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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Rachel Desgrosseilliers to speak at Auburn Art Club
AUBURN — The Auburn Art Club will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 at the Park Avenue Methodist Church on Park Avenue. Hostesses for this meeting are Evelyn Larrabee, Sally Plummer, Lula Farrington, Mary Goss and Marian Marks. The guest speaker for this meeting will be Rachel Desgrosseilliers, Executive Director of Museum L-A of Lewiston, […]
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Museum L-A Executive Director to address Rotarians, give tour
LEWISTON — Museum L-A Executive Director Rachel Desgrosseilliers will be the featured speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club off-site luncheon meeting at noon Thursday, March 15, at Museum L-A, 35 Canal St. Desgrosseilliers received her B.S. in accounting from New Hampshire College and her master’s in hospital and health care administration from St. Louis University […]
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Museum L-A looking for storage space
LEWISTON — Museum L-A is in need of between 1,500 and 2,500 square feet of space to store artifacts temporarily housed in the Bates Mill complex on Canal Street, Executive Director Rachel Desgrosseilliers said in a news release. Among the artifacts are over 600 original bedspread artwork designs Desgrosseilliers said she found in a dump […]
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Artifacts stolen from grounds of new Museum L-A in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Rachel Desgrosseilliers stood gazing down at the few remaining rusted gears scattered in the dirt on the grounds of the future home of Museum L-A. “It’s maddening to think people think so little of our history,” she said, her voice catching. The executive director of the 12-year-old museum that pays tribute to the […]
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Museum L-A director keynote speaker
LEWISTON — Rachel Desgrosseilliers, executive director of Museum L-A, will be the keynote speaker when the Golden Key International Honor Society chapter at University of Maine hosts its annual New Member Recognition Ceremony. The event will be held Friday, March 28, in Portland. Golden Key is the world’s premier international honor society, admitting the top […]
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Museum L-A cuts staff and hours
LEWISTON — Museum L-A plans to cut two staff positions and many of its hours in the wake of declining revenue, Executive Director Rachel Desgrosseilliers said Thursday. “What we’re doing is taking a step back to really put us on solid footing,” Desgrosseilliers said. The museum’s 14-member board made the decision Thursday morning. The work […]