It's time to THINK SPRING. If snow-filled driveways and chilly temperatures have kept you hibernating in recent weeks, stay indoors no longer! In addition to our exhibitions, you'll see we also have a whole host of upcoming activities to draw you on down to the museum. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Sincerely,
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Artist David B. Wiggins to Speak on March 13 
Presented in association with The Downing Real Estate Agency, Inc., the Museum is pleased to host renowned New England itinerant artist David B. Wiggins for an evening lecture at the Museum's Program Center, located at 4 Dane Street, on Thursday, March 13 at 7PM. Entitled, "The Itinerant Artist: Then & Now," Wiggins' lecture will begin with a brief history of period decoration in New England, focusing on the early to mid 19th-century.
In addition to personally designing period interiors chronicled in the pages of Decorator Showcase and Classic American Homes and featured in museums nationwide, Wiggins has considerable experience in restoring historical residences. He'll round out his remarks by highlighting past projects, offering anecdotal and practical insight into working with old houses, and sharing details on his latest endeavor: the restoration of Kennebunk's own Storer Mansion. Lecture admission is by suggested donation of $5/person. |
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Complimentary Family Portrait Session on March 29  One day only: Saturday, March 29 from 10AM to 1PM! As a programmatic tie-in with the popular, ongoing Faces of the Kennebunks exhibition, portrait photographer Liam Crotty is giving visitors an unique opportunity to have their own faces captured by his camera!
Crotty will offer a free family portrait sitting at the Museum and provide one complimentary 8 x 10 color photo (more than $125 value!). Additional prints may be ordered for a fee, with part of the proceeds coming back to the Museum as a donation. Please call ahead to the Museum at 207.985.4802 to reserve your time slot in advance. Space is limited, so reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. **Sorry, no pets, please.**
This exhibition and its related programming are sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank. |
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History Showcase: Around the World with Edith Barry  The History Showcase is a thematic display case offering changing mini-exhibitions throughout the year--an innovative way of highlighting special collections and/or recent acquisitions and ensuring that returning visitors are always seeing something unique!
Our first-ever History Showcase features the world travels of the Museum's illustrious founder, Edith Cleaves Barry (1884-1969). Though ephemera, photos and souvenirs, trace her journeys during the "Golden Age of Travel" to the Orient, the wilds of Africa, and the Egyptian pyramids.
The History Showcase is made possible by the following proud Business Partners: Captain Lord Mansion, Captain Jefferds Inn, and Cole Harrison Insurance. |
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Cast your ballot for the Museum! 
If you're a Kennebunk Savings Bank customer, you have through March 31 to vote for The Brick Store Museum on the bank's 2008 Community Investment ballot. Look for your ballot enclosed with your monthly 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! We hope we can count on you again in 2008! |
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Intergenerational Workshop Coming in April 
You asked; we listened! Our workshop, "Working Backwards: Exploring the Art of Reverse Painting on Glass" was originally run in 2007 just for kids, but adults were so impressed that we're bringing it back on Saturday, April 19th, 9AM-noon as an intergenerational, hands-on program for participants ages 7 to 107.
Reverse painting on glass is an interesting and popular art form dating back many centuries, frequently appearing as miniatures or as decorative inlays on pieces such as clocks and mirrors. The artist's "canvas" is the glass itself, and the artist works in reverse. Fine details are applied first. Layer by layer, the image fills in, with the background painted last. Participants will view examples from the Museum's collections and will then be able to choose from five different designs--based upon actual Brick Store Museum artifacts!--to create their very own, framed reverse painting on glass.
Pre-registration is required by April 12th. Cost is $15/person ($12 each for Museum members). Click HERE to download and print the registration form (PDF format, 353k).
Made possible by a grant from The Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation.
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Faces of the Kennebunks exhibition
Come see the show publicized in newspapers across the state and already experienced by hundreds of people.
It's FACES OF THE KENNEBUNKS by Portrait Photographer Liam Crotty. Explore the diversity and depth of character and talent found in the Kennebunks through 23 large-format portraits of contemporary residents. How many do you recognize? Enhancing the portraits are artifacts on loan from those photographed, adding three-dimensional components to the portrait groupings. Each treatment also includes textual insight from photographer Liam Crotty, brief biographical information, and a reflection from the subject on what the Kennebunks signify to him or her.
On view through May 3, 2008, the show and its related programming are generously sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank, with additional exhibit support provided by the Museum's proud business partner, The Captain Lord Mansion. | |
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Inside Spotlight...
"My Internship"
by museum intern
Adrienne Noble
I am currently a senior at the University of New England majoring in art educational studies. My dream job would be to work in a small museum and incorporate my elementary education background into making museums an interesting place for young children. Read More > |
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Upcoming...
10th Annual Downtown Kennebunk May Day Celebration:
Look for special activities at the Museum
May 10, 2008
Collaborative Symposium at Maine Historical Society:
Agreeable Situations at 21: Art,Objects and Culture in Maine
June 2, 2008
Spring Classic Golf Tournament
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...that the Brick Store Museum will be one of the host venues for a special two-part seminar and primer workshop designed to meet the needs of small museums and historical societies in the region? The seminar is being offered in Kennebunk on April 12 and 26 and is co-sponsored by the New England Museum Association and Maine Archives & Museums, with funding provided by the Maine Humanities Council. CLICK HERE to learn more or to register (PDF format, 115k). |
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The Brick Store Museum is located at 117 Main Street in the heart of Kennebunk's National Register Historic District. For more than 70 years, the Museum has been dedicated to preserving the Kennebunks' rich cultural and artistic heritage. Its galleries and research archives are open year-round (closed holidays), Tuesdays-Fridays, 10-4:30 and Saturdays, 10-1. Admission is by donation; suggested $5/person. For more information, check us out at www.brickstoremuseum.org, or give us a call at 207.985.4802. | |
