Classes, Camps and Workshops | The Brick Store Museum

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

Kennebunk Beach Walking Tour
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.
Historic District Walking Tour
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.

PURCHASE TICKETS >> HERE

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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

Youth Art Series

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 Winter

This class is done in collaboration with Kennebunk Recreation.

Register Here
May Half Day Workshop
June Half Day Workshop
Wool Week Summer Camp

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

Wool Week Summer Camp
In the Maine Studio Summer Camp
Community Art Summer Camp
Music Together @ the Museum

Music Together® classes with teacher/director, Sammie Haynes

Mixed-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.com

FMI about Music Together®: https://www.musictogether.com/parents

Let Sammie know you’re interested in a Kennebunk class by emailing her at [email protected]
Kennebunk History Talks
Book a Speaker

Museum Tours

Love in the Kennebunks

(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
Building the Museum

(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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