Uncharted: Maine Artists | Maine Waters
The artists featured in Uncharted: Maine Artists | Maine Waters use their chosen media to question, challenge, and celebrate our human relationship with the sea. In this unprecedented moment, humans…
Looking for Winslow Homer
Starting in 1895 and continuing sporadically until his death in 1910, Winslow Homer painted a series of startling seascapes. Interpreting Homer finding solace on the Maine shore, artist Zach Horn…
A Sailor’s Treasure: Sea Chests & Curiosities
Sea chests provided a secure place for sailors to store their personal belongings—from everyday essentials to exotic curios. This exhibit examines the function and decoration of these chests and allows…
Shipwrecks & Salvage
Wrecks and abandoned hulks of historic vessels dot the coast of Maine. Seventy-five years ago visible hulks like Wiscasset’s Hesper and Luther Little were a common sight. Twenty-five years ago they…
Sustaining Maine’s Waters: Understanding the Changing Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine and its watershed are unique. They have played a large role in the state’s development and humans have played a large part in how they have…