Come join us to celebrate the season! The Museum is open to the community to visit and enjoy time with friends, family and neighbors. Explore the Candlelight Stroll: A Festival of Traditions, taste holiday treats, purchase last-minute gifts at the Christmas Market, and tour the current exhibitions. Free admission!
Hear the stories of local immigrants in the 19th and early 20th centuries as told by reenactors at the Museum! Plus, taste the cultural traditions of historic immigrant families in Kennebunk while exploring the pop-up Candlelight Stroll exhibition. While you're here, download our Holiday History driving tour map and take a spin around Kennebunk to […]
Join Museum Volunteer Joe M. to learn about basketmaking and origami, or other traditional arts & craft! The Demonstration Station is here in the galleries every Tuesday* to demonstrate the art of basketmaking and origami for visitors! Stop by the Demonstration Station to learn more and give these creative crafts a try! The Demonstration Station […]
ONE WEEK ONLY! About the Exhibition: Join the Brick Store Museum from December 19 through December 22 - four days only! - for an incredible treat: The Gingerbread House Exhibition! Families, individuals (all ages!), and businesses are invited to share their works of gingerbread art with the community for the week before Christmas. All gingerbread […]
Create your own work of holiday art! Join the Museum’s guest artist, Polly Bartow, of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration, to learn about the art of theorem painting. Create a sweet holiday poinsettia just in time for that last minute gift or as an added touch to your own home. No experience needed […]
This afternoon features a special NIGHTCAP BEFORE CHRISTMAS (alcoholic & non!), gift-wrapping (by donation), storytelling by reenactors and tastes of traditional cultural desserts, last minute shopping at the Museum's Christmas Market, view the Gingerbread House Display, and our pop-up Candlelight Stroll exhibit which tells the stories of immigrant families of the 19th & 20th centuries. […]
The Museum will be CLOSED for a short winter's nap beginning Saturday, December 23 until Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Best wishes for a happy holidays and a wonderful New Year. We look forward to seeing you in 2024!
In this workshop students (grades 1st - 5th) will complete three different projects centered around collaging. The class will involve using natural materials to create nature inspired projects. January 3rd 1:00 - 3:00 pm Instructor: Elizabeth Winter
Paper has been around for 2000 years and we're going to explore all facets of it! We’ll make sheets of paper, create decorative marbled papers, create a beautiful paper bowl, and learn how to bind a small book. Instructor: Gayle Fitzpatrick Tuesdays 3:30—5:00 (1/23, 1/30, 2/6, & 2/13) Ages 7-12 $100 for four weeks *Class […]
Paper has been around for 2000 years and we're going to explore all facets of it! We’ll make sheets of paper, create decorative marbled papers, create a beautiful paper bowl, and learn how to bind a small book. Instructor: Gayle Fitzpatrick Tuesdays 3:30—5:00 (1/23, 1/30, 2/6, & 2/13) Ages 7-12 $100 for four weeks *Class […]
The Museum will be temporarily CLOSED between 12pm and 1:30pm for an all-staff training. We appreciate the ability to improve our service to the public! We will reopen at 1:30pm.