LEWISTON — As the first Kids as Curators exhibition of 2019, students from Edward Little High School are curating, designing and installing an exhibit in Museum L-A’s gallery space focused on the history of music in the local community titled, “Nights at the PAL Hop: How Music Can Change History.” The Kids as Curators program is […]
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Museum L-A seeking information about horse troughs
LEWISTON — Museum L-A is looking for any information on the horse troughs that once stood in the streets of Lewiston and Auburn. Two of the Lewiston downtown area horse troughs have been found, but there is still a mystery surrounding the remaining two that used to be located in Auburn. One of the Auburn troughs […]
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Museum L-A awarded arts grant
MINNEAPOLIS — Museum L-A was selected as one of only 20 museums throughout the United States to receive a grant from Aroha Philanthropies through its initiative Seeding Vitality Arts in Museums. Chosen from a competitive field of applicants, Museum L-A will partner with Aroha Philanthropies in this initiative designed to support the development and expansion of […]
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Museum L-A to celebrate #GivingTuesday
LEWISTON — Museum L-A will celebrate #GivingTuesday on Nov. 27 by raising money to create a School Field Trip Scholarship Program for 2019. #GivingTuesday is a global effort to harness the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity. It follows the widely recognized Black Friday and Cyber Monday […]
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Museum L-A to hold Treasures and Trinkets sale
LEWISTON — Museum L-A invites the public to its Treasures and Trinkets sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m Sunday, Nov. 11 It will be held in the Atrium of the Bates Mill Complex, right before the museum entrance at 35 Canal St. The sale will help Museum L-A make room for its collections artifacts, benefit […]
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Museum L-A's Desgrosseilliers to lead panel discussion
STAMFORD, Conn. — Rachel Desgrosseilliers, executive director of Museum L-A, has created a seminar for the New England Museum Association Conference on Nov. 7-9. The theme is Museums on the Move. Desgrosseilliers will lead the panel discussion titled “It Can’t Be Done” to “We Can Do It,” with three speakers who have had to deal […]
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Funny and frightening fall events at Museum L-A
LEWISTON — Looking for some fall fun? Museum L-A invites you to the historic Bates Mill for two different seasonal programs with a spooky twist: “Story Tellers Unhinged” and “Chills at the Mill.” Mainely Improv is set to perform “Story Tellers Unhinged” and a taste of improv comedy at 7:30 pm. Friday, Oct. 12. This evening […]
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Dance Party Under the Stars
Anita Hamel of Turner, right, Maureen Campbell of Lewiston, Ruth Eliot of Auburn and Gary Campbell look at the musicians memorial during the Museum L-A Dance Party Under the Stars II in Lewiston on Friday evening. The memorial included pictures of local musicians who have died. The event was held outside the future home of […]
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Museum L-A to hold dance party of part of festival weekend
LEWISTON — Museum L-A will be holding an event, Dance Party Under the Stars II, from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday at their future home on Beech Street. This event will help kick off L-A’s festival weekend, which also includes the premier of the L/A Poutine Feast-ival and pichenotte tournament and the two-day annual Lewiston-Auburn Greek […]
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'Becoming American:' Museum L-A presenting series
LEWISTON — On Sept. 11 at the Gendron Franco American Center, Museum L-A will present the film, “The Century of Immigration, 1820-1924.” The film is part of a theme: Museum L-A has been selected as one of 32 sites across the country to host a program series, “Becoming American,” which aims to highlight the immigrant […]