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Maine State Capitol Park Tour
Tennis courts, a racetrack, baseball games, and a civil war campsite are some of the versatile ways that Capitol Park has been utilized over the years!
Museum educator Dave Hunt will lead you on a park tour adventure where you can view historic images from the museum’s collections and learn interesting tidbits on the park’s history. Capitol Park has gone through exciting changes throughout its history. Check it out now!
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What makes a good citizen?
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This video is part of the Maine State House Mobile Tour, which will be available in summer 2024.
How a bill becomes a law.
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This video is part of the Maine State House Mobile Tour, which will be available in summer 2023.
See the House of Representatives in action.
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This video is part of the Maine State House Mobile Tour, which will be available in summer 2023.
Learn more about how Maine's structure of government is set up.
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This video is part of the Maine State House Mobile Tour, which will be available in summer 2023.
See the Senate in action.
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This video is part of the Maine State House Mobile Tour, which will be available in summer 2023.
February School Vacation 2024 Wings & Flight
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February School Vacation 2024 Wings & Flight
Mystery Tusk: Searching for Elephants in the Maine Woods
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Gary Hoyle, author and former Natural History Curator at the Maine State Museum, discussed his new book, Mystery Tusk: Searching for Elephants in the Maine Woods, at the Friends of the Maine State Museum annual meeting on October 19, 2023. His illustrated talk described one of his great achievements for the museum: the 1993 excavation of a mammoth in Scarborough, Maine and the careful and metic...
Call Your Mother Exhibit Promo at Maine State Museum 2006-From the Archives
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Call Your mother: Communication and Community in Bryant Pond The magneto, or hand crank telephone system was used throughout the United States, beginning in the early 1900s, until its last use in Bryant Pond in 1983. The two switchboards of the Bryant Pond Telephone Company had been centered in Elden and Barbara Hathaway’s living room for nearly thirty-two years. Twenty years after Bryant Pond’...
Humpback Whale Skeleton-Maine State Museum Exhibit
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These two humpback whale skeletons are currently being cleaned and prepared for exhibit by Whales and Nails, a company located in Seal Cove, Maine. The Skill and knowledge behind Whales and Nails is Dan DenDanto. A senior scientist with Allied Whale at the College of the Atlantic, Dan has been cleaning, restoring, and articulating whale skeletons since 1990. Dan and his team are doing an amazin...
Behind the Scenes-Museum Storage
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Do you ever wonder what happened to all those big objects that were on exhibit at the Maine State Museum? Before museum renovations could begin in 2022, staff had to dismantle exhibits and find space to safely store hundreds of objects. Many of these objects have been on exhibit for over 40 years. They had to be carefully stored until they are needed again for exhibits or research. In this vide...
Mo Rocca, Samantha Smith, and the Maine State Museum
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In December 2022, CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca came to Maine to learn about Samantha Smith. Curator Laurie LaBar describes the behind-the-scenes work that goes into preparing for a research trip.
Around the Kennebec Valley: The Herman Bryant Collection Presentation by Author Gay Grant
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On October 20, 2022 Gay Grant presented a slideshow about her latest book Around the Kennebec Valley: The Herman Bryant Collection - featuring images from one of the Maine State Museum’s most significant photograph collections.
Back to Nature Exhibit at the Maine State Museum
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Celebrate the museum's Back to Nature exhibit, which opened over 40 years ago, and check out some exciting highlights of what's to come!
Behind the Scenes-Education Center Bird Case
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Planning work continues for the newly renovated museum space. In this video, exhibit designer Brewster Buttfield shares his vision for the display cases in the new education center. Brewster is working closely with education staff to capture the spirit and unique attributes of Maine’s bird population. They will choose highlights from the hundreds of bird specimens in the museum’s collection. Ga...
Building Update
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Building Update
MSM Freezer for Conservation
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MSM Freezer for Conservation
Bring the Maine State Museum to Your Classroom!
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Bring the Maine State Museum to Your Classroom!
Homeschool Field Trip with the Maine State Museum!
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Homeschool Field Trip with the Maine State Museum!
Museum Moments-Ice Box
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Museum Moments-Ice Box
Maine State Museum's Listening Tour - Introduction
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Maine State Museum's Listening Tour - Introduction
Remarkable Maine Women-Friends of MSM Annual Meeting
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Remarkable Maine Women-Friends of MSM Annual Meeting
Behind the Scenes-Irish Elk Antlers
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Behind the Scenes-Irish Elk Antlers
Museum-Behind the Scenes- Industrial Objects
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Museum-Behind the Scenes- Industrial Objects
Jamboard Tutorial MSM
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Jamboard Tutorial MSM
Museum Moments - E.T. Burrowes Car from Portland, Maine
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Museum Moments - E.T. Burrowes Car from Portland, Maine
Eating Maine History-Brown Sugar Pumpkin Bread-Episode 2
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Eating Maine History-Brown Sugar Pumpkin Bread-Episode 2
Museum Moments-Fall in Maine
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Museum Moments-Fall in Maine
Bring the Maine State Museum to your classroom!
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Bring the Maine State Museum to your classroom!
We'd Like to Propose a Toast
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We'd Like to Propose a Toast