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Statement of Purpose

To further the cultural and educational interests of the people of the state, to present through the use of it's collections and activities the proud heritage and unique historical background, and to preserve and exhibit the environmental and cultural richness of the state of Maine.

Highlights & Collections

• Maine State Museum
• Capitol Complex
• Augusta, Maine

• The Maine State Museum presents exhibits of Maine's natural environment, prehistory, social history and manufacturing hentage. "Back to Nature" has life-sized scenes depicting plants and animals of the rocky coast and saltwater marsh; a spring marsh scene with bald eagle; inland waterway in winter with moose, beaver, fox, and otters; mountains in autumn featuring a pool with live trout; and a woodland in summer with white-tailed deer. Also featured in this area is a display of 40 gems and gem minerals including beryl, gamet, gold and tourmaline found in Maine.

  

• The exhibit on lumbering features the 1846 steam locomotive LION, which was used to haul lumber from Whitneyville to Machiasport and a Lombard log hauler manufactured in Waterville. The shipbuilding exhibit has a 40 foot section of the Downeaster ST MARY and tools used in the building of ships and the sewing of sails. The granite exhibit features a stone wagon as well as examples of polished granite from different quarries in Maine. The ice harvesting display shows hand and horse drawn equipment and photo murals that show the ice being cut on the rivers and the storage of ice in the large ice houses. The exhibit on fishing has examples of saltwater fishing gear, hand-line cod fishing and sardine canning equipment.

• The "Made in Maine" exhibit shows where people worked in Maine mostly during the nineteenth century. It features a water-powered woodworking mill, a two-story textile factory and more than one thousand Maine-made products. The final display area highlights the cupola furnace from the Portland Stove Company and automobiles, boats and engines that were made in Maine. "12,000 Years in Maine" tells the story of Maine's first inhabitants and how they lived. The tusk of a woolly manunoth found in Scarborough is featured in the beginning of the exhibit. A life-sized diorama featuring stones used by the Paleo-Indians as a meat cache introduces the segment on Maine's earliest inhabitants. Two video presentations show how stone tools and weapons were made, and a re-creation of a shell midden provides a virtual time capsule of how people lived in Maine fr zom about 5,00 to 400 years ago.

• The "Struggle for Identity" exhibit tells the geographical and political 4tory of Maine from the 1600s through statehood to 1842, when the present boundaries of Maine were established. The Maine State Museum is located in the Library-Museum-Archives Building. All exhibits are wheelchair accessible. The Museum is open Monday through Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 4, and Sunday 1 to 4. A Museum Shop features educational materials, Maine items and books.

• Telephone (207) 287-2301, TTY (207) or http://www.mainestatemuseum.org
  

Exhibits & Special Events

• Maine's State Tree, Past and Present, Featured in Exhibits and Special Events

  A new exhibit, "Off Limits: Pine Trees, Politics, and the King's Broad Arrow," is just one of several presentations included in the museum's focus on the white pine during July and August. In addition to the exhibit, a free day of special events on Saturday, July 16 will feature talks and demonstrations about Maine's state tree.

• New Rotation of Historic Civil War Flags Installed in "To the Highest Standard"

  Twenty-four Civil War flags, which will be rotated and shown in groups of three every six months, have been installed in the popular "To the Highest Standard" exhibit. The flags' limited exhibition is designed to minimize light exposure to the fragile textiles. The current flag rotation will extend through June 2015.

Hours:

• Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Saturday 10:00 to 4:00 pm
• Sunday and Monday: closed
  

Admission & Directions:

• Adults: $2.00
  
• Senior citizens (62 and over): $1.00
• Children 6 to 18: $1.00
  
• Under 6: FREE
  
• charge for "programs" for groups

State Street (route 201 south) directly south of the Maine State House

Key Personnel:

Joseph R. Phillips, Director

• Sheila McDonald, Deputy Museum Director

• Gabrielle Stanhope, Office Assistant

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