List of museums in Maine

This list of museums in Maine is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non-profit and university art galleries are also included. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Museums

Name Location County Region Type Website, Notes
1811 Lincoln County Museum and Old JailWiscassetLincolnMid CoastPrisonOperated by the Lincoln County Historical Association
Kennebunkport Maritime Museum Kennebunkport York Southern Maine Coast Maritime Formerly the boathouse of Booth Tarkington
Abbe MuseumBar HarborHancockDown EastNative AmericanHistory, culture and crafts of the Wabanaki, two locations
Abbot Historical Society MuseumAbbotPiscataquisMaine HighlandsLocal historyMuseum in the former Knights of Pythias Hall[1]
Abbott MuseumDexterPenobscotMaine HighlandsLocal historyOperated by the Dexter Historical Society (information)
Acadian VillageVan BurenAroostookMaine Lake CountryOpen airHistoric village buildings reflect the cultural heritage of the Acadians, open seasonally[2]
Alexander-Crawford Historical SocietyAlexanderWashingtonDown EastLocal historyOpen by appointment (information)
Alfred Shaker MuseumAlfredYorkSouthern Maine CoastReligionRun by the Friends of the Alfred Shaker Museum, ongoing restoration of the Shaker Wood, Lumber Storage, and Carriage House
Allagash Historical MuseumAllagashAroostookMaine Lake CountryLocal historyOperated by the Allagash Historical Society, open weekends in summer[3][4]
Androscoggin Historical SocietyAuburnAndroscogginKennebec ValleyLocal historyIncludes the Davis-Wagg Museum[5] (website)
Aroostook County Historical and Art MuseumHoultonAroostookMaine Lake CountryLocal historyIncludes a historic kitchen, military artifacts, photographs by (Edward) E. B. White and other photographers taken between 1885 and 1920, and displays about the area WWII prison camp[6][7]
Ashland Logging MuseumAshlandAroostookMaine Lake CountryIndustryIncludes logging equipment, vehicles, replica log cookroom and scaler's office, blacksmith shop[8]
Bangor Museum and Center for HistoryBangorPenobscotMaine HighlandsHistoryLocal history, photographs, clothing, Civil War artifacts. Located in the Thomas A. Hill House and Civil War Museum, operated by the Bangor Historical Society. (website)
Bangor Police MuseumBangorPenobscotMaine HighlandsLaw enforcementOpen by appointment (website)
Bar Harbor Historical Society MuseumBar HarborHancockDown EastLocal historyIncludes area memorabilia, maps, antique clothing and photos
Bar Harbor Whale MuseumBar HarborHancockDown EastNatural historyWhales and seals common to the Gulf of Maine; seeking new location (website)
Barracks MuseumEastportWashingtonDown EastHistoryHistory of Fort Sullivan, fishing industry, local history
Bates College Museum of ArtLewistonAndroscogginKennebec ValleyArtCollection includes many Maine artists and Marsden Hartley
Baxter House MuseumGorhamCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric house
Belfast MuseumBelfastWaldoMid CoastHistoryOperated by the Belfast Historical Society. Local and maritime history, art. (website)
Benjamin C. Wilder HouseWashburnAroostookMaine Lake CountryHistoric houseOperated by the Salmon Brook Historical Society. Property also houses Aroostook Agricultural Museum, a barn displaying 1850-1910 farm equipment and tools
Biddeford Mills Museum Biddeford York Southern Maine Coast Local history Offering mill tours and outreach events, preserving the legacy and history of textile mills in the Biddeford/Saco region,
Blacksmith Shop MuseumDover-FoxcroftPiscataquisMaine HighlandsIndustryOperated by the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society
Blaine HouseAugustaKennebecKennebec ValleyHistoric houseMaine's Governor's Mansion
Blue Hill Historical SocietyBlue HillHancockDown EastHistoric houseLocated at Holt House (website)
Bowdoin College Museum of ArtBrunswickCumberlandMid CoastArtCollections include American, European and non-Western paintings, sculpture, works on paper and decorative arts
Boothbay Railway VillageBoothbayLincolnMid CoastRailwayAuthentic steam locomotive surrounded by historic Maine buildings preserved in a recreated village, and a collection of 60 antique autos. (website)
Boothbay Region Historical SocietyBoothbay HarborLincolnMid CoastLocal historywebsite
Brick Store MuseumKennebunkYorkSouthern Maine CoastHistoryLocal history, art and culture museum housed in five 19th-Century buildings focusing on the Kennebunks and southern Maine.
Brooklin Keeping Historical SocietyBrooklinHancockDown EastLocal historywebsite
Brooksville Historical Society MuseumBrooksvilleHancockDown EastLocal historywebsite
Bryant Stove & Music MuseumThorndikeWaldoMid CoastCollectiblesAntique stoves, antique toy cars, player pianos, music boxes and doll circus with miniature animated units. (website)
Bucksport Historical Society MuseumBucksportHancockDown EastHistoryLocal history
Burnham Tavern MuseumMachiasWashingtonDown EastHistoric houseLate 18th-century period tavern with ties to the American Revolutionary War
Burnt Coat Harbor LightSwan's IslandHancockDown EastMaritimeKeeper's house open in summer, tower open for climbing several times a week
Burnt Island LightBoothbayLincolnMid CoastMaritimeBoat trip to island lighthouse with living history docent portraying 1950s keeper's life
Caribou Historical Center & MuseumCaribouAroostookMaine Lake CountryLocal history[9]
Castine Historical SocietyCastineHancockDown EastLocal historyLocated in the Abbot School. (website)
Castle TuckerWiscassetLincolnMid CoastHistoric houseOperated by Historic New England, late 19th-century period house
Center for Maine Contemporary ArtRockportKnoxMid CoastArtContemporary art
Center for Moosehead History & Moosehead Aviation MuseumGreenvillePiscataquisMaine HighlandsMultipleIncludes region's aviators, vintage aircraft and memorabilia, Native American influence and artifacts, medical care, Greenville High School, life in the area during the 1800s, local history. (website)
Cherryfield-Narrag Historical Society MuseumCherryfieldWashingtonDown EastLocal historywebsite
Children's Discovery Museum of MaineAugustaKennebecKennebec ValleyChildren'swebsite
Children's Museum of MainePortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastChildren's
Clewley MuseumBrewerPenobscotMaine HighlandsLocal historyOperated by the Brewer Historical Society, open by appointment. (website)
Clifton Historical Society ComplexCliftonPenobscotMaine HighlandsLocal historyIncludes Clifton Town Hall Museum and the Harold Allan Schoolhouse[10]
Coastal Children's MuseumRocklandKnoxMid CoastChildren'swebsite
Colburn House State Historic SitePittstonKennebecKennebec ValleyHistoric houseManaged by the Arnold Expedition Historical Society and owned by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. 18th-century house with ties to the American Revolutionary War.
Colby College Museum of ArtWatervilleKennebecKennebec ValleyArtPart of Colby College, specializes in American and contemporary art
Cole Land Transportation MuseumBangorPenobscotMaine HighlandsTransportationLand transportation equipment including tractors, farm equipment, fire trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, snowplows and cabooses
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic SiteNew HarborLincolnMid CoastMultipleMuseum with excavated artifacts from Fort William Henry, an early 20th-century reconstruction of a late 17th-century fort, and the excavated remains of 17th- and 18th-century village buildings
Conway Homestead & Cramer MuseumRockportKnoxMid CoastOpen airOperated by the Camden-Rockport Historical Society, includes the historic house, history museum, barn with carriages, sleighs and tools, a blacksmith shop and maple sugaring house
Corinna Historical Society MuseumCorrinaPenobscotMaine HighlandsLocal history
Corinth Historical Society MuseumCorinthPenobscotMaine HighlandsLocal history2 floors of displays, guided tours, Corinth History and Genealogy archives. Admission free, under 13 must be accompanied by adult. (website )
Counting House MuseumSouth BerwickYorkSouthern Maine CoastLocal historyHome of the Old Berwick Historical Society, former textile mill office, exhibits about rural life in coastal New England, from tidewater farms to maritime trade
Country Store MuseumBass HarborHancockDown EastLocal historyOperated by the Tremont Historical Society, 19th-century country store with displays of local historic artifacts and photographs. (website)
Cushing's Point Museum at Bug Light ParkSouth PortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastLocal historyOperated by the South Portland Historical Society
Davistown MuseumLibertyWaldoMid CoastMultiplewebsite, hand tools used in Maine and New England's maritime culture, art, history, Native Americans, environment
Dead River Area Historical SocietyEustisFranklinMaine Lake CountryLocal historyLocated in Stratton, near Eustis (website)
Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society MuseumDeer IsleHancockDown EastLocal historywebsite
Dennys River Historical SocietyDennysvilleWashingtonDown EastHistorical societyVestry Museum
Depot House MuseumPittsfieldSomersetSomersetLocal historyOperated by the Pittsfield Historical Society
Desert of MaineFreeportCumberlandMid CoastMultiple40-acre (160,000 m2) tract of exposed glacial silt, includes a sand museum and agriculture museum
Dixfield Historical Society MuseumDixfieldOxfordWestern Maine MountainsLocal historywebsite
Dr. Job Holmes Cottage & MuseumCalaisWashingtonDown EastHistoric houseOperated by the St Croix Historical Society, restored as an 1850 doctor’s home and office
Dry Mills Schoolhouse MuseumGrayCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastEducationMid-19th-century period one-room schoolhouse
Eagle Island State Historic SiteEagle IslandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric houseIsland with retirement home of Admiral Robert Peary, the polar explorer
Ellsworth Historical Society MuseumEllsworthHancockDown EastHistoric houseMid 19th-century Victorian sheriff's house, office and original cell block and jail
Fairfield History HouseFairfieldSomersetSomersetLocal historyLocated in the Cotton-Smith House, operated by the Fairfield Historical Society
Falmouth Heritage MuseumFalmouthCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoryOperated by the Falmouth Historical Society (website)
Farnsworth Art MuseumRocklandKnoxMid CoastArtAmerican art
Fawcett's Antique Toy & Art MuseumWaldoboroLincolnMid CoastToyCollection of antique toys and original comic art (website)
Fifth Maine Regiment MuseumPeaks IslandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastMilitaryCivil War and local history exhibits
Fishermen’s Museum at PemaquidBristolLincolnMid CoastMaritimeArtifacts of Pemaquid Point Light and area maritime history
Fort Kent State Historic SiteFort KentAroostookMaine Lake CountryMilitaryReconstructed early 19th-century log blockhouse
Fort Kent Historical Society MuseumFort KentAroostookMaine Lake CountryRailroadArea railroad history
Fort KnoxProspectWaldoMid CoastMilitaryRestored mid-19th-century fort and visitor center
Fort McClary State Historic SiteKittery PointYorkSouthern Maine CoastMilitaryMid-19th-century blockhouse with exhibits, open in summer
Frenchboro Historical SocietyFrenchboroHancockDown EastLocal historywebsite
Friendship MuseumFriendshipKnoxMid CoastLocal historywebsite
Frontier Heritage Historical SocietyFort FairfieldAroostookMaine Lake CountryMultipleOperates Fort Fairfield Railroad Museum, Blockhouse Museum, McIntosh One-Room School House, Friends Church[11]
Fryeburg Fair Farm MuseumFryeburgOxfordWestern Maine MountainsAgricultureOpen during the Fryeburg Fair, historic farm vehicles, equipment, crafts and trades. (website)
Fryeburg Historical Society MuseumFryeburgOxfordWestern Maine MountainsLocal historywebsite
General Henry Knox MuseumThomastonKnoxMid CoastHistoric houseHouse known as Montpelier, life and times of Henry Knox (website)
Georgetown Historical Society MuseumGeorgetownSagadahocMid CoastLocal historywebsite
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural HistoryBar HarborHancockDown EastNatural historyPart of College of the Atlantic (website)
Gibbs Avenue MuseumBridgtonCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastLocal historyOperated by the Bridgton Historical Society in a former fire station (website)
Governor Brann SchoolVan BurenAroostookMaine Lake CountrySchoolHistoric one room school
Gray Historical Society MuseumGrayCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistorical societyMuseum is open on special Open House days and on request (website)
Great Harbor Maritime MuseumNortheast HarborHancockDown EastMaritimeLocated in the old town firehouse[12]
Green Water Tank MuseumFrenchvilleAroostookMaine Lake CountryRailwayOperated by the Frenchville Historical Society
Grindle Point Sailor's Museum and LighthouseIslesboroWaldoMid CoastMaritimeMaritime museum in the keeper's house, lighthouse tower open for tours in the summer
Grist Mill MuseumDexterPenobscotMaine HighlandsLocal historyOperated by the Dexter Historical Society, former 19th-century mill, miller's house and schoolhouse with local history displays (website)
Guilford Historical Society MuseumGuilfordPiscataquisMaine HighlandsLocal historywebsite
Hamilton HouseSouth BerwickYorkSouthern Maine CoastHistoric houseOperated by Historic New England, late 19th-century period house and garden
Hamlin Memorial Library and MuseumParisOxfordWestern Maine MountainsLocal historywebsite
Hampden Historical SocietyHampdenPenobscotMaine HighlandsLocal historyLocated in the 1794 Kinsley House[13]
Harmon MuseumOld Orchard BeachYorkSouthern Maine CoastLocal historyHome to Old Orchard Beach Historical Society (website)
Harpswell Historical Society MuseumHarpswellCumberlandMid CoastLocal historywebsite
Harriman School MuseumSebecPiscataquisMaine HighlandsLocal historyHome to the Sebec Historical Society
Harrington HouseFreeportCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastLocal historyHome to Freeport Historical Society (website)
Haystack Historical SocietyMapletonAroostookMaine Lake CountryHistoryDisplays of everyday historical artifacts including household and farming implements[14]
Hendricks Hill MuseumSouthportLincolnMid CoastLocal historywebsite
Holmes-Crafts HomesteadJayFranklinMaine Lake CountryHistoric houseOperated by the Jay Historic Society, by appointment only
Hope Historical Society House and MuseumHopeKnoxMid CoastHistoric housewebsite
Hose 5 Fire MuseumBangorPenobscotMaine HighlandsFireHistoric firefighting vehicles and equipment
Hudson MuseumOronoPenobscotMaine HighlandsAnthropologyPart of the University of Maine, cultural art and artifacts with emphasis on Native American and South American artifacts
International Cryptozoology MuseumPortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastNatural historyExhibits related to the search for animals whose existence has not been proven (website)
Islesboro Historical Society MuseumIslesboroWaldoDown EastLocal historywebsite
Islesford Historical MuseumLittle Cranberry IslandHancockDown EastLocal historyHistory of Little Cranberry Island, within the boundaries of Acadia National Park
James Leavitt HouseWaterboroYorkSouthern Maine CoastHistoric house
Jonathan Fisher HouseBlue HillHancockDown EastHistoric houseEarly 19th-century homestead, legacy of Reverend Jonathan Fisher
Joshua L. Chamberlain MuseumBrunswickCumberlandMid CoastHistoric houseMaintained by the Pejepscot Historical Society, 19th-century Victorian home
Kennebunkport History CenterKennebunkportYorkSouthern Maine CoastOpen airOperated by Kennebunkport Historical Society, includes Pasco Exhibit Center, town house school, Clark Shipyard office, old jail cells, Benson blacksmith shop (website)
Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell MuseumBoothbayLincolnMid CoastNatural historyinformation
Kingfield Historical HouseKingfieldFranklinMaine Lake CountryHistoric houseOperated by the Kingfield Historical Society, displays of local history
Kittery Historical & Naval MuseumKitteryYorkSouthern Maine CoastMaritimeArea maritime, military and local history (website)
Lagerstrom HouseWoodlandAroostookMaine Lake CountryHistoric houseLate 19th-century house, operated by the Woodland Historical Society[15]
L. C. Bates MuseumHinckleySomersetSomersetNatural historyNatural history, archaeology, art and Americana, between Fairfield and Skowhegan
Limington Historical SocietyLimingtonYorkSouthern Maine CoastLocal historyBarn museum open seasonally (website)
Lincolnville Historical Society School House MuseumLincolnvilleWaldoMid CoastLocal historywebsite
Lindbergh Crate MuseumCanaanSomersetSomersetCollectibleOpen by appointment, collection of Lindberghabilia displayed inside the packing crate in which Lindbergh's plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, was shipped back to America after Lindbergh completed the first human, solo transatlantic flight in 1927[16]
Loring Military Heritage CenterLimestoneAroostookMaine Lake CountryMilitaryHistory of the former Loring Air Force Base
Lubec Historical Society MuseumLubecWashingtonDown EastHistoryEarly 20th-century general store[17]
Lovell Historical Society MuseumLovellOxfordWestern Maine MountainsLocal historyAlso known as the Kimball-Stanford House
Madrid Schoolhouse MuseumMadridFranklinMaine Lake CountryLocal historyLocated in a historic schoolhouse with school and local history displays, open on a limited basis, operated by the Madrid Historical Society
Maine Air MuseumBangorPenobscotMaine HighlandsAviationLocated at Bangor International Airport[18]
Maine Art Glass Butterfly and Insect MuseumLisbon FallsAndroscogginKennebec ValleyNatural historyMounted butterflies and insects in diorama cases, located in a stained glass workshop and gallery[19]
Maine Coast Sardine History MuseumJonesportWashingtonDown EastIndustryArea sardine canning industry, tools, machines (website)
Maine Discovery MuseumBangorPenobscotMaine HighlandsChildren's
Maine Forest & Logging MuseumBradleyPenobscotMaine HighlandsIndustryHistory of forestry in the state, authentic reconstruction of a logging and milling community of the 1790s
Maine Forestry MuseumRangeleyFranklinMaine Lake CountryIndustryIncludes 72-acre trail system, vintage logging equipment, chainsaw carvings, oil paintings that depict life in the logging camps from 1915 to 1928, logging dioramas, photographs (website)
Maine Gem and Mineral MuseumBethelOxfordWestern Maine MountainsNatural historyMaine minerals, gems and historical mining materials, museum under construction (website)
Maine Granite Industry MuseumMount DesertHancockDown EastIndustryOperated by the Maine Granite Industry Historical Society, tools, photos, company ledgers, books, Union badges and constitutions (website)
Maine Historical Society MuseumPortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoryChanging exhibits about Maine's history, art and culture
Maine Lighthouse MuseumRocklandKnoxMid CoastLighthouseCollection of lighthouse lenses, lighthouse artifacts and Coast Guard memorabilia (website)
Maine Maritime MuseumBathSagadahocMid CoastMaritimeIncludes a historic shipyard with five original 19th-century buildings and a Victorian-era shipyard owner's home
Maine Military Historical SocietyAugustaKennebecKennebec ValleyMilitaryState's military history (website)
Maine Military Museum and Learning CenterSouth PortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastMilitarywebsite, every aspect of military service from the Revolutionary War to Afghanistan and Iraq
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad MuseumPortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastRailroadRolling stock and artifacts from the 2 ft (610 mm) gauge narrow gauge railroads
Maine State AquariumBoothbay HarborLincolnMid CoastAquariumwebsite, depicts local marine life in 13 tank exhibits and 2 live touch tanks
Maine State BuildingPolandAndroscogginKennebec ValleyArtOperated by the Poland Spring Preservation Society, changing art exhibits in a building that was originally at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
Maine State MuseumAugustaKennebecKennebec ValleyMultipleState history and culture, Native American culture, natural history, industry
Maine's Paper and Heritage MuseumLivermore FallsAndroscogginKennebec ValleyIndustrywebsite, cultural heritage of the paper-making towns and mills along the Androscoggin River
Margaret Chase Smith LibrarySkowheganSomersetSomersetBiographicalwebsite, includes museum with artifacts from life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Marrett HouseStandishCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric houseOperated by Historic New England, 19th-century period house
Matthews Museum of Maine HeritageUnionKnoxMid CoastAgriculturewebsite, open in summer, lifestyles in the 18th century, including carriages, agricultural tools, musical instruments, books, collections of photo prints
McCurdy SmokehouseLubecWashingtonDown EastIndustryFormer traditional smoked-herring facility with exhibits about the area fishing industry, also includes an art gallery, operated by Lubec Landmarks
McLellan-Sweat MansionPortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric housePart of the Portland Museum of Art, 19th-century house featuring 19th-century American paintings and decorative arts
Meetinghouse MuseumWellsYorkSouthern Maine CoastHistorywebsite, home of Historical Society of Wells & Ogunquit
Mexico Historical Society MuseumMexicoOxfordWestern Maine MountainsLocal historywebsite
Milbridge Historical MuseumMilbridgeWashingtonDown EastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Millbridge Historical Society
Millinocket Historical SocietyMillinocketPenobscotMaine HighlandsLocal historywebsite, developing the Millinocket Town Museum
Milo Historical Society MuseumMiloPiscataquisMaine HighlandsLocal historyLocated in a historic church, permanent exhibits of local history, industry and cultural life
Monhegan MuseumMonheganLincolnMid CoastMultipleNatural, social, industrial, cultural, and artistic history of Monhegan, located in a lighthouse complex
Monmouth MuseumMonmouthKennebecKennebec ValleyOpen airwebsite, 19th-century rural life, complex includes a blacksmith shop, the Blossom House, stencil shop, carriage house, freight shed, corn crib, cobbler's shop and country store
Moosehead Historical MuseumGreenvillePiscataquisMaine HighlandsHistoric housewebsite, housed in the Victorian-period Eveleth-Crafts-Sheridan House, carriage house features the Lumberman's Museum with logging tools and equipment
Moosehead Marine MuseumGreenvillePiscataquisMaine HighlandsMaritimeFeatures cruises on the steamboat Katahdin
Morrell-Sherburne HouseNorth BerwickYorkSouthern Maine CoastHistoric housewebsite, home of the North Berwick Historical Society
Mount Desert OceanariumBar HarborHancockDown EastIndustrywebsite, includes Maine Lobster Museum and lobster hatchery
Mount Desert OceanariumSouthwest HarborHancockDown EastIndustrywebsite, includes marine aquarium and Fisherman's Museum
Musée Culturel du Mont-CarmelLilleAroostookMaine Lake CountryHistoryHistoric wooden Catholic church, collection of Acadian, Catholic and Québecois artifacts[20]
Museum L-ALewistonAndroscogginKennebec ValleyIndustryTextile and area industry and labor heritage
Museum of African CulturePortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastCultureSub-Saharan African tribal art
Museum of Chebeague History at the District 9 SchoolhouseChebeague IslandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastLocal historyOperated by the Chebeague Island Historical Society[21]
Museums of Old YorkYorkYorkSouthern Maine CoastOpen airwebsite, nine historic museum buildings including the Old York Gaol, John Hancock Warehouse, Old Schoolhouse (York, Maine), Elizabeth Perkins House, Jefferds Tavern, the Steedman Woods nature preserve, a contemporary art gallery and restored gardens
Museums of the Bethel Historical SocietyBethelOxfordWestern Maine MountainsHistoryEight exhibit galleries and nine period rooms spread throughout two buildings - the 1821 O'Neil Robinson House and the 1813 Dr. Moses Mason House
Naples Historical Society MuseumNaplesCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastLocal historywebsite
NarramissicBridgtonCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Bridgton Historical Society, also known as the Peabody-Fitch Farm
Nathan Gates HouseMachiasportWashingtonDown EastHistoric houseHome of Machiasport Historical Society, photographs, period furniture, housewares and other memorabilia
Neal Dow MemorialPortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric house19th-century headquarters of the Maine Woman's Christian Temperance Union
New Sweden Historical Society MuseumNew SwedenAroostookMaine Lake CountryHistory[22][23]
Nickels-Sortwell HouseWiscassetLincolnMid CoastHistoric houseOperated by Historic New England, 19th-century house with Colonial Revival furnishings
Nobleboro Historical CenterNobleboroLincolnMid CoastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Noblesboro Historical Society
Nordica HomesteadFarmingtonFranklinMaine Lake CountryHistoric houseBirthplace of diva Lillian Nordica
Norridgewock Historical Society MuseumNorridgewockSomersetSomersetLocal history[24]
Northeast Historic FilmBucksportHancockDown EastMediaExhibits in the Alamo Theatre including the cinema's history, social history of moviegoing, amateur filmmaking equipment
Northern Maine Museum of SciencePresque IsleAroostookMaine Lake CountryNatural historyPart of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, exhibits include biology, mathematics, physical science, astronomy, chemistry, geology, forestry, agriculture
Northern Timber Cruisers Antique Snowmobile MuseumMillinocketPenobscotMaine HighlandsTransportationwebsite, snowmobiles from the 1960s and a 1943 Toboggan
Nowetah's American Indian Museum and Gift StoreNew PortlandSomersetSomersetNative Americanwebsite, includes over 600 old Maine Indian baskets and bark containers
Nylander MuseumCaribouAroostookMaine Lake CountryNatural historywebsite, fossils, rocks, plants, insects, butterflies, mammals, birds
Oakfield Railroad MuseumOakfieldAroostookMaine Lake CountryRailwayBangor and Aroostook Railroad artifacts and history
Observer Building MuseumDover-FoxcroftPiscataquisMaine HighlandsLocal historyOperated by the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society
Ogunquit Museum of American ArtOgunquitYorkSouthern Maine CoastArtAmerican art, open only in summer
Ogunquit Heritage MuseumOgunquitYorkSouthern Maine CoastLocal historyLocated at the Captain James Winn House[25]
Old Fort WesternAugustaKennebecKennebec ValleyHistory18th-century log fort with house and store, costumed interpreters
Old Post OfficeLibertyWaldoMid CoastLocal historyOperated by the Liberty Historical Society on Saturdays in the summer
Old Town MuseumOld TownPenobscotMaine HighlandsLocal historywebsite
Olson HouseCushingKnoxMid CoastHistoric houseSubject of numerous works of art by Andrew Wyeth, including Christina's World, operated by the Farnsworth Art Museum
Orland Historical Society MuseumOrlandHancockDown EastLocal historywebsite
Owls Head Transportation MuseumOwls HeadKnoxMid CoastTransportationwebsite, includes airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, carriages, engines and motorcycles
Page Farm & Home MuseumOronoPenobscotMaine HighlandsHistoric houseOwned by University of Maine, industry, agriculture, economy and home life of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Patten Lumbermen's MuseumPattenPenobscotMaine HighlandsIndustrywebsite, Maine logging history
Peary–MacMillan Arctic MuseumBrunswickCumberlandMid CoastAnthropologicalPart of Bowdoin College, Inuit art and artifacts from the Arctic explorations of Robert Peary and Donald Baxter MacMillan
Pejepscot MuseumBrunswickCumberlandMid CoastLocal historyOperated by the Pejepscot Historical Society, history of Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell
Pelletier-Marquis HouseSt. AgathaAroostookMaine Lake CountryHistoric houseOperated by the St. Agathe Historical Society[26][27]
Penobscot Marine MuseumSearsportWaldoMid CoastMaritime19th-century village buildings with displays of boats, fishing artifacts, 19th-century Victorian period house, ship models, scrimshaw, marine art
Penobscot Nation MuseumOld TownPenobscotMaine HighlandsNative Americanwebsite, located on Indian Island, cultural heritage of the Penobscot and Wabanaki people, contemporary Wabanaki art
Pettengill FarmFreeportCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric housewebsite, owned by the Freeport Historical Society, early 1800s saltbox farmhouse is open by appointment, trails and grounds open daily
Phillips Historical Society MuseumPhillipsFranklinMaine Lake CountryRailwayLocated in the Capt. Joel Whitney House, includes collection of Portland Glass, period home furnishings, genealogical information and newspaper runs[28]
Poland Spring Museum and Environmental Education CenterPolandAndroscogginKennebec ValleyIndustryCompany history and bottling operations
Portland Fire MuseumPortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastFireOperated by the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association, historic firefighting vehicles and equipment
Portland Head LightCape ElizabethCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastLighthouseMuseum with lighthouse lenses and interpretative displays, adjacent to Fort Williams Park
Portland Museum of ArtPortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastArtAmerican and European fine and decorative arts, and the L. D. M. Sweat Memorial Galleries
Preble-Marr Historical MuseumGreat Cranberry IslandHancockDown EastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Great Cranberry Island Historical Society in the Cranberry House
Presque Isle Air MuseumPresque IsleAroostookMaine Lake CountryAviationHistory of Presque Isle Air Force Base, located at Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle[29]
Presque Isle Historical SocietyPresque IsleAroostookMaine Lake CountryHistorical societywebsite, operates two museums: Maysville Museum (in a restored historically significant building that served simultaneously as the Maysville Town Hall, Maysville Grange and Maysville School) at 165 Caribou Road (US Rte 1) and is open during the summer Monday - Saturday from 10 - 2 with no admission; and The 1875 Vera Estey House Museum at 16 Third Street, a small two-story Victorian house. Admission is $5 per person; open during regularly scheduled tour - see website - or by appointment for groups.
Project Puffin Visitor CenterRocklandKnoxMid CoastNatural historyFeatures a live video display of puffins and other seabirds from Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, natural history displays, the seabird conservation work done by the National Audubon Society and others
Public Safety MuseumBrewerPenobscotMaine HighlandsMultiplewebsite, operated by the city, historic displays from the Brewer Fire and Police Departments
Quoddy Dam Model MuseumEastportWashingtonDown EastTechnologywebsite, operated by the Border Historical Society, working scale model of the Passamaquoddy Bay Tidal Power Project; also known as Quoddy Maritime Museum
Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage MuseumRangeleyFranklinMaine Lake CountrySportswebsite, outdoor sports including fly fishing, boating, Paleo Native American artifacts, antique sporting equipment, a working silk fly line making machine, art
Raye's Mustard Mill MuseumEastportWashingtonDown EastIndustrywebsite, working mustard mill museum and mustard shop
Raymond-Casco Historical Society MuseumCascoCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastLocal historywebsite
Readfield Historical Society MuseumReadfieldKennebecKennebec ValleyLocal historywebsite
Redington MuseumWatervilleKennebecKennebec ValleyHistoric houseOperated by the Waterville Historical Society, 19th-century house with collections of furniture, accessories, household artifacts, toys, tools, and weapons
Robert S. Peacock Fire MuseumLubecWashingtonDown EastFirefighting[30]
Rockwell Kent Cottage and StudioMonheganLincolnMid CoastHistoric houseHome and studio of artist Rockwell Kent
Rufus Porter MuseumBridgtonCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastArtHome of folk artist Rufus Porter
Ruggles HouseColumbia FallsWashingtonDown EastHistoric house19th-century period house with many original family furnishings
Rumford Historical Society MuseumRumfordOxfordWestern Maine MountainsLocal historywebsite, also known as the Lufkin School Museum
Sabbathday Lake Shaker VillageNew GloucesterCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastReligiousIncludes Shaker Museum
Saco MuseumSacoYorkSouthern Maine CoastMultipleRegional museum of fine and decorative arts and historic artifacts, also known as Dyer Library/Saco Museum, formerly known as the York Institute
Sail Power and Steam MuseumRocklandKnoxMid CoastMaritimewebsite
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RailroadPhillipsFranklinMaine Lake CountryRailwayHeritage railroad and equipment
Sarah Orne Jewett HouseSouth BerwickYorkSouthern Maine CoastHistoric houseOperated by Historic New England, features a blend of 18th-century architecture, antiques, and old wallpapers with furnishings showing the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement
Sayward-Wheeler HouseYork HarborYorkSouthern Maine CoastHistoric houseOperated by Historic New England, 18th-century period house
Scarborough Historical Society MuseumScarboroughCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastLocal historyLocated in a former power substation of the Portland Railroad Company
Seal Cove Auto MuseumSeal CoveHancockDown EastAutomotivewebsite, antique cars and motorcycles with a special emphasis on the Brass Era car (1895-1917)
Seashore Trolley MuseumKennebunkportYorkSouthern Maine CoastRailwayMass transit vehicles including trolley cars, rapid transit trains, trolley buses and motor buses
Sebago Historical Society MuseumSebagoCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastLocal history[31]
Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society MuseumSedgwickHancockDown EastHistorywebsite, located in the Rev. Daniel Merrill House (1795)
Ski Museum of MaineFarmingtonFranklinMaine Lake CountrySportsSki equipment, artifacts and memorabilia
Skolfield-Whittier HouseBrunswickCumberlandMid CoastHistoric houseMaintained by the Pejepscot Historical Society, 19th-century Victorian home
Skowhegan History HouseSkowheganSomersetSomersetLocal historywebsite
Skyline FarmNorth YarmouthCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastTransportationwebsite, living carriage museum with an antique carriage & sleigh collection, open for events and by appointment
Snowman School HouseWoodlandAroostookMaine Lake CountryLocal historyOne room schoolhouse with local history artifacts[32]
Somesville Historical MuseumMount Desert IslandHancockDown EastLocal historywebsite, operated by Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Sound School House MuseumMount Desert IslandHancockDown EastHistorywebsite, operated by Mount Desert Island Historical Society
South Bristol Historical Society MuseumSouth BristolLincolnMid CoastLocal historywebsite
Southern Aroostook Agricultural MuseumLittletonAroostookMaine Lake CountryAgriculturewebsite, farm tools and equipment, household items, memorabilia from the past two centuries
Stanley MuseumKingfieldFranklinMaine Lake CountryHistorywebsite, Stanley Steamer cars, air-brush portraits, paintings, photographs
Stanwood HomesteadEllsworthHancockDown EastHistoric house19th-century home of ornithologist Cordelia Stanwood and the Richmond Nature Center, 200-acre wildlife sanctuary
Stockholm Historical Society MuseumStockholmAroostookMaine Lake CountryLocal historyLocated in a historic general store building, open by appointment
Tante Blanche MuseumMadawaskaAroostookMaine Lake CountryLocal historywebsite, operated by the Madawaska Historical Society
Tate House MuseumPortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric houseMid 18th-century period house
The Telephone MuseumEllsworthHancockDown EastIndustrywebsite, working telephones, switchboards and switching systems, operated by The New England Museum of Telephony, Inc.
Thomaston Historical Society MuseumThomastonKnoxMid CoastLocal historywebsite, houses a library and museum
Tides Institute and Museum of ArtEastportWashingtonDown EastArtwebsite, art, architecture and history, collections include paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, Passamaquoddy and Micmac basketry, architectural documentation and artifacts, ship models, maps, furniture, musical instruments
Turner MuseumTurnerAndroscogginKennebec ValleyLocal historyOperated by the Turner Museum and Historical Association, located on the fourth floor of the Leavitt Institute Building[33]
Umbrella Cover MuseumPeaks IslandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastCollectibleFeatures over 600 umbrella covers
Union Historical SocietyUnionKnoxMid CoastHistoric housewebsite, headquartered in the Robins House
University of Maine Museum of ArtBangorPenobscotMaine HighlandsArtFocuses on American mid-20th-century works on paper
University of Southern Maine Art GalleryPortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastArt[34]
University of Southern Maine Art GalleryGorhamCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastArt[35]
University of Southern Maine Atrium Art GalleryLewistonAndroscogginKennebec ValleyArtwebsite, exhibits highlight Maine artists with solo and group exhibitions of painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and contemporary crafts
Victoria MansionPortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric houseAlso known as Morse-Libby House, late 19th-century Victorian mansion
Vinalhaven Historical Society MuseumVinalhavenKnoxMid CoastHistorywebsite
Wadsworth-Longfellow HousePortlandCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric houseOperated by the Maine Historical Society, home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Waldoborough Historical Society MuseumWaldoboroLincolnMid CoastLocal historywebsite
Waponahki Tribal MuseumPassamaquoddy Pleasant Point ReservationWashingtonDown EastNative Americanwebsite, Maine Native tools, baskets, beaded artifacts, historic photos, and arts and crafts
Washburn-Norlands Living History CenterLivermoreAndroscogginKennebec ValleyLivingMid 19th-century period mansion, farm and schoolhouse
Wendell Gilley MuseumSouthwest HarborHancockDown EastArtWooden bird carvings by Wendell Gilley and other artists
West Quoddy Head Light House Visitor CenterLubecWashingtonDown EastMaritimeHistory of the lighthouse
White ColumnsKennebunkportYorkSouthern Maine CoastHistoric housewebsite, operated by Kennebunkport Historical Society, 1853 Greek Revival house museum with restored period rooms, features First Families Kennebunkport Museum, also known as Nott House
Wilhelm Reich MuseumRangeleyFranklinMaine Lake CountryBiographicalAlso known as Orgonon, home of scientist Wilhelm Reich
Willowbrook Museum VillageNewfieldYorkSouthern Maine CoastOpen airRestored country village with two historic houses and their barns, a reproduction schoolhouse and bandstand, trade shops and carriages
Wilson MuseumCastineHancockDown EastMultipleExhibits include history, natural history, cultural, and historic houses John Perkins House, Blacksmith Shop and Hearse House
Wilton Farm & Home MuseumWiltonFranklinMaine Lake CountryHistoryOperated by the Wilton Historical Society, displays include farm tools, Maine bottles, homemaking, military uniforms, clothing, bedrooms
Winslow Homer StudioScarboroughCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastHistoric houseHouse and studio of artist Winslow Homer, tours by the Portland Museum of Art
Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway MuseumAlnaLincolnMid CoastRailway2 ft (0.61 m) (610 mm) gauge heritage railway and museum
Woodlawn MuseumEllsworthHancockDown EastHistoric houseCollections reflect three generations of the Black family from 1802 to 1928
Woolwich History MuseumWoolwichSagadahocMid CoastHistory19th-century rural life museum operated by the Woolwich Historical Society (website)
Yarmouth History CenterYarmouthCumberlandSouthern Maine CoastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Yarmouth Historical Society

Defunct Museums
  • Downeast Heritage Museum, Calais, closed in 2008[36][37]
  • Johnson Hall Museum, Wells, contents auctioned off in 2015, future uncertain
  • Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramic, Sebago,[38][39]
  • Mainely Critters Wildlife Museum, Dixfield, destroyed in 2000 due to fire[40]
  • Museum of Lighthouse History, Wells, lighthouse collection relocated to the Maine Lighthouse Museum,[41][42]
  • Musical Wonder House, Wiscasset, closed in 2014[43]
  • Portland Harbor Museum, Portland, merged with the Maine Maritime Museum in June 2010
  • Rier Sardine Museum, Lubec[44]
  • Shore Village Museum, Rockland, lighthouse collection relocated to the Maine Lighthouse Museum,[45][46]
  • Webb Museum of Vintage Fashion, Island Falls[47]
  • Wells Auto Museum, Wells, closed in 2013[48]
Bates College Museum of Art

See also

References
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  37. Edward French (September 11, 2009). "Maine Indian Education eyes Calais museum". The Quoddy Tides. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  38. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2008-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Glass Museum in Maine Found in Contempt of Court Order, Sept. 23, 2003
  39. http://www.lakesregionofmaine.gen.me.us/richardbuck/see&do/jonesmuseum.html Archived 2008-04-18 at the Wayback Machine A Jewel in a Pastoral Setting, 1997
  40. "Taxidermists lose home to fire". Sun Journal. February 18, 2000. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  41. http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/museum/mlh_landingpage.htm Museum of Lighthouse History... Our collection has moved into the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland Maine!
  42. http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/museum/mlmalf121306.htm Consolidation Will Create America’s Largest Lighthouse Museum
  43. "Musical Wonder House Leaves Customers Wondering". Lincoln County News. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2015. It closed suddenly and without explanation in the spring of 2014.
  44. "Lubec, Maine: Sardine Museum - Closed". Roadside America. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  45. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2008-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Shore Village Museum homepage
  46. http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/newsroom/kenblack_012907.htm Kenneth N. Black, "Mr. Lighthouse," Passes Away at 83
  47. http://www.bangordailynews.com/news/t/lifestyle.aspx?articleid=150604&zoneid=14%5B%5D Bangor Daily News, June 5, 2007, Article referencing defunct museum
  48. "Car Shows - Wells Auto Museum in Wells, Maine". Youtube. July 25, 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015. Sadly, after 40 years of operation, this beautiful auto museum and all of its contents are being auctioned off. The reasons being: 1) The owners passed awa
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