Maine Museums
Ashland Railroad Station Museum
historic railroad station cir;1891
Nylander Museum
The Nylander Museum was founded by the City of Caribou in 1939
Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum
Housed in a 1903
Oakfield Railroad Museum
Former Bangor & Aroostook Railroad depot rehabbed by Oakfield Historical Society opened May 1991. Owned and operated by Oakfield Hist. Society. Memorial Day-Labor Day. Sat.12:00-4:00PM. Sunday 1:0
Stockholm Historical Society Museum
Served as town'
Brooksville Historical Society Museum
Area memorabilia, genealogical records, period clothing, farm tools, household items. Open July and August on Wednesdays and Sundays 1:00 to 4:00
Bucksport Historical Society Museum
Railroad Station containing items of local history. Open July and August, Wed. Thurs. & Fri from 1:00 to 4:00
Wilson Museum, John Perkins House
Only pre-Revolution building in area, restored and furnished in period style with family and local pieces. On the grounds of the Wilson Museum, pre-historic artifacts from North &
The Telephone Museum
Demonstrating the social and technical significance of the telephone network as it existed between 1876 to 1983 with working equipment. July - September. Open Thursday thru Sunday from 1:00 PM to 4:00
Woodlawn Museum
Woodlawn, part of the Ellsworth landscape for 175
Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Museum
Located in the Rev. Daniel Merrill House (1795), town'
Raye's Mustard Mill Museum
The Raye family has been grinding mustard in Eastport, since 1900
Tides Institute & Museum of Art
Tides Institute & Museum of Art is a cross border (U.S./Canada)
Rier's Old Sardine Museum
Formerly "Old Sardine Village Museum," Perhaps the world'
West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Assoc.
The West Quoddy Head Lighthouse and Visitors Center are in Quoddy Head State Park at the easternmost point of land in the continental U.S.A. Erected in 1808 and rebuilt in 1858
Burnham Tavern Museum
Oldest building in eastern Maine, only one with Revolutionary War history. Built in 1770. Open mid-June to Labor Day, Monday through Friday, 9:00-5:00
Milbridge Historical Society Museum
A museum of local history. Features shipbuilding, which was once the town'
Bridgton Historical Society Museum
Former fire station (1902), contains collection of local historic items and artifacts dating from founding of town in 1768
Rufus Porter Museum
The Rufus Porter Museum opened in 2005, dedicated to the artistic and scientific life work of the artist, Rufus Porter, 1792-1884. Housed in a 1790 home adorned with 1825
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Housed in a Charles Follin McKim designed building of 1891-94, the collection numbers over 12,000
Pejepscot Historical Society Museum
Serving the Pejepscot region of Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell, Maine. Established in 1888, it is one of Maine'
Harrison Historical Society Museum
Museum located in an old apple packing building built around 1900
Children's Museum of Maine
Located in the Arts District of downtown Portland, the Children's Museum of Maine features a wide variety of interactive exhibits and activities for children and families!
Portland Museum of Art
Discover three centuries of art and architecture at the Portland Museum of Art. Explore the Museum'
Maine Archives and Museums
A directory of over 300
Maine Military Historical Society Museum
An activity of the non-profit Maine Military Historical Society, striving to preserve Maine's long and proud military history and traditions, and Maine's contributions to the Nation'
Maine State Museum
The Maine State Museum, accredited by the American Association of Museums, presents exhibits of Maine'
Dr. John Hubbard Office Museum
Built around 1835
Manchester Historic Association & Millyard Museum
Millyard Museum features permanent and changing exhibits on the history of New Hampshire's largest city. Programs include walking tours, lectures, concerts, workshops, children'
The Colby College Museum of Art
Permanent collection of 18th-, and 19th-, and 20
Athens Historical Society Museum
Somerset Academy Community Center, former Somerset Academy. Featuring Academy memorabilia from 1846 to 1967
Pittsfield Historical Society, Depot House Museum
Wooden building from turn of the 20
Knight House Museum
1 1/2 story Cape Cod, oldest frame house in downtown Auburn. Preserved as it was. Adjacent one-room shoe shop showing tools and methods used in the 19
Nana's Dream Museum of Miniatures
Nana's Dream is a museum of dollhouses, roomboxes, and scenes in miniature;
Red Schoolhouse Museum
Restored 19
Wilhelm Reich Museum
The Wilhelm Reich Museum represents the life and work of physician-scientist Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957)
Wilton Farm and Home Museum
Former Bass family Boarding House now houses rural and small-town artifacts, 18
Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum
Site of Maine'
Fryeburg Historical Society Museum & Geneology Center
Building was the first Registry of Deeds for Oxford County. Wednesday mornings 9-12 & Thursdays 1-4
Hebron Historical Society
Memorabilia, photos, artifacts, newsletter. Summer hours: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 10:00AM to 1:00
Rumford Area Historical Museum
Lufkin Museum in Rumford Center displays artifacts from Rumford areas. Open summer, Wednesday and Friday. Society archives located in Municipal Building (Rumford)
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum
The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the WW&F Railway, a two-foot gauge railroad operating between Wiscasset and Albion between 189
Waldoboro Historical Society Museum
Restored school, a barn and hall housing plenty of local memorabilia. Open daily 1-4
Castle Tucker Museum
Built by Judge Silas Lee in 1807, remodeled in 1858
Musical Wonder House, Music Museum (1852)
World Class Museum and Purveyor of antique, vintage and modern music boxes, phonographs and player pianios. Restoration our specialty. New England'
Friendship Museum
Former schoolhouse. Local memorabilia, mostly marine related. Historical information on the Friendship Sloop. Open July 1
Thomaston Historical Society and Museum
Museum houses artifacts from wooden ship building era and records of the town's and area'
Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage
Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage is an Agricultural museum, with approximately 10,000
Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum
Exhibits highlighting island life and industries. Town Hall built in Rockland, moved in 1875
Maine Maritime Museum
Maine Maritime Museum - Shipbuilding Traditions & Seafaring Adventures!
Woolwich Historical Society & Museum
Rural farmhouse museum ... quilts and costumes, historic tools and industry and recreation. Woolwich related geneaologies. open July and August - Tue-Sat 10:30-2:30
Lincolnville Historical Society Museum
Located in an 1892 school house. Many photos, artifacts, native American artifacts from the area, and ageneological section. Open late June to October, M,W,F from 1-4
Penobscot Marine Museum
When you and your family come to visit Maine's Oldest Maritime Museum you will be entering the 19
Brick Store Museum
The Brick Store Museum is located in the heart of downtown Kennebunk's national register historic district and for more than seventy years has been dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the region'
Seashore Trolley Museum
Seashore Trolley Museum is a historic railway, offering 25
Kittery Historical - Naval Museum
Portrays the history of the seacoast area - Kittery, Maine's oldest incorporated town. Location of oldest U.S. Naval Shipyard in the country.
Willowbrook Museum Village
The way life used to be! Experience 19th century Yankee ingenuity while exploring 34
Ogunquit Heritage Museum
The Ogunquit Heritage Museum, housed in the Captain James Winn House, c. 1870, is situated on the Dorothy Jacobs Grant Common, 86
Ogunquit Museum of American Art
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art , called "the most beautiful little museum in the world", is located on Shore Road, 4/10
Meetinghouse Museum/Wells Hist. Society
Artifacts & memorabilia relative to Old Wells. Genealogical & Historical Research Library. Historic Meeting house at site of first church built 1662 and burned by Indians in 1692. Winter: W&
Wells Auto Museum
There are over 70 antique automobiles on display including a 1963 Studebaker Avanti, 1949 Cadillac Fleetwood, and 1907
Bangor Museum and Center for History
Interested in local history?
Bangor Police Museum
Artifacts pertaining to law enforcement with an emphasis on the Bangor Police Department dating from 1700
Cole Land Transportation Museum
The museum contains over 200 vehicles illustrating the evolution of land transportation from wagons to 18
Maine Discovery Museum
The Maine Discovery Museum is an interactive learning place for children and their families, providing seven educational and fun exhibits on three floors of the historic Freese'
Enfield Shaker Museum dba Chosen Vale Inc.
A beautiful historic site with 8 buildings, 28
American Independence Museum
Located on a hill overlooking downtown Exeter, the American Independence Museum offers a fascinating glimpse of America'
Kinsley House Museum, Hampden Historical Society, Museum and Archives
1794 home of Martin Kinsley - Mass. Senator, Judge, and a Member Missouri Compromise Comm. Also Hannibal Hamlin Law office used from 1831-1860
Jabez Knowlton Old Country Store Museum
It is an original 1839
Page Farm and Home Museum
The Page Farm and Home Museum collects, documents, preserves, interprets and disseminates knowledge of Maine history relating to farms and farming communities between 1865 and 1940
The Patten Lumberman's Museum
Maine's lumbering history displayed in nine buildings by more than 3500 artifacts. Gum boxes, Steam and Gasoline Log Haulers, Bateaux, 1820
S/S Katahdin (1914) & Moosehead Marine Museum
Artifacts and photographs concerning the marine history of the region. July through October 11. Katahdin is a 110' foot boat built by Bath Iron Works in 1914. Restored in 1995