If you have stopped by our museum shop this summer, you haveseen the beautiful work of Gabriella
Cantelmo, our new Gift Shop Manager and Administrative Assistant. She has refreshed the shop and expanded our offerings to include new items that capture our mission and promote our museum. From children's books and building blocks to buoy keychains, photographic prints, and logoed hats, Gabriella has selected items that give visitors a piece of local history and culture to carry with them.
Gabriella first worked at the Penobscot Marine Museum as a Collections Intern in the summer of 2015.
She fell in love with Maine and our museum and vowed to return. Gabriella earned a BA in Museum Studies and Art History at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio, and worked as a Museum Educator for the Mahoning Valley Historical Society in Youngstown, Ohio. She also has retail experience that's been invaluable in forming a vision for our shop. We are so appreciative of Gabriella's broad experiences and her ability to take on a whole range of projects to further our work.
Events
For more information, call PMM Education Director, Jeana Ganskop, at 207-548-2529 or email jganskop@pmm-maine.org
Searsport Heritage Days
Homecoming Model Display
Saturday, August 4
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Cost: Free with Museum Admission or Membership
As Searsport celebrates its maritime history, join us to see models built and used by our maritime forefathers and foremothers. Please call
207-548-2529 to reserve your spot.
Tides: The Science
And Spirit Of The Ocean
Book Talk and Signing
Wednesday, August 8
5:30 pm
Cost: Free
PMM Visitors Center
Join author Jonathan White as he explores sea level rise, tide-generated electricity, the relation of sea- and land-creatures (including humans) to the tides and the moon, how tides are slowing the earth's rotation and making the day longer, and why scientists have been maddened by the problem of explaining the tides for thousands of years.
The "Great War" in Review
with Paul Biddle
Thursday, August 16
5:30 pm
PMM Visitors Center
Cost: $5 for members,
$8 for non-members
In 2018, we commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of the "Great War". Historian Paul Biddle provides insights into what led the United States to enter the war and how that influenced the outcome of the war.
Sources of Inspiration
with Al Ross
Thursday, August 23
5:30 pm
PMM Visitors Center
Cost: $5 for members,
$8 for non-members
Al Ross designs model plans for BlueJacket Shipcrafters Inc. in Searsport. He will discuss which designs inspire him the most and why.
Sources of Inspiration
with Cassie Stymest
August 30
5:30 pm
PMM Visitors Center
Cost: $5 for members, $8 for non-members
Educational Passages's Program Director Cassie Stymest explains how they use GPS-equipped models to spread ocean and environmental literacy. Classrooms around the world follow the models and explore oceanic phenomena.
