Museums and Libraries in Portland and Southern Maine

Historic Tate House in Portland, Maine
Visit Portland, Maine's historic Tate House, built in 1755 for the Senior Mast Agent of the British Royal Navy.

Portland Museum of Art in Portland Maine
Portland Museum of Art in Portland Maine

Portland Museum of Art
The Portland Museum of Art boasts works by master European artists like Degas, Renoir, Cassatt, and Toulouse-Lautrec; and American artists like Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Rockwell Kent, Marsden Hartley, and Andrew Wyeth. Free admission Friday nights.

Maine State Library
Tremendous resources on many subjects from the Maine State Library.

Freeport Library
Library information, internet information, departments, staff, programs, and other links.

Portland Public Library
Description of programs, including extensive children's programs, services, types of periodicals and government documents available, online catalog, directions, and branch locations.

Scarborough Public Library
Policies, children's services, programs, internet resources.

University of S. Maine Library
Services, catalog, policies, hours, and internet resources.

Westbrook Public Library
Services, children's programs, local history room, and policies.

Brick Store Museum
Exhibits at this Kennebunk Museum celebrate the crafts, arts, and history of southern Maine. There's also a museum store and guided architectural walking tours of historic Kennebunk.

Center for Maine History
World's largest collection of printed material about Maine, museum store, exhibitions about Maine history.

Children's Museum of Maine
Learn-by-doing exhibits, science kits, and programs that focus on Maine's heritage, arts and humanities, science, nature and health teach kids by using a hands on approach.

Kittery Naval Museum
Historical and naval museum in Kittery. Description and directions.

Maine Maritime Museum
Maine's maritime heritage told via exhibits, historic shipyard, educational programs, special events and narrated cruises.

Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
Scenic train ride schedules and fares, museum information, and special events.

Old York Historical Society
Tours of historic buildings offer a view of three centuries of life in a coastal Maine village. Museum, exhibits, and library.

Portland Museum of Art
Permanent collections, current exhibits, educational programs, event calendar, museum shop, general information. Videos of some collections can be viewed online.

Portland Harbor Museum
Small museum at the site of old Fort Preble, Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, and Willard Beach.

Seashore Trolley Museum
Trolley rides, exhibits, restored trains, and museum store, from inusa.com.

Victoria Mansion
Historic House Museum built in 1858 in the Italianate style, with richly decorated Victorian interiors. Museum shop.

Wells Auto Museum
Antique car museum in Wells. Descriptions of some of the cars at the museum, plus hours.

York Institute Museum
This museum in Saco interpets southern Maine history from the 17th through the 20th century. Outstanding examples of furniture, paintings, decorative arts and natural history items.

Farnsworth Art Museum
A Maine gem, the Farnsworth is home to an impressive collection of Wyeth art.

Wyeth Center
New gallery associated with the Farnsworth, dedicated to the works of the Wyeths.