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Free admission to the Abbe for all Hancock Co. residents on Sunday.

Community

Free Sundays

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COMMUNITY

OPEN HOUSE

Canoe-making Demonstration with Patrick Almenas, Penobscot

Sunday, June 1, 2008

All day free admission plus refreshments and family activities.

Schedule.

20th Annual Native American Festival and Basketmakers Market

Saturday, July 5, 2008

College of the Atlantic

Bar Harbor

JULY and AUGUST

Season Opening

Thursday, May 22

Begin open-daily hours:

Abbe Downtown 10-6 PM

Abbe Sieur de Monts 9-4 PM

Sunday, June 1

COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE - All Day

EXHIBITIONS

2008 Waponahki Student Art Show

April 3 - July 6, 2008

Artwork by Penobscot and Passamaquoddy students from early childhood education through grade 11. This popular annual exhibition is a collaboration of Maine Indian Education and the Abbe Museum. Details.

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

August 31, 2007 through June 15, 2008

Bunny McBride, Guest Curator

This unique exhibition is based on David Rockefeller's boyhood memories family trips to Indian reservations, museums, national parks, galleries, artist studios, and cultural landmarks in the American West. More

FOR EDUCATORS: We offer two classes related to the Journeys West exhibition:

Comparing Cultural Differences

Comparing Economies

Classes are structured for school grades 2-12. Schedule your class today 207-288-3519 ext. 16.

Ash and Sweetgrass Baskets

From the Abbe Museum Permanent Collection

Ongoing through 2009

Arthur and Nita Wood Artifacts Collection

Ongoing through 2009

Museum Shop

Abbe Downtown
26 Mount Desert Street

WINTER HOURS

10am-4pm

Thursday-Saturday

November 8-May 17, 2008

Abbe Sieur de Monts
Acadia National Park
Closed for the Winter.

Re-opens May 22, 2008.

MISSION STATEMENT

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.