Collections
Abbe Museum
People of the First Light, the Abbe Museum's core exhibit, introduces visitors to the Wabanaki universe, engaging them with the culture and history of a people that is unfamiliar to many.
Bates College Museum of Art
Bates College Museum of Art’s collection’s strengths include the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection, modern and contemporary works on paper, select holdings of pre-modern prints, contemporary Chinese art (particularly photographs), Pre-Columbian art, African art, and works by Maine artists and artists of national and international significance working in Maine.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
The Bowdoin Museum of Art's entire permanent collection (over 20,000 objects) is searchable online and over half of the entries are accompanied by images in the online database.
Colby College Museum of Art
The Colby College Museum of Art comprises more than 10,000 works in all media and makes the Colby Museum one of the nation’s premier institutions of American art.
The Farnsworth Art Museum’s collection of approximately 15,000 works focuses on American art from the 18th century to the present, with a special emphasis on artists who have lived or worked in Maine.