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On view in this exhibition will be a selection of artworks by contemporary artists including Elizabeth Peyton and Dana Schutz, artists of Katz’s generation such as Ronald Bladen and Al Held, whose reputations continue to grow, and foundational early twentieth-century modernists such as Charles Burchfield and Marsden Hartley. Sunday: Noon–5 p.m. Closed Mondays

The artists and artworks presented in this exhibition embody quintessentially Maine ideals of fierce independence, innovation, and self-sufficiency, as well as a strength of character that is built from admiration and respect for the rugged and unspoiled qualities of this land. The goals of the Trail are to promote public access to the arts, to educate the public about the state’s cultural heritag...

In this exhibition sculpture of many forms creates spatial magic on a macro and human scale as visitors weave their way among the three-dimensional mix of work on view in the Crosman Gallery. Ranging from wall-mounted pieces in low relief to mixed media floor installations, and from hard-edged to organic structures laden with metaphor, most works were made over the past four decades and given to t...

This exhibition spans the years 1938 through 2008 and surveys the artist's work in Maine during that time. Watercolor is the perfect medium to capture a spontaneous moment: light, weather, emotion. Andrew worked with watercolor quickly, relishing the nature of the medium, and knowing intuitively where not to paint - where to let the white of the paper help define the forms. Closed Mondays The muse...

This exhibition illuminates the experience of the Atlantic world in the eighteenth century. Art and artifacts drawn from the Museum’s collections shed light on the development of an extensive network among Europe, Africa, and the Americas that influenced identity and culture in the period. Closed on Mondays and national holidays.

The exhibition represents Morell’s first prolonged engagement in the state since his graduation from Bowdoin College and his first creative response to winter and the theme of climate change. A Mind of Winter includes photographs created at various sites in Maine during the winter of 2014–2015. Closed on Mondays and national holidays.

The works on view in this exhibition include her comprehensive series of photographs of Maine’s Grange Halls and the images made in her own home as part of the decade-long series called Domestic Objects. Also included are photographs made in and around Portland during the past 35 years, which form a visual chronicle of the city—albeit unintended—that will engage locals and regional visitors alike....

April 04, 2015 - October 29, 2017 - This installation celebrates the important place Maine holds in the history of American art. This selection of works from the museum's collection includes a group of works that were shown in an exhibition this winter at the Society of Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida. Among them are some of the museum's best known works, revealing the museum's strong holdings ce...

The museum will open an exhibition of recent acquisitions to the collection. In this sampling of recent gifts on view in the Library Gallery are works by Paul Caponigro, Lois Dodd, James Fitzgerald, Yvonne Jacquette, Robert Indiana, Rockwell Kent, Keith Shaw Williams, Andy Warhol, Andrew Winter, Jamie Wyeth, Marguerite and William Zorach, among others. Closed Mondays The museum is handicapped-acce...

April 05, 2014 - October 29, 2017 - This exhibition offers a range of responses a number of nationally, indeed in some cases internationally, significant artists have had as a result of their decisions to live and work in Maine. Their works are ample demonstrations of the diverse voices that Maine’s artists have brought to the larger and ongoing narrative of the history of American art. There are ...