Museums

Ellis to lead poetry workshop at Farnsworth Art Museum, Courier-Gazette reports

Kathleen Ellis, an adjunct assistant professor in the University of Maine’s Honors College, will teach a poetry workshop in March at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, The Courier-Gazette reported. Ellis, who also is a lecturer in UMaine’s English department, is an award-winning author of five collections of poetry. Her most recent work is “Narrow […]

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Robinson’s artifacts from the Amazon on display in Hudson Museum exhibit

In 1979 and 1980, the late University of Maine archeologist Brian Robinson collected a range of traditional artifacts on a trip through the Amazonian rainforest in Peru. Robinson, who was an associate professor in UMaine’s Department of Anthropology and the Climate Change Institute, died last fall after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Now, visitors to […]

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Croatia

Hudson Museum exhibit explores ancient cities and student discovery

In many cities around the world, the ancient past and modern present blend seamlessly into a hundreds-of-years long story of continuous urban growth and decline. In Cusco, Peru, the stone walls of the Inca capital city serve as the foundations of 16th century Spanish colonial buildings which currently house modern restaurants and shops. And in […]

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UMaine Museum of Art’s winter exhibits featured in BDN

The Bangor Daily News reported on three exhibitions on display through May 6 at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. The centerpiece of the museum’s winter exhibits is “Brenton Hamilton: 20 Years,” a mid-career retrospective of the Maine-based photographer’s work, according to the article. Hamilton uses old-fashioned photographic techniques to create […]

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WVII, BDN report on current UMaine Museum of Art exhibits

WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News reported on the winter exhibits currently on display at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. Brenton Hamilton: 20 years is a midcareer retrospective of the Maine-based photographer’s work, which uses old-fashioned techniques to create pictures with an antique and contemporary feel. “There’s now […]

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Virtual reality exhibit

Making a Big Splash: Interactive aquaculture exhibit at Maine Discovery Museum brings sea farming to life

The Maine Discovery Museum is unveiling a sea farming exhibit that uses virtual reality technology and interactivity to bring aquaculture to life. The University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Institute and Maine EPSCoR Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) program provided support for the first dedicated interactive aquaculture exhibit in the country. “It’s perfect timing,” says Trudi […]

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Republican Journal previews UMaine Museum of Art’s winter shows

The Republican Journal reports the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor is putting on three winter shows. “Brenton Hamilton: 20 Years” features the photography of Rockport’s Brenton Hamilton, who uses 19th century processes to produce his work. In “Jared Cowan: The Life of David,” Cowan, a Midcoast sculptor, video and installation artist, has […]

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WABI covers UMMA Winter Art Factory

WABI (Channel 5) reported on the annual Winter Art Factory hosted by the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. The free event was held ahead of the Festival of Lights Parade and included several stations for creating ornaments, wrapping paper and a paper lantern, according to the report. “Often times not everyone […]

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Johnson speaks about UMMA Winter Art Factory on WABI

Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). She spoke about the museum’s Winter Art Factory set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The event, which will be held ahead of the Festival of Lights Parade, will […]

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Page Farm and Home Museum’s annual Ye Olde Holiday Shoppe Dec. 3

The Page Farm and Home Museum at the University of Maine will hold its annual Ye Olde Holiday Shoppe from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The free event will feature more than 20 local vendors with handcrafted and homemade products including jewelry, wood carvings, clothing, quilts, bread, cheese and maple syrup. The […]

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