Museums

Weekly Previews UMaine Museum of Art’s Fall Exhibitions

The Weekly previewed the University of Maine Museum of Art’s four new fall exhibitions. The exhibits — “Out of Nowhere: John Gallagher Paintings, 1996-2014;” “The Little Fools: Roz Leibowitz;” “Staring at the Sun with a Penny in my Pocket: Matt Phillips;” and “Tales from the Turnpike: Suzanne Laura Kammin” — opened Oct. 3 and run […]

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Hudson Museum Artifact Sought by Seattle Museum, Media Report

MyNorthwest.com reported Seattle’s Burke Museum would like to bring a native mask to town that may be the inspiration of the original team logo for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. The artifact is part of the William P. Palmer III collection at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum. The wooden Northwest Coast transformation mask depicts a […]

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Media Report on UMaine Museum of Art’s New 17-Year Lease

WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Museum of Art has begun a new 17-year lease with Eastern Maine Development Corporation, maintaining the downtown Bangor location it has occupied in Norumbega Hall for more than a decade. The lease was approved by the University of Maine System Board of […]

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Pen Bay Pilot Previews Pathways to Past

The Pen Bay Pilot advanced the University of Maine Page Farm and Home Museum’s Heritage Day Camp for youth to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 7–11. The hands-on camp, titled Pathways to the Past, will immerse children ages 7 to 11 in activities representative of 19th-century Maine. Cost is $65 for […]

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Page Farm Opens Pathways to Past

The University of Maine Page Farm and Home Museum’s Heritage Day Camp for youth 7 to 11 years of age will be held July 7–11. At the hands-on camp, titled Pathways to the Past, children are immersed in activities considered fundamental for survival in 19th century Maine, including gardening. Cost for the camp, which runs […]

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Maine Magazine Names Kinghorn One of 50 Mainers Making a Difference

Maine Magazine named George Kinghorn, director and curator of the University of Maine Museum of Art, one of the “50 Mainers Shaping our State” in the publication’s July feature article. People in the article were described by the magazine as “those who are moving Maine forward through their innovative business practices, commitment to purpose-driven education, […]

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Maine Edge Previews UMaine Museum of Art’s Summer Exhibitions

The Maine Edge reported on three exhibitions that will be on display at the University of Maine Museum of Art this summer. “Awake: Paintings by Maya Brodsky,” “Looking Back Six Years — Part Two: Selected New Acquisitions,” and “Young Curators: Eight Scoops” will run from June 20 through Sept. 20 at the museum in downtown […]

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Faulkner Quoted in Press Herald Article on Maine Woods Photo Exhibit at Harvard

Gretchen Faulkner, director of the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum of Art, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for the article about a photography exhibit on display at Harvard, titled “Thoreau’s Maine Woods: A Journey in Photographs with Scot Miller.” Jane Pickering, Harvard Museum’s executive director, and Janis Sacco, the museum’s director of exhibits, […]

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Down East Reports on Hudson Museum Artifact, Possible NFL Team Logo Inspiration

The May issue of Down East magazine carries a story titled “Seeing Double” that explores the possibility that a carved Northwest Coast transformation mask in the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum is the model for the logo of the 2014 Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. Hudson Museum Director Gretchen Faulkner said Richard Emerick, the late […]

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