subscription to the museum’s e-newsletter and print publication Broadside
  • Two passes to the museum, with each pass admitting up to six people
  • Special insider tour for up to four people
  • Free unlimited admission to the museum
  • Invitations to Friends’ events, programs, and receptions
  • 10% discount on Museum Store purchases (20% in December)
  • Subscription to the museum’s e-newsletter and print publication Broadside
  • Two passes to the museum, with each pass admitting up to six people
  • Special insider tour for up to eight people
  • Free unlimited admission to the museum
  • Invitations to Friends’ events, programs, and receptions
  • 10% discount on Museum Store purchases (20% in December)
  • Subscription to the museum’s e-newsletter and print publication Broadside
  • Two passes to the museum, with each pass admitting up to six people
  • Special insider tour for up to eight people
  • 4 complimentary guest passes to share with friends and family
  • Chat with a curator
  • Recognition in the Broadside print newsletter
  • Recognition on the museum’s digital news wall
  • Free unlimited admission to the museum
  • Invitations to Friends’ events, programs, and receptions
  • 10% discount on Museum Store purchases (20% in December)
  • Subscription to the museum’s e-newsletter and print publication Broadside
  • Two passes to the museum, with each pass admitting up to six people
  • Special insider tour for up to eight people
  • 4 complimentary guest passes to share with friends and family
  • Chat with a curator
  • Recognition in the Broadside print newsletter
  • Recognition on the museum’s digital news wall
  • Lunch with the museum director
  • Free unlimited admission to the museum
  • Invitations to Friends’ events, programs, and receptions
  • 10% discount on Museum Store purchases (20% in December)
  • Subscription to the museum’s e-newsletter and print publication Broadside
  • Two passes to the museum, with each pass admitting up to six people
  • Special insider tour for up to eight people
  • 4 complimentary guest passes to share with friends and family
  • Chat with a curator
  • Recognition in the Broadside print newsletter
  • Recognition on the museum’s digital news wall
  • Tour and dinner with the museum director
  • Free unlimited admission to the museum
  • Invitations to Friends’ events, programs, and receptions
  • 10% discount on Museum Store purchases (20% in December)
  • Subscription to the museum’s e-newsletter and print publication Broadside
  • Two passes to the museum, with each pass admitting up to six people
  • Special insider tour for up to eight people
  • 4 complimentary guest passes to share with friends and family
  • Chat with a curator
  • Recognition in the Broadside print newsletter
  • Recognition on the museum’s digital news wall
  • Tour and dinner with the museum director
  • Your gift might include sponsoring a school group visit by helping to offset transportation costs

The Friends of the Maine State Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that helps fund special projects and exhibit development at the Maine State Museum and provides public outreach and advocacy. EIN: 22-3181040.  

 
Friends of the Maine State Museum 
83 State House Station 
Augusta, ME 04333 
 
Email: friends.museum@maine.gov 
Tel: 207-287-2304 

Stay up to date.

Enter your email to sign up for our newsletter.