Keywords: Bangor Museum and Center for History
Item 100942
Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper
Item 100938
Interior, John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1864 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper
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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.
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center
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