Wilson Museum

06/04/2026

We’ll be in Blue Hill at the Blue Hill Public Library!

Kids and their families are invited to Hands-On History, a collaboration with the Wilson Museum , at the Blue Hill Library on Saturday, June 6 at 10:30 am.

Hands-On History will be led by staff from the Wilson Museum and participants will have a chance to try their hand at the drawshave, make a craft to take home, and learn more about what Hands-On History Days have to offer!

06/03/2026

With the 2026 Artisan Market just three months away, we are getting pretty excited! We have a special request from our community - we would love to include a woodworker, blacksmith, and stoneworker in this year's market. Do you know someone who is doing outstanding work in these media? Or are you someone who does? Please reach out Julia at director@wilsonmuseum if you are interested or would like to learn more!

05/27/2026

Thanks for visiting WABI TV5 and helping us show off our new 250th exhibit!

The Wilson Museum in Castine has officially kicked off its 2026 summer season. To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the museum is featuring a new exhibit of an American ship during the Revolutionary War.

05/25/2026

05/21/2026

Did you know that we open for the season next week? Wednesday, May 27 is our first day, and our museum campus is buzzing with activity!
1 - rehearsal for the Adams School play, with performances coming up on May 30 and 31
2 - cleaning everything, including the glass on all the exhibits
3 - prop making for the Adams School play
4 - stocking up on key supplies
5 - media interviews about our new Semiquincentennial exhibit (more soon on this!)
6 - flowers ready to go in their pots
7 - the beautiful results of a ton of work by Jess and Aaron to re-open the view from the museum and the Home & Away sculpture

05/20/2026

We are excited to share that restoration work has started on the Perkins House chimneys! Time caught up with the very old brick, so the great team from Sheridan Brick & Stone Work will be taking the main chimney down to the roof line and rebuilding it with reproduction bricks and historically-accurate lime mortar. The kitchen chimney will also get some minor repairs and repointing. This project is made possible by a 1772 Foundation grant via

05/20/2026

Congratulations to Lisa Ladd, director of Buck Memorial Library, and Wilson Museum trustee!

05/15/2026

Congratulations to our friends at the Maine Discovery Museum for this prestigious national award!

05/13/2026

What a great time we had exploring the characteristics of wood and trying our hands at different hand tools during our Exploration in Wood workshop with Aaron Margolis yesterday!

Join us for our next woodworking workshop with Aaron on Saturday afternoon!

05/13/2026

Congratulations to Darren Ranco, among whose many public engagement work has been serving as an advisor to Castine History Partners!