museums
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Of Black History month and their work, Black and brown artists say, ‘it’s complicated’
The annual tribute is a double-edged sword. Maine artists wrestle with whether it's a celebration or maybe a sidelining.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2021
How the International Vinegar Museum put a South Dakota town on the map
Roslyn needed a tourist attraction, and now there's a festival, a vinegar queen and endless varieties of sour surprises to sample.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Chris Newell resigns after 18 months as Abbe Museum director
The first tribal member to lead the museum of Wabanaki art, history and culture cites personal reasons and returns to his family and consulting work in Connecticut.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2021
Augusta’s First Amendment Museum gets grant funds for exhibition design
Exhibitions are expected to highlight the freedoms protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
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PublishedJune 1, 2021
Children’s museum poised to open with mix of sparkling new, old favorites
Working through a pandemic year of preparations, the new Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine opens June 24 at Thompson's Point.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Children’s museum receives $500,000 gift, stays course for spring opening
The donation from Peter and Paula Lunder leaves less than $1 million of the $14 million needed to build the 30,000-square-foot Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine on Thompson's Point in Portland.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Miss traveling? Visit these transportation museums instead
Take a day trip to explore exhibits on boats, trains and automobiles, from Kennebunkport to Seal Cove.
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
Chief curator leaving Portland Museum of Art
Jessica May, who joined the museum in 2012, will be replaced by Shalini Le Gall.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Portland Museum of Art to reopen Wednesday, free of charge
Closed since mid-March, the museum will require visitors to use timed-entry tickets, wear masks and keep their distance.
