The Brick Store Museum offers a variety of tours and talks on a regular schedule, as well as some one-time events. Every time you attend a program, you’ll walk away with something new. Just imagine what you’ll know tomorrow!
Click on the offerings below to learn more about each program.
Walking Tours
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The Beach Tours have concluded for 2022. Thank you for a great season!
This outdoor walking tour of Kennebunk’s Mothers Beach features eleven historic homes and an illustration of life at the beach in the early 20th Century. Every Saturday, tours depart from Trinity Chapel on Woodland Ave.
Time: 60 – 90 minutes
Distance: Less than a mile on sidewalks and flat terrain.
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More information:
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
- If the forecast on the day of your walk calls for rain, please contact the Museum in advance to make sure the walk is still scheduled. Email: [email protected] OR call: (207)985-4802. If the walk is postponed, you will have the choice to reschedule or receive a refund.
Where to go:
- This tour begins at the Trinity Chapel on Railroad Ave along Kennebunk Beach. Please arrive about 5 minutes prior to the tour start.
- PARKING: Parking is available (with Kennebunk Parking sticker) at beach spaces; and alongside roads leading to the Chapel (as marked). Please pay attention to parking signage.
To be notified about this schedule, please join our mailing list.
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Thursdays and Saturdays at 12:00pm (June 16 – November 19; or by appointment during shoulder seasons)
NOTE: NO TOUR is scheduled for October 29 (join us for our All Souls’ Walk!).
This outdoor walking tour of Kennebunk’s National Register Historic District features examples of 200 years of historical architecture (on one street!), and shares the stories of the people that lived inside the homes. Tours depart from the Museum lobby.
Time: 60 – 90 minutes
Distance: About a mile on sidewalks and flat terrain.
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More information:
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
- If the forecast on the day of your walk calls for rain, please contact the Museum in advance to make sure the walk is still scheduled. Email: [email protected] OR call: (207)985-4802. If the walk is postponed, you will have the choice to reschedule or receive a refund.
Where to go:
- This tour begins at the Brick Store Museum. Please arrive about 5 minutes prior to the tour start.
- PARKING: Parking is available in front of the Museum; in the town lot (free!) next to the Museum; and along Main Street (also free).
To be notified about this schedule, please join our mailing list.
Classes and Camps
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This 4-week art studio workshop will highlight the styles and work made
famous by four individual artists and how they changed our world.
All classes will have hands-on projects inspired by the highlighted artist’s work.
Week 1: Yayoi Kusama
Week 2: Georgia O’Keefe
Week 3: Louise Bourgeois
Week 4: Hilma af Klint
Time:
2:45pm-5:00pm
Dates:
Thursdays, May 4th – May 25th
Cost:
$110/participant
Grades:
1st-5th
Instructor:
Elizabeth WinterThis class is done in collaboration with Kennebunk Recreation.
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May 3rd 1:00—3:00 PM
Instructor: Elizabeth Winter
Paint and Grow
Paint and decoupage a one of a kind flower pot. While pots dry students will create, from air dry clay, a garden ornament for their pot.
Perfect mothers day gift
All students will leave with a finished painted pot with plant and garden ornament
All materials provided – $25
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June 7th
Instructor: Elizabeth Winter
Sea Prints
Mono Printing Workshop
Students will learn the art of mono printing using materials from our local beaches. Driftwood, sand, seaweed, rocks and shells and paint will be used to create one of a kind sea print. Mono print techniques and process will be taught.
Cost – $25.00
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Wool Week
July 17- July 21 (10:00am – 12:30pm)
Grades 3-8
Instructor: Beth Crowe
Students will spend the week learning the process of how to take raw, unwashed sheep wool and clean, dye, pick, card and spin it into yarn. On the last day of the camp when students successfully made yarn from fleece they will finish with a spinning circle.
$150
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July 24- July 28 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm)
Grades 1-5
Instructor: Elizabeth Winter
Students will learn about Maine Artists past and present and their impact on the art world. Inspired by these artists work students will create in the studio applying drawing , painting and printing techniques.
$135 – Sign up on our calendar!
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Community Art
August 7 – August 11
Grades 3-8
Students will work together on all projects learning to collaborate, compromise and develop a collective visions on projects. Students will create and complete a community art piece.
$135 – Sign up on our calendar!
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Music Together® classes with teacher/director, Sammie HaynesMixed-Age classes for infants – 5 years and the adults who love them Music Learning Supports All Learning – come see what all the fun’s about! Classes need a minimum of 5 families.Learn more about upcoming start dates at: www.treetopsmusic.comLet Sammie know you’re interested in a Kennebunk class by emailing her at [email protected]
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Looking for lectures on local history? “So You Think You Know Kennebunk,” and other specific research topics like the Fire of ’47, Architect William Barry, the Mousam and Kennebunk Rivers, and more shine a light on the history of our community.
Contact us at [email protected] if you are interested in scheduling a talk at your organization.
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Museum staff and volunteers are knowledgeable in a variety of history and art subjects, and look forward to shaping a program that will fit your needs. Please see our Book a Speaker page to learn more.
Museum Tours
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(Saturdays at 11:00am, February only)
It’s cold outside – so come in for a walking tour! Learn about the lives of historical Kennebunkers on a tour through the Museum’s galleries and collections storage, with a Valentine’s-themed twist: love stories! This 45-minute tour through the Museum requires the use of stairs for portions of the program.
Time: 45 minutes
Distance: Through four buildings, upstairs and down!
Tickets: Free for Members, $10 general admission
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(Saturdays at 11:00am, March and April only)
It’s cold outside – so come in for a tour! Learn about the development of the Brick Store Museum itself! Discover the storied past of each building, once homes to automotive stores, and IGA, a library, a water department, and so much more before becoming the Museum galleries. This 45-minute tour through the Museum requires the use of stairs for portions of the program.
Time: 45 minutes
Distance: Through four buildings, upstairs and down!
Tickets: Free for Members, $10 general admission
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(Last Friday in September)
Members enjoy an open-house style event with a wine tasting, appetizers, and tours through the collections storage rooms to visit with their favorite artifacts and histories!
Join as a Member today, and don’t miss this fun event.
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Visit our Support page to learn more about partnering with the Museum.