Visit Us: General Information
toddler friends cruising the museum floor
Winter Hours (Labor Day thru Memorial Day)
Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: Noon-5pm
Monday: CLOSED∗
∗We are open Monday mornings for MEMBERS ONLY from 9am-11am. The Museum is closed the rest of the day
Summer Hours (Memorial Day thru Labor Day)
Monday-Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: Noon - 5pm
∗There is NO MEMBERS MONDAY from Memorial Day through Labor day!
∗Open the First Friday night of each month from 5-8pm. Admission on First Friday night is $1 per person (members and children under age one are free). Year round.
∗Open all week long during Maine public school vacation weeks!
Holiday Hours
OPEN from 10am-5pm to the public on the following holidays:
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Presidents Day
- Patriots Day
- Memorial Day
CLOSED on the following holidays:
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 24
- December 25
- January 1
- Easter
- July 4th
Group Rate
A group rate is available to groups of 10 or more ONLY when a reservation is made 24 hours in advance. The group rate, with a reservation, is $6.00 per person. Group visits are two hours in length.
To book a group visit, call 828-1234 x241.
Admission
General Admission: $8.00 per person (under age 1 free)
Payment Options: Cash, check and credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover)
Group Rate: please see above "Group Rate" section.
Camera Obscura only: $4.00
∗The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine is wheelchair accessible.
∗For information on closings and cancellations due to inclement weather, please call 828-1234 and choose option 8.
∗The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine is located at 142 Free Street in Portland, Maine, next to the Portland Museum of Art.
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