SCARBOROUGH (AP) — The Maine studio overlooking the Atlantic Ocean where painter Winslow Homer lived from 1883 until his death in 1910 and where he produced some of his most notable work is opening to the public following a multi-year, multimillion-dollar renovation by the Portland Museum of Art.

The studio along the rocky shore at Prouts Neck in Scarborough 12 miles south of Portland will be open for public tours beginning Sept. 25. Museum officials on Monday are unveiling the studio to members of the media.

The museum bought the building in 2006 from Homer’s great-grandnephew. The former carriage house with a balcony provided inspiration for many of Homer’s seascapes.

Museum Director Mark Bessire says the public will now be able to experience the studio as it was when Homer created his best-known paintings.