Penobscot Marine Museum

Programs: The curatorial department occupies portions of 13 buildings which house the museum's collection of approximately 10,000 artifacts. Those items not displayed are stored in a secure climate controlled environment. A computerized database is used to manage the artifacts. Approximately 5,000 visitors toured the museum this year. Changing exhibits are developed and promoted every year.

the education department operates several programs to provide children with interactive learning opportunities. One campus building is specifically designated as children's learning and activity area, and hands-on components are built into other exhibits as well. The education department offers project-based learning opportunities for high school students, a maritime history, literacy-based curriculum for elementary and pre-k schoolchildren, and other educational programs to area youths. The museum also has a dedicated education website for maine students and educators that includes a detailed alignment of the maine educational standards with museum content.

the library houses a collection of over 12,000 books including pamphlets, documents, original correspondence and genealogical records. The library photographic collection contains nearly 180,000 images of maritime and regional photographs. All library collections are housed in a 4,500 sq ft climate controlled building. Library collections are available for research and initiatives are in place to digitize all photographs in the collection and provide a searchable database to users.