Timeline (2001 - ongoing)
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Native Americans have lived in Maine for thousands of years. Their story begins today and extends back, some say, to time immemorial. Much of their history is based on oral tradition…
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This archive is primarily a list of all Abbe Museum exhibits, though we have included additional content wherever possible. Exhibits are organized alphabetically by title, though you may also browse by the closing date or any associated keywords using the search tools below. Don't see something that you're looking for? Get in touch with us at info@abbemuseum.org.
A-C / D-F / G-J / K-M / N-P / Q-S / T-V / W-Z
Transcending Traditions (traveling)
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Transcending Traditions featured five contemporary Maine Indian basketmakers representing the next generation: Jeremy Frey, Ganessa (Bryant) Frey, Sarah Sockbeson, Geo Neptune, and Eric “Otter” Bacon. This project explored the new directions…
Read MoreTwisted Path
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Throughout North America, Native people balance the importance of tribal identity and knowledge with the non-Native communities that surround them. Art serves as one means of survival, expressing a wide…
Read MoreWabanaki Guides (2013)
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Wabanaki Guides focused on the legacy of Wabanaki people serving as guides for European and American explorers, cartographers, tourists and artists from the 1600s to the present. Visitors were invited along…
Read MoreWaponahki Student Art (2001 - ongoing)
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A collaboration of Maine Indian Education and the Abbe Museum. The annual Waponahki Student Art Show brings together a wonderful variety of art created by Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet, and Micmac students…
Read Morewolankeyutomon: Take Care of Everything (2019-2020)
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This exhibit, a collaboration between Maritime Indigenous Artists, Inc. (MIA) and the Abbe Museum, explored the protection of waters sacred to the Wabanaki and the conservation of sea life living in…
Read MoreYouth Capture the Colorful Cosmos: Star Stories of the Dawnland (2015 - ongoing)
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In affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution. This exhibit, a partnership with the Indian Township School, includes students from other Wabanaki communities and promotes increased interest, awareness, and knowledge of astronomy content…
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