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Upcoming Events

Rufus Porter Museum Cultural Heritage Series 2008
05.16.2008

The Third annual Cultural Heritage Series is scheduled for July 8 - 12, 2008 in Bridgton, Maine. The series is highlighted by a 3-day class Rufus...

Cabinet of Curiosities: The Museum, Science Collections, and You
05.16.2008

This exhibit, curated by the museum’s co-chief scientists, Paula Work and David Work, shows the many facets of the museum’s science...

Journeys West: The David and Peggy Rockefeller American Indian Art Collection
05.16.2008

This exhibition features Pueblo paintings, Navajo blankets and silverwork, embroidered Dakota leatherwork, Nez Perce weavings, basketry from...

Journeys West: The David and Peggy Rockefeller American Indian Art Collection
05.16.2008

This exhibition features Pueblo paintings, Navajo blankets and silverwork, embroidered Dakota leatherwork, Nez Perce weavings, basketry from...

Recent Acquisitions & Contemporary Works from the Permanent Collection
05.16.2008

Among the recent additions to the museum’s permanent collection are works by Joanne Baldinger, Jeffrey Becton, Bob Brooks, Rudy Burckhardt, David...

Recent Acquisitions & Contemporary Works from the Permanent Collection
05.16.2008

Among the recent additions to the museum’s permanent collection are works by Joanne Baldinger, Jeffrey Becton, Bob Brooks, Rudy Burckhardt, David...

Progressive Gourmet Dinner
05.16.2008

Weekend inclueds tours of three historic Freeport B&B's and the entree catered by the Azure Cafe'.

Taking Different Trails: The Artists’ Journey to Katahdin Lake.
05.16.2008

This exhibition features the work of twenty contemporary artists and their views of and from Katahdin Lake in Township 3, Range 8. All of the...

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The Matinicus Island post office burned down on Monday, April 28.