MUSEUM TO HOST OPEN HOUSE FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES

Aerial view of Penobscot Marine Museum’s 3 acres and 12 buildings.

(Searsport, Maine)  Owners and staff of area businesses are invited to a party and special preview of Penobscot Marine Museum’s 2016 exhibits on Wednesday, May 18th, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  The museum’s theme Wish You Were here: Communicating Maine includes several exhibits;Historic Maine: A Postcard View, Acadia National Park: A Postcard View, and Maine: A Continuum of Place.  Carl Little, author of Paintings of Maine,Art of the Maine Islands and Guest Curator of the museum’s exhibit Maine: A Continuum of Place will be attending, along with many of the artists represented in the exhibit.  Photography Archivist Kevin Johnson will also be on hand to discuss the museum’s extensive historic photography and postcard collection featured in these exhibits.

Each business attending will receive a gift of five free passes to Penobscot Marine Museum.  “We wanted to say thank you to all of our local businesses,” says Liz Lodge, the museum’s Executive Director.  “These local businesses do so much for the community and for us, they help make this area vibrant.”  Four of the twelve museum buildings will be open in this special preview: the ship captain's house, Main Street Gallery, Visitors Center, and Merithew.  The museum opens to the public on Saturday, May 28.      

About Penobscot Marine Museum

Penobscot Marine Museum brings Maine history to life in twelve beautiful historic buildings in the charming seacoast village of Searsport, Maine. Exhibits include a ship captain's house, E.B. White’s boat, marine paintings, scrimshaw, historic Maine boats, 19^th century Chinese and Japanese pottery, paintings and textiles, a fisheries exhibit, and an heirloom vegetable garden.  The museum has an extensive Maine maritime history research library, and over 200,000 historic photographs, with around 80,000 of them currently online.  The museum is open seven days a week, Memorial Day weekend through the third weekend in October.  Check the website for daily activities and events. For more information go towww.penobscotmarinemuseum.org or call the Visitors Center 207-548-0334 or Administrative Offices at 207-548-2529.

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