Museum Roundup
News & Updates from the Maine State Museum
January 2021
Ringing in the New

A Happy New Year to you from the Maine State Museum! We are starting the year with this, the first in a series of monthly news roundups.

These emails will let you know what is going on behind the museum’s temporarily closed doors and will give you a front row seat to experience more from Maine’s premier museum, even though we can’t see you in person!
The Latest...
Museum worker wearing a mask replaces an artifact in an exhibit.
What is going on with the museum staff, collections, exhibits and building during our closure? Find out here.
Virtual Scavenger Hunts
This fall, our museum education staff created a wonderful scavenger hunt that takes families and students on a virtual museum visit.

Four out of five scavenger hunt video segments are available now on the museum’s website, and the fifth debuts soon!
Upcoming Friends Event
The Friends of the Maine State Museum continue to reach out across the state to build support for the museum.

Keep your eye out for a great Friends program later this month that will feature Judy Camuso, Maine’s Commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, as special guest. 
Teaching the Local History of Pandemics

National events have impacts close to home. Our Pandemic Primary Source Sets allow students to explore original Maine documents, artifacts and images to connect the past and present.

These packets include ready-to-use lesson plans and worksheets for 3rd-12th grade teachers at home or in the classroom.

Find out how past Mainers dealt with smallpox, cholera, tuberculosis, influenza, and polio.
Insurance booklet ca. 1919, published during the influenza epidemic known as the "Spanish Flu."
MSM 2004.113.3
A word about places to visit in Maine's State House Complex
Maine State Library – Closed, but open to curbside pickup and some library services. Learn more here.
 
Maine State Archives – Temporarily relocated to 17 Elkins Lane (Williams Pavillion), Augusta. Learn more here.

Maine State House – Currently closed to the public, but you can enjoy a scenic walk around the building and nearby park. Learn more here.

Blaine House – Currently unavailable for tours. Learn more here.
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