COMING UP AT THE ABBE
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Indians & Rusticators Brown Bag Lunch Series, Noon - 1:00 pm
Friday, February 3, 2012
Questions for Our Time: Racist Language and Stereotyping in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 6-8 pm
Thursday, February 23, 2102
Free Family Day! 10 am - 4 pm
For more information and to see our complete calendar >
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WABANAKI NEWS
The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians takes a seat in the Maine House of Representatives for the first time. Read more >
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ABBE NEWS
Interested in working at the Abbe? We will be hiring guest services associates for the 2012 season soon. Please check back for details.
2011 was an exciting and busy year at the Abbe Museum. Click here for some of the highlights!
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HOURS OF OPERATION
Downtown Winter Hours:
Thursday-Saturday 10-4 (November to April, closed January)
Coming to Bar Harbor in the off season and want to know what else is open?
Check out the Bar Harbor Merchants Association for listings of year-round business and events.
Inclement weather policy:
If MDI schools are closed, the Abbe Museum will be closed.
Summer Hours:
Downtown
Daily 10-5 (May-October)
Sieur de Monts Spring
Daily 10-5 (May 27-October 11)
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COMMUNITY GALLERY
Twisted Path II: Contemporary Native American Art Informed by Tradition
An invitational contemporary art show featuring Native artists from the Northeast.
October 21, 2011 - May 2012
Special thanks to
and the
Fisher Charitable Foundation
VOLUNTEERING
Blossom, an Abbe volunteer, prepares an exhibition mailing.
CURATOR'S FEATURES
Penobscot Deer Clown
Tim Shay, Penobscot, 2004
Learn more about this sculpture and other unique items in our
collection.
See all Curator's Featured Items >
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STRATEGIC PLAN
The Abbe Museum is Charting a
New Path. Find out how.
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Discover the wonderful trail of museums and historic sites from the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor to Roosevelt Campobello Int'l Park.
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FEATURED EXHIBITS & PROGRAMS
Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 10-4 at the College of the Atlantic Campus, Bar Harbor, Maine. More Info >
August 5-10, 2012
Gouldsboro, Maine
WABANAKI STUDY ONLINE
Asticou’s Island Domain: Wabanaki Peoples at Mount Desert Island 1500-2000 by Dr. Harald Prins and Bunny McBride.
Commissioned by the National Park Service in cooperation with Acadia National Park, the Abbe Museum and the Wabanaki Nations.
Our Mission is to inspire new learning about the Wabanaki Nations with every visit.