Luke Gates-Milardo, Director of Exhibits & Learning

Luke Gates-Milardo oversees exhibits and leads the museum’s educational offerings. He likes figuring, tinkering, trying, and learning. His favorite thing is to watch museum visitors of all ages learn, play, and experience wonder in an exhibit. 

Luke earned his teaching degree from Bowdoin College and studied exhibition design at Pratt Institute. He found his first gig teaching in a one-room schoolhouse on an island Down East, where he also built houses, made trails, grew vegetables, assembled lobstertraps, and worked on an occasional boat. His interests include waves, puzzles, and noisy guitars. He’s been at Maine Maritime Museum since 2019.