Current Exhibits
ZOOM IN: New Approaches to Maine History
Open to the Public: June 25, 2010 – May 29, 2011
Adults: $5.00; Students with ID, Seniors & AAA members: $4.00; Children 5–17: $2.00
Free for MHS members
The exhibit celebrates the launch of Maine History Online, a major new interpretive section of the Maine Memory Network (www.mainememory.net), and explores the rich ways that digital technologies complement and enhance the use of physical objects—and vice versa—in the telling of Maine history.
Zoom In! includes physical or digital material from more than 40 historical organizations in Maine, ranging from the Lubec, Freeport, and Island Falls historical societies; to the Maine State Library, Bangor Public Library, and McArthur Library (Biddeford); to the Muskie Archives at Bates College and Northeast Historic Film (Bucksport).
Stories explored in the exhibit include: the widely popular Franco American snowshoe clubs formed by Louis-Philippe Gagné when he moved to Lewiston from Québec in 1922; Biddeford’s industrial transformation in the 19th century; peace movements in Maine; life at the Western Maine Sanatorium; and the experience of Maine prisoners of war (and German and Spanish POWs held here); among others.
In development for three years with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Maine History Online (www.mainememory.net/mho) provides a comprehensive introduction to key themes, topics, and events in Maine history through illustrated essays written by scholars, nearly one hundred new online exhibits, and close study of thousands of primary documents.
Created by the Maine Historical Society and launched in 2001, the Maine Memory Network (www.mainememory.net) is a statewide digital museum that includes digital contributions from more than 200 historical organizations, museums, and libraries across the state.
Fairpoint Communications, Elsie A. Brown Fund, Spectrum Medical Group, and Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram generously provided funding for the exhibition.
Exposed: Rare Photographs of Life in Maine
Image: MHS Collections; MMN #23652 Collections of Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media. Click image to see larger advertisement.
Join us at Maine Historical Society to celebrate the opening of our new photography show during Portland’s First Friday Art Walk.
Weaving together a visual narrative of life in Maine that is both timeless and surprising, EXPOSED reveals unusual perspectives and rare content. Featured images include early electrical tattooing in 1925, an 1890 bicycle race, and crowds of hundreds gathered in Monument Square waiting for the results of a 1923 boxing match.
Opening Parties during First Friday Art Walk
May 7, June 4, July 2, August 6, September 3, October 1
5-8pm Local Food and Drink Sponsors, DJ, Raffle, Print Sale!
Location: Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Lecture Hall Free and Open to the Public
Social Networking
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Purchasing Prints
All images in the show are available for purchase through our website, www.VintageMaineImages.com. A limited number of exhibit prints will be sold at the Museum Store during opening receptions.
Open to the Public: May 7, 2010 – October 31, 2010
Adults: $5.00; Students with ID, Seniors & AAA members: $4.00; Children 5–17: $2.00
Free for MHS members
NOTE: Price is for two exhibits: above stated exhibit and Exposed.
For More Information
Contact Dani Fazio, Image Services Coordinator at Maine Historical Society dfazio@mainehistory.org.