Abbe Museum | Celebrating Maine's Native American Heritage, Bar Harbor Maine

By Native Hands: July 3 - Nov.9

By Native Hands: Woven Treasures from the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art

This touring exhibition of 64 baskets represents more than 40 North American tribes. Included are bowls, burden baskets, fancy baskets, baby baskets, trays, hats, miniatures and gathering baskets.

Learn more about this and other exhibits.

Fantastic Fridays:

July 11 Spirit of Katahdin Drummers

July 18 Burnurwurbskek Singers

July 25 Child's Bow & Arrow Carving

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Native American Festival:

When: Saturday, July 5, 2008

What: The 20th Annual Native American Festival & Basketmakers' Market

Where: College of the Atlantic

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Upcoming: Paddle Art feature

When: Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008

What: Auction and celebration of the Abbe's 80th Anniversary.

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What's New at the Museum Shop?

The Abbe Museum Shop has beautiful one-of-a-kind birch bark baskets, frames and plaques by David Moses Bridges, Passamaquoddy.

See other baskets available at the Museum Shop.

The mission of the Abbe Museum is to promote the understanding and appreciation of Maine's Native American culture, history, and archaeology. The Museum's collections, exhibitions, and programs focus on Native American traditions in Maine and explore the broader Native American experience, past and present.

(207) 288-3519 or info@abbemuseum.org

Visit us at two locations:

26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor, Maine • Abbe at Sieur de Mont, Acadia National Park