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Free admission + tons of events = Joyful Children’s Day (Friday, January 4)

On Friday, January 4, we’re celebrating children everywhere with a FREE admission day and evening (10am-8pm). To celebrate children and bring joy to the community, we’re filling the Museum & Theatre music, art, stories and more, all free and open to the public. Events begin at 10am and continue through First Friday evening. Scheduled events [...]

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Cool member perk: explore Maine museums for free on May 14!

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Saturday, May 14 is the first ever Maine Member Day. Twelve museums throughout the state (including this one) will be offering free reciprocal admission all day. If you’re a member of any participating museum, everyone included in your membership will be admitted for FREE to any other participating museum! Margaret Hoffman at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens came [...]

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We’ve Got Milk!

I knew the Got Milk? tour was coming to visit the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine today, but I didn’t know they’d create such a fun atmosphere! The shipyard had music, games, giveaways and milkshakes – quite a party! I’m psyched that they’ll be back tomorrow (Thursday, 9/19) from 10:30-12:30 to do it all [...]

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Sowing Seeds, Plant Play and Nature Treasures!

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A few weeks ago, I lead an impromptu gardening program in our Shipyard. I had some beautiful cucumber plants that needed a home, so I thought – what better place than the empty planters outside? I had lots of eager visitors help me with the digging, planting and watering! We hold a lot of gardening [...]

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Home Front Egg Hunt!

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  On Saturday evening, I had the privilege of tagging along for a very special event: Operation Home Front’s annual Easter egg hunt for military families, which they held here at the Museum. A group of dedicated volunteers hid treasure-filled eggs in countless nooks and crannies (can you imagine how many hiding places there are here?!). The [...]

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