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Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens, Videos
Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community
Laurie LaBar shares insights, stories, and photographs featured in “Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community”. Laurie’s engaging stories and beautiful images will make viewers even more enthusiastic for the upcoming exhibition, Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community, postponed until 2026 because of the museum’s unexpected closure. “Maine Quilts: 250 Years of […]
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Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens, Videos
Judy Taylor Interview-Maine Labor Mural
In 2008, Artist Judy Taylor painted 11 panels to tell the story of Maine’s labor history. The mural was installed at the Maine Department of Labor in September 2008 and removed in March 2011. The mural was re-installed in the atrium of Maine’s state Cultural Building in January 2013 and is now a permanent part […]
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Malaga Island Descendant Laura Harrison Shares Her Family’s Story
The 2012 exhibition “Malaga Island, Fragmented Lives” marked the 100th anniversary of Maine state government’s eviction of impoverished, mixed-race residents from their homes on Phippsburg’s Malaga Island. Connections with Malaga Island descendants provided great inspiration before, during, and after the museum’s exhibition. This video features descendant Laura Harrison speaking to a school group from Deer […]
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Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens, Videos
Museum Moments: The Lion Locomotive
The Lion was built in 1846. For almost 50 years the Lion hauled lumber from the mills in Whitneyville to the schooners in Machiasport. Watch the video below to learn more! Hover over the images below to zoom in
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Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens, Videos
Museum Moments: The Spear Mill
One of the really cool things about our Made in Maine exhibit is our water-powered mill. This is the Spear sawmill built in Warren, Maine, in 1764. In the 1980’s when the Museum was constructing the Made in Maine exhibit, the Spear Mill was in Warren, but the building was falling apart around it. Museum […]
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Museum Moments-Trout in Back to Nature Exhibit
Enjoy the soothing experience of watching trout swim in the museum’s Back to Nature exhibit. Watch the video below!
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Maine + Jewish: Two Centuries
The exhibition Maine + Jewish: Two Centuries opened at the Maine State Museum in September 2018 and closed in late October 2019. The presentation included approximately 200 objects and an equal number of images, plus video and audio elements, and two interactive displays. Various exhibit areas focused on geography, summer, holidays, life cycle events, language, […]
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Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens, Videos
Artisans Re-Create an Outfit from the 1700’s that was Worn by a Maliseet Chief
In 2009 Wabanaki artisans Frances Frey, Jennifer Neptune, and Rose Tomah teamed together with the museum’s curator Laurie LaBar and textile specialist Marion Scharoun to re-create an outfit from the 1700’s that was worn by a Maliseet Chief. This group of talented women used historical techniques of beadwork, appliqué, and hand stitching to meticulously create […]
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