Keeping Warm Exhibition

Penobscot Marine Museum will open its winter exhibition season  on December 15^thwith Keeping Warm.   This exhibit showcases Penobscot Marine Museum’s collection of beautiful 19^th century quilts, and include 19^th and early 20^th century winter clothing, fiber art tools and crafts, toys, sports equipment, and historic photos Maine in winter.  It  explores how Mainers worked and played in the harsher winters of our past.

This exhibit is co-curated by members of the Friendship Sampler Quilters chapter of the Pine Tree Quilters, and includes quilts by their members.  There will be a resident quilter from the group working on her own quilt during the exhibit, plus there will be an opportunity for adults and children to learn a bit of quilting and work on a quilt in progress.  Those who work on the quilt may put their names into a raffle for the finished quilt.

Join the Museum for an opening party!

 Saturday, December 15th from 11 am to 4 pm.

We will have ice boats on display on the Museum crescent.  In the Museum Gallery and Store, cookbook author Sandra Oliver will be talking about her new book Maine Home Cooking: 175 Recipes From Down East Kitchens and children’s book author and knitting author Robin Hansen will be signing her children’s book Ice Harbor Mittens.

Keeping Warm is in the Museum Gallery on Route One, 40 E. Main St., Searsport. It is open Saturday, December 15, and every Saturday and Sunday through February 24th.  It will also be open Thursday and Friday December 27 and 28, and February 21 and 22.  Hours:  11 am to 4 pm.  For more information call 207-548-2529 or 207-548-0334.