Keywords: Environmental degradation
Item 18000
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Freeport Media: Photographic print
Item 66478
The Desert of Maine, Freeport, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Freeport Media: Linen texture postcard
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical
Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.
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CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections
Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.
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"With these dual and sometimes degrading meanings, the modern museum community no longer considers the term costume appropriate when describing…"