Fifth Maine Museum

06/01/2026

Our new show opens June 12! HUGE thanks to the Werner family of Island Lobster Company for generously sponsoring this exhibit!

05/26/2026

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS for the Fifth Maine Museum Art Walk and Art on the Porch 2026! Email [email protected] for more information and to participate.

The Fifth Maine Museum will be hosting an ART WALK on July 4th this year. The ART WALK features artists selling their wares from their homes, studios, gallery, (or other location) on Peaks Island. Participation in an ART WALK costs $25 and provides you with a listing on the ART WALK map that is distributed locally on the day of the event. We will also provide you with an ART WALK lawn sign, that you will return after the event. ART WALK signs will be available for pick up just before the event.

The Fifth Maine Museum Art on the Porch event will be on August 9th this year. The Art on the Porch event features artists selling their wares from inside or on the porch of the Fifth Maine Museum. Participation in the Art on the Porch event costs $40 and provides you with a selling space that ranges from a six-foot table to a card table. Spaces are limited – only 36 artists can participate in Art on the Porch.

For more information and to participate, please email: [email protected]

05/26/2026

Stunning photos by Heather Wasklewicz documenting the reenactment with 3rd Maine Regiment Vol Inf, Comp A and our community cookout at the Fifth Maine Museum over Memorial Day weekend. You can see more of Heather's photography at https://www.facebook.com/heatherwasklewiczphotography

05/25/2026

"Rest, comrades, rest and sleep!
The thoughts of men shall be
As sentinels to keep
Your rest from danger free."

-"Decoration Day" by Portland poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1882

05/23/2026

The 3rd Maine Regiment is on its way to the Fifth Maine Museum!

Parade, cookout, demonstrations, and a talk on the Battle of Bull Run today from 10:30 to 2:30! Co-sponsored with American Legion Post 142, Peaks Island Maine.

05/22/2026

The 2026 season begins today! We're open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from 10am to 3pm.

05/20/2026

We open for the season on Friday at 10am!

05/18/2026

Join us Saturday, May 23rd for our opening Civil War reenactment event and cookout! We are so excited to host Company A, 3rd Maine Regiment Volunteer Infantry, Maine’s largest Civil War reenacting organization. Here is a video of Matthew Bray speaking about his experience with the 3rd Maine. Please join us on Saturday to see Matthew and the other members of the 3rd Maine at the Fifth Maine Museum!

An interview about reenacting with Maine's largest American Civil W...

05/13/2026

We had an unbelievable turnout last weekend for our docent training session at the Fifth Maine Museum! 22 volunteer docents attended and received a deep dive into our museum’s history and latest exhibits.

Presentations were given by Susan Hanley, Holly Hurd-Forsyth, Ian Stevenson, Stephen "Dookie" Fox, and Curtis Mildner.

Museum visitors will be in good hands this season with our extremely dedicated team of volunteer docents!

05/08/2026

Peaks House Concerts kicks off the 2026 summer series with Chris Moore and Yard Sauce! May 15