ABBE MUSEUM ANNOUNCES WINTER COMMUNITY DAY

ABBE MUSEUM ANNOUNCES WINTER COMMUNITY DAY

BAR HARBOR, ME – Looking for activities for your kids during February break? Interested in taking a tour of the Abbe Museum during the winter? 

The Abbe Museum will be open for Winter Community Day on February 19, 2025, from 10am to 3pm.

Delve into the world of the Wabanaki with the Abbe Museum’s Curator of Education Christiana Becker. From 10:30am-11:30am hear a reading of the Children’s books The Canoe Maker: David Moses Bridges, Passamaquoddy Birch Bark Artisan by Donald Soctomah and Jean Flahive, Thanks to the Animals by Allen Sockabasin, and Kunu’s Basket by Lee Decora Francis. An arts & crafts station will be open for artists of all ages who want to color animals drawn by Wabanaki artists or create a customizable postcard about their experience at the Abbe.  

Dr.  Aaron Miller, Luce Curator of Exhibits and Collections, will be doing a collection spotlight featuring some rarely seen items from the Abbe’s collection, from 11am-noon.

Visitors are welcome to join a guided tour of the People of the First Light Gallery from 12:30pm-1:30pm. 

2024 admissions prices apply for this event. Adults $12, Seniors $10, ages 5-17 $7, and children 4 and under are free.

For more information, go to abbemuseum.org, email the Abbe staff at info@abbemuseum.org, or call 207-288-3519.

About the Abbe - The Abbe is a museum of Wabanaki art, history, and culture, with the mission to illuminate and advance greater understanding of and support for Wabanaki Nations’ heritage, living cultures, and homelands. The Abbe works directly with Wabanaki Tribal Nations to share authority for the interpretation of their living cultures and history, and privilege Native perspective/voice. These practices can be seen throughout our exhibits, public programs, educational workshops, tours, research, collections management, and museum shop. In 2013, we became the only Smithsonian affiliate in Maine. The Abbe Museum contributes to global conversations through our work with the International Coalition for the Sites of Conscience, all while being an involved community anchor in Mount Desert Island, Maine.