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The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is open in our new home on Thompson’s Point.

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You Belong Here. Welcome.

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is open six days a week, Wednesday through Monday from 9 am to 4 pm. Closed Tuesdays.

Additionally, we offer professional, family-friendly theatre productions and afterschool experiences, which are ticketed separately from museum visits.

At this time, reservations for theatre productions and museum visits are highly encouraged to guarantee admission.

We look forward to welcoming you!

 

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Upcoming Events

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Jan 9
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CMTM is closed on Tuesdays. We look forward to welcoming you another day!

Art for Tots - Artist Spotlight: Brandon Stanton
Jan 10
Art for Tots - Artist Spotlight: Brandon Stanton

Join the MakerSpace team for a hands-on class focused on a different artist each week. Children ages 2-5 & their caregivers will experiment with the mediums and styles of well-known and emerging artists.

Science for Tots: Sensory Snow Time
Jan 10
Science for Tots: Sensory Snow Time

Join us for the Science for Tots series! This is a weekly program designed for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Each week experience a different activity based on the theme of the month. This month, we explore the winter season. Observe changing temperatures as we make ice castles, piece together a snowman in a snowman sensory bin, and create a peppermint fizzing experiment. Classes this month are on Wednesdays, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, and 1/31. Registration required.

Meet a Therapy Dog
Jan 10
Meet a Therapy Dog

Whether you are meeting a dog for the first time or own a dog yourself, all are welcome to greet our friendly, four-legged therapy dog friends. Come hang out, read a book, sing a song, or explore dog training with a certified therapy dog and its caregiver.

Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend: Celebrating Courage and Community
Jan 13
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend: Celebrating Courage and Community

Join CMTM in celebrating and honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Enjoy a weekend filled with arts, poetry, and storytelling programs that revolve around the themes of community and courage. Events include special guest artists featured in MakerSpace.

Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend: Celebrating Courage and Community
Jan 14
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend: Celebrating Courage and Community

Join CMTM in celebrating and honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Enjoy a weekend filled with arts, poetry, and storytelling programs that revolve around the themes of community and courage. Events include special guest artists featured in MakerSpace.

Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend: Celebrating Courage and Community
Jan 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend: Celebrating Courage and Community

Join CMTM in celebrating and honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Enjoy a weekend filled with arts, poetry, and storytelling programs that revolve around the themes of community and courage. Events include special guest artists featured in MakerSpace.

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Jan 16
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CMTM is closed on Tuesdays. We look forward to welcoming you another day!

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As a member of our email list, you will receive monthly emails detailing upcoming events, programs, and classes.

 
 

CMTM Press Room

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Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine celebrates New Year's Eve
WMTW
Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine celebrates New Year's Eve
WMTW

The Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine held a New Year’s Eve Indoor Beach Party to give families a chance to welcome in 2024, for the little ones who can’t stay up until midnight.

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From glitz and glam to fun for the fam, there’s a New Year’s Eve party for everyone
Portland Press Herald
From glitz and glam to fun for the fam, there’s a New Year’s Eve party for everyone
Portland Press Herald

There are plenty of events to choose from around Maine on Sunday to ring in 2024, from planetarium shows and family-friendly celebrations to dance parties and cocktail soirees.

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine in Portland is hosting a New Year’s Eve Indoor Beach Party from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. There will be beach-themed play experiences for kids and families, including creating ocean-inspired artwork, making sea star wishing wands and finger puppets.

Portland Press Herald
11 ways to brighten up Maine’s darkest days
Portland Press Herald
11 ways to brighten up Maine’s darkest days
Portland Press Herald

Light your own path, with lanterns. The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine in Portland will host Celebrate the Solstice: Self-Guided Lantern Walk events on Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m.  Children can create a colorful paper lantern in the museum with a light inside. Then they can walk with it through an outdoor labyrinth path, which will be lit. Admission is $16. For more information, including about discounts, go to kitetails.org/visit.

Portland Press Herald
CMTM among five Portland businesses lauded for economic contributions
Portland Press Herald
CMTM among five Portland businesses lauded for economic contributions
Portland Press Herald

The city of Portland is recognizing five businesses for their contributions to the local economy.

Portland Press Herald
Let the Ghoul Times Roll at these 13 Halloween Events
Portland Press Herald
Let the Ghoul Times Roll at these 13 Halloween Events
Portland Press Herald

Halloween is almost here, and there are tons of options for getting out there, showing off your clever costume and reveling in all things spooky….Over the course of five days, the Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine is hosting a pumpkin full of Halloween events for kids and even one for the 21-plus crowd.

Portland Press Herald
New Wabanaki exhibition opens at Portland’s Children’s Museum on Indigenous Peoples Day
Portland Press Herald
New Wabanaki exhibition opens at Portland’s Children’s Museum on Indigenous Peoples Day
Portland Press Herald

On Monday, Indigenous Peoples Day, a new exhibit opens at the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine to honor and educate visitors about Wabanaki art, song and way of life.

Portland Press Herald

Blog: New at CMTM

Stories from the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine: Featured Blog Posts
Meet CMTM's Therapy Dog Friends!
Meet CMTM's Therapy Dog Friends!

Meet CMTM therapy dogs Bruce, Millie, Meadow, and Louise Cheese. These furry friends visit once a month to make new friends, listen to stories, and give lots of love to guests of all ages!

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Casting Call! Seeking Adult Actors for The Neverending Story (Atreyu and the Great Quest)
Casting Call! Seeking Adult Actors for The Neverending Story (Atreyu and the Great Quest)

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is seeking adult actors for “The Neverending Story (Atreyu and the Great Quest).” Rehearsals begin the week of February 26, 2024, and performances run from April 5 to April 28, 2024.

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Interview: "Corduroy" Actor Keyla Alston-Griffin talks performing, parenting, and the power of storytelling.
Interview: "Corduroy" Actor Keyla Alston-Griffin talks performing, parenting, and the power of storytelling.

For the first time, a real-life mother and daughter are taking the Maddy’s theatre stage!

Maine actors Keyla Alston-Griffin and Zuri Maria Carr play Lisa’s Mother and Lisa in “Corduroy”, running December 1 to December 30, 2023. Recently, CMTM caught up with Keyla to talk about the experience of working together as a mother-daughter team, the power of empathy, and the enduring magic of this classic tale of friendship, home, and the quest for belonging.

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