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Exploring the Wonder of History January 2007
In this issue...
  • 2006 by the Numbers
  • Special Viewing at Portland Museum of Art
  • Museum Offers Spring Cultural Excursion to Virginia
  • Select the Museum on the 2007 Community Investment Ballot

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    Our milestone 70th anniversary and a nationwide "Year of the Museum" celebration are now in the history books, and we're still reeling from all the excitement.

    We appreciate all the ways in which you support your Museum. With 2007 underway, we're already busy dreaming up further ways to delight, educate, entertain and enchant you in the coming months...read on!

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    Sincerely, The Brick Store Museum

    		2006 by the Numbers

    The beginning of a new year is inevitably time for reflection upon the one just ended. And what a year it was! Here's a quick glimpse at some impressive numbers that were among the many things that made 2006 special:

    • 65,587 = dollars contributed by more than 200 donors to the 2006 Annual Fund
    • 5,385 = visitation and outreach (up 5% over 2005!)
    • 3,155 = hours given by more than 100 volunteers in support of the Museum
    • 942 = items electronically catalogued
    • 424 = objects and archival pieces donated to the Museum's collections
    • 186 = media appearances in more than 35 different media outlets nationally
    • 56 = percentage of goal attained in 2006 for the Capital Campaign ($845,000!)
    • 45 = U.S. states represented by our visitors
    • 28 = events and programs
    • 4 = new exhibitions

    		Special Viewing at Portland Museum of Art
    The Museum's 4 Brewster paintings on loan to the exhibition

    A Deaf Artist in Early America: The Worlds of John Brewster, Jr., is concluding its two-year national exhibition tour with a final venue at the Portland Museum of Art. This exhibition--heralded in the art world and reviewed in the New York Times and Newsday--features several paintings on loan from Maine's own Brick Store Museum and the Saco Museum.

    Join Saco Museum and Brick Store Museum staff next Tuesday, January 30th at 10 a.m. (Snow date: Feb. 1) for a specially-arranged visit to view the exhibition in Portland, complete with a welcome from curators and a guided tour of the exhibition. The perfect cure for the winter blues!

    • Cost of $8.00 per person includes admission and special tour
    • Pre-registration and payment are required by Saturday, January 27th
    • Transportation NOT included. Meet in the lobby of Portland Museum of Art or contact Brick Store Museum (985.4802) to coordinate personal carpooling details

    		Museum Offers Spring Cultural Excursion to Virginia
    Brick Store Museum Cultural Excursion to Virginia

    Coming April 29 - May 3

    Accompany The Brick Store Museum on a very special, escorted cultural excursion to America's Historic Triangle (Williamsburg/Yorktown/ Jamestown). This trip will coincide with the much-anticipated start to the festivities celebrating America's 400th Anniversary at Jamestown.

    For only $1299 per person (based on double occupancy), our tour includes round-trip airfare and charter bus transfers, 4 nights in Colonial Williamsburg, daily continental breakfast, historic area admissions, visits to two James River plantations, and singular dining experiences. You won't want to miss Virginia in the springtime and this historical anniversary.

    Check out the informational flyer and form for additional details. For even more information, or to sign up, please contact Ruth York at the Kennebunk AAA Travel Agency: 207-967-0222 or toll-free 800- 974-2222.

    		Select the Museum on the 2007 Community Investment Ballot
    Vote for the Museum on the Community Investment Ballot

    If you’re a customer with Kennebunk Savings Bank, please be on the lookout for the opportunity to vote for the Brick Store Museum on the bank’s 2007 Community Investment ballot, enclosed with all January bank statements (and in special mailings from Kennebunk Savings, Kennebunk Financial Services or their subsidiary, Morris Insurance).

    Each vote translates to valuable grant money which allows the Museum to continue delivering the quality programs and exhibitions you've come to know and love!

    Last year, the Museum was awarded a grant of $1,984 through this amazing program. Huge thanks to everyone who cast a vote for the Museum in 2006...we hope we can count on you again in 2007!

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