Monhegan Museum

Housed in the historic Monhegan Island Light Station we display exhibits relevant to the island's natural, social, industrial, cultural, and artistic history.

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Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a bright New Year! - https://t.co/eWHJkKDbFG

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Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a bright New Year! - https://t.co/MS2at2kahu

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Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a bright New Year! - https://t.co/nGCMZPZNi3

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Heartfelt Gratitude from Lighthouse Hill - https://t.co/40YiErfs5N

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Heartfelt Gratitude from Lighthouse Hill - https://t.co/e0S126XjYX

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Can't you almost smell this bouquet of Monhegan Lilacs? James E. Fitzgerald, watercolor and white gouache on paper in the 1940s. More Fitzgerald works can be viewed in the Catalogue Raisonne at this link https://t.co/AGOsfResEz

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Dance Hall from the Shore, Bert Poole (1853-1939) , Pencil Drawing on Paper 41/2" x 6 3/8 ". In 1914 Monhegan held a major art exhibition as part of its Tercentenary. Charles Ebert, George Bellows, and Frederick J. Waugh were the jurors and it was held at Bert Poole's studio.

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Today! Join Maine State Historian Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr- 5:30 pm as he shares the legacy of S P R Triscott

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B & W Photograph by S P R Triscott , Monhegan Rocks and Trees

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"We consider that a man who has not visited Monhegan is ignorant of much that he should learn. It is a sensation for a lifetime and we advise all to go." Boothbay Register, 8-14-1880.

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A Cloudy Sky, watercolor, by S. P. R. Triscott (1846-1925). Join us for an online illustrated lecture by ME State Historian Earle G Shettleworth, Jr

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Happy Birthday to Max Rosenthal, photographer, born on this day in 1913 in Germany. In 1935 he emigrated to the US, and in 1950 discovered Monhegan. In 1957 Max and his painter wife Sue purchased "The Inkspot" cottage. This is one of his many gorgeous Monhegan photographs.

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Words of wisdom from Remo Farruggio (1904-1981), a Post Modern Artist who spent many summers on Monhegan. Do you have a credo for your approach to life?

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"Monhegan Island Maine, Yesterday and Today", A booklet from 1966 by Ade Mersfelder. Mersfelder was a POW veteran of WWII. He owned and operated the Rockcrest Gift Shop, located near the wharf, site of the current Barnacle.

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Andrew Winter, born in Estonia in 1892, became an American Citizen in 1921. He married Mary Taylor in 1928 and they moved to Monhegan year-round in 1940. Upon his death in 1958, his ashes were committed to the sea off Monhegan. This painting from 1942 is titled "Hekking House".

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This puppy can't wait for Summer to be here when the Museum will be open again!

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Cpl. Benjamin McBride by James Fitzgerald, 1947 , volunteer in the Sketch Artists Program for the USO Camp Shows

Robert L. Stahl, James Fitzgerald, The Drawings and Sketches, Selections from the Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 1 (Monhegan, ME: Monhegan Museum of Art & History, 2017).

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Life on the sea was harsh in the 19th century! Here's the news from the Pemaquid Messenger on January 31, 1895.

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Painting of Marie Angelique Cannonier Stevens by Isabel Branson Cartwright from the Monhegan Museum's permanent collection. Sent by Mrs. Sidney Cornell in 1971

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Isabel Branson Cartwright was one of several women artists from Philadelphia who had studios on Monhegan during the mid 20th century.

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