A Maine children's museum has sold its downtown Portland building to help clear the way for a move into a new space.
The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine sold the building to the Portland Museum of Art for $2.1 million. The sale means the museum can move into a more modern space outside downtown at Thompson's Point next year or in 2021.
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Read MoreThe Children's Museum of Maine is moving from downtown Portland to Thompson's Point.
The museum director says the new facility will have double the space for exhibits, which will include water and nature exploration, physics and STEM related activities and a large community exhibit.
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Read MoreThe sale moves the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine closer to its capital campaign goal, Executive Director Julie Butcher Pezzino told Mainebiz.
With the Thompson’s Point construction, the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is executing its strategic plan to serve twice as many children and families and to expand programming to a more diverse community. Proceeds from the sale of 142 Free St. are contributing to the construction of the organization’s new building and its exhibits; a capital campaign for the balance needed will be announced in the coming months.
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Read MoreOn Tuesday, October 15th, we sold our building to the Portland Museum of Art, allowing us to make progress on our upcoming move to Thompson’s Point, and giving the PMA room to expand! We will stay where we are (with the PMA as our new landlords) for up to 20 months while we build our new home.
Read more about the sale and the opportunities it affords both of our organizations at the Portland Press Herald!
Read MoreSea Bags is teaming up with our friend, best-selling children's book author Chris Van Dusen, for a design inspired by his well-known work, Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee (which is also the inspiration for our backyard exhibit!). Sea Bags is kindly donating a portion of the sales proceeds to the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine. Click to get more details at Mainebiz!
Read MoreWe hosted an exchange of children’s art from Japan with our friends at the Maine-Aomori Printmaking Society this past winter. Go check out their latest show in Fort Kent!
Read MoreOur new Executive Director, Julie Butcher Pezzino, is joining us at an exciting time, as we fundraise and plan for our brand new space at Thompson’s Point! Read more at the Portland Press Herald!
Read MoreWe’re part of a city-wide English as a Second Language collaborative, and we’re helping the asylum seekers currently living at the Expo to attend English classes at King Middle School. Click to read the full article at Amjambo Africa!
Read MoreThe City of Portland is running a four-week ‘crash course’ in English for asylum seekers currently living in the emergency shelter, and our staff are there to help! The Museum & Theatre is coordinating childcare for the children of adult students. Click to see the video at WCSH6.
Read MoreWe’re working with Tenji, Inc., based in Newcastle, ME, to design and build the aquatic exhibits in our forthcoming new building! Click to read more at the The Lincoln County News.
Read MoreThis July, the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine will welcom Julie Butcher Pezzino as our new executive director! Read on for more details at MaineBiz.
Read MoreAfter a nation-wide search, the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine welcomes Julie Butcher Pezzino as our new executive director! Read on for more details at the Portland Press Herald.
Read MoreMembers of Maine’s congressional delegation announced Wednesday that the Children's Museum has been awarded a $500,000 Brownfields Grant to clean up our new space at Thompson's Point in Portland.
Read MoreThe Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine has received a $500,000 grant to clean-up our new land over at Thompson's Point! This is needed to enable us to build our new space, and brings us closer to our next steps!
Read MoreLynn O'Rourke Hayes included us in her listing of fun and educational museums!
Read MoreOur next Main Stage Production is "A Peter Rabbit Tale"! Read on to find out all about it at the Bangor Daily News!
We recently held our very first Winter Gala fundraiser, where we honored our longtime friends Pamela Plumb and Michael Bourque. It was a great night, particularly for our scholarship fund, which helps families in need to visit the museum & theatre!
Read MoreOur executive director, Suzanne Olson, joined host Jennifer Rooks and the executive directors of the Maine Discovery Museum and Children's Discovery Museum for a conversation about children's museums, and their role in Maine!
Read MoreOur lower level Theatre can now transform into our newest exhibit: the Action! Headquarters! Read all about it at Bangor Daily News!
Read MoreThe US Citizenship & Immigration Service held a special kids' ceremony here at the Museum & Theatre, welcoming new American citizens! Read on to find more details!
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