The departments of History and Art and the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, with support from the UMS Program and Innovation Fund, are co-sponsoring a FREE full-day trip to Portland for all UMaine students. Special programs are planned at the
Portland Museum of Art (PMA) and the Maine Historical Society (MHS).
Images: Left, Nadia Huggins (Trinidad and Tobago, born 1984), No. 25 Circa No Future (detail), from the series Circa No Future, 2014, from PMA’s Caribbean exhibit. Right, postcard of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, part of the Maine Historical Society.
Tentative Schedule for Saturday, March 30
9:00 a.m. Bus departs from Collins Center for the Arts parking lot at UMaine
11:30 a.m. Arrive at Maine Historical Society’s remote storage location for program
1:30 p.m. Arrive at Portland Museum of Art for discussion with staff in auditorium to be followed by a tour of the exhibit “Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago.” For more info visit: https://www.portlandmuseum.org/exhibitions/relational-undercurrents
Free time Explore downtown Portland and eat on your own
5:30 p.m. Bus departs from drop-off location near Portland Museum of Art
8:00 p.m. Approximate return to Collins Center for the Arts at UMaine.
What will the day be like?
Our programs at the MHS and PMA are for our whole group and attendance is expected at both. There will also be time to explore downtown Portland on your own, and you can get an early dinner there before we return. You are encouraged to bring your own food and drink for the bus. All students who reserve a seat on the bus will get a free box lunch from Dining Services that we will hand out on the way to Portland. We will begin our first program without a stop to eat.
How do I sign-up?
Space on our luxury coach is limited. Contact Mark McLaughlin at mark.j.mclaughlin@maine.edu to reserve your seat!