Creating Upta Camp

A key aspect of Maine Maritime Museum’s new mission is to reframe our consideration of maritime to include an emphasis on waterways and their local, regional, and global impact.   By definition, a waterway is simply any “navigable body of … Read more

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Progress to Make: An Update from Chris Timm, Executive Director

This spring, I shared with subscribers to the Rhumb Line, our biannual print newsletter, that the museum would reenergize around our mission, vision, and values. To that end, over the course of the last few months we have engaged … Read more

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We’re hosting Bath’s Biggest Beer Festival

  Pints on the Pier will be held September 9   BATH, Maine – The sixth annual Pints on the Pier, Maine Maritime Museum’s annual beer festival, will be held Saturday, September 9, from 4 to 7:30 pm. Held on … Read more

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Symposium: Call for Proposals

2023 Albert Reed & Thelma Walker Maritime Symposium  Saturday, October 14, 2023 (Bath, Maine)  MAKING WAVES: Innovative Maritime Scholarship in a Post-Pandemic World    CALL FOR PROPOSALS  Scholars in Maine and around the world navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and its … Read more

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Celebrate National Library Week with the Nathan R. Lipfert Research Library 

April 23 – 29 marks National Library Week, an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. Libraries come in all shapes and sizes: small and large, physical … Read more

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Announcing SeaChange: Darkness and Light in the Gulf of Maine

Maine Maritime Museum Announces Opening of “SeaChange: Darkness and Light in the Gulf of Maine” Exhibit on February 3 New exhibit looks at the collective human impact on our shared oceans through the works of Maine artists and students in … Read more

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Free Admission Weekends at Maine Maritime Museum

Bath Savings sponsors free admission weekends in January, February, and March. BATH, Maine – As part of its ongoing commitment to improving accessibility, Maine Maritime Museum is offering free admission to all weekend visitors in January, February, and March of … Read more

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Bath Boatbuilders Head to West Coast Conference for Professional Development

Maine Maritime Museum and Maine’s First Ship educators to attend Teaching with Small Boats Alliance International Conference in Port Townsend, Washington this week. BATH, Maine – This week, boatbuilding educators from Maine Maritime Museum and Maine’s First Ship – both … Read more

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Free Admission in November

Free Admission in November at Maine Maritime Museum Davenport Trust sponsors free admission for the month BATH, Maine – As part of its ongoing effort to improve accessibility, Maine Maritime Museum is offering free admission to all visitors in the … Read more

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