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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Offered weekly:
- Saturdays at 10:00am (through September 2; or by appointment during shoulder seasons)
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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Offered weekly:
- Thursdays at 10:30am (through November 18; or by appointment during shoulder seasons)
- Saturdays at 12:00pm (through November 16; or by appointment during shoulder seasons)
NOTE: NO TOUR offered on Saturday, September 23
This outdoor walking tour of Kennebunk’s National Register Historic District features 200 years of structures and stories (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.
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Offered weekly:
- Tuesdays at 10:30am (through November 7; or by appointment during shoulder seasons)
This outdoor walking tour of Kennebunk’s Main Street features three centuries of commercial history. Start at the Brick Store Museum (itself part of the town’s commercial history!) and explore the history of commerce and trade that occurred on Main Street over the past 300 years. Tour ends at the Lafayette Mill at Storer Street (visitors can return to the Museum or support local shops downtown!).
Time: 60 – 90 minutes
Distance: About half a mile on sidewalks.
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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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CLASS IS FULL
Artist: Elizabeth Winter
September 30th 2-4pm
*Adult Art Workshop*
Level: Beginner
Join mixed media artist Elizabeth Winter in creating your very own assemblage art piece. Ms. Winter will share her artistic process and how to create artwork from inspired objects and materials. This class is a hands-on art class that will use paint and drawing techniques as well as decoupage and other assemblage techniques. This workshop is inspired by Ms. Winters summer Artist in Residency work with the Brick Store Museum; The Dwellings Project: a study of insignificant significant places and spaces in the Kennebunks. The showing of that body of work will be Spring 2024.
Materials needed for this class:
-photographs or copies
-fabric, papers, wood pieces, maps
– any materials that hold personal significance
What’s provided:
-Glue
-charcoal pencils
-acrylic paints
-wood canvas board
-Additional mixed media materials
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October 4 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Instructor: Elizabeth Winter
Celebrate the fall season with harvest and witchy inspired crafts. A walk through the graveyard to create grave rubbings, a ghostly thrift store painting and magic potion all while enjoying a fall treat!
Class is for students in 1st – 5th grade.
Cost – $38/Member $35
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Dried Flower & Fabric Decoupage PumpkinsEnjoy some hard cider while you create your original decoupage pumpkin. All materials will be provided by the Brick Store Museum. Every participant will leave with a finished original decoupage pumpkin sure to be the star of your fall décor.Price: $35Instructor: Elizabeth Winter -
Learn about tools and techniques to create a steampunk or vintage journal (your choice) with
mixed media. Lets play with antiqued paper, ephemera, embellishments and your own “found” treasures. Bring an old hard-cover book to the first class. A materials list will be emailed after
registration.
Being artful is more about the willingness to practice and experiment than having some innate
talent.
Instructor: Christine Burgess, Teaching Artist
Class size is limited.Deadline for sign up is SEPTEMBER 30
Minimum class size 4, maximum class size 10
Dates: October 6, 13, 20
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Drop your children off at the Brick Store Museum for a parents night out. Kids will learn about the Day of the Dead and enjoy decorating their own sugar skull. After the craft children will enjoy pizza, popcorn and a movie!
This event is for children 7—12.
Cost: $40 per child with $5 off siblings.
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October 21st
11:00 am – 3:30 pm
$65/$55 museum members
Spend the afternoon with Kathy Polletto, of Kennebunk Basketry, and make your very own fall hanging basket.
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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.com/classesFMI about Music Together®: https://www.musictogether.com/parentsLet Sammie know you’re interested in a Kennebunk class by emailing her at [email protected] -
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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