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Maine MILL Art Installation, “261 Flower Sleeves,” Memorializes Shootings
A new art installation at Maine MILL commemorates the one-year remembrance of the mass shootings in Lewiston. Maine MILL commissioned two local artists, Tanja Hollander and Miia Zellner, to create an installation that uses all 261 plastic flower sleeves saved from...
Archiving and Memorial Project
Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor (Maine MILL) is a history and culture museum, and as such we are working with the City of Lewiston, the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and artist Tanja Hollander to collect memorial items (such as...
Request for Proposals (RFP): Exhibit Design for Maine MILL Permanent Exhibit in New Museum
Maine MILL Mission StatementWe celebrate the told and untold stories of workers to foster community connections and inspire future creativity and ingenuity. 1.0 IntroductionMaine MILL in Lewiston, Maine is requesting proposals for the design of its permanent...
Request for Proposals (RFP): Construction Manager for Maine MILL new museum
Request for Proposals (RFP): Construction Manager for Maine MILL new museum SCHEDULE Issued: May 16, 2023 Deadline for Questions: May 26, 2023 Proposals Due: June 9, 2023 5:00 PM EST Contact Person: Rachel Ferrante, Executive Director, Maine MILL Maine MILL:...
Soiree en Blanc
Maine MILL's first annual Soirée en Blanc was a huge success! Stay tuned for the 2024 date. Held on Saturday, August 5, 2023, it was a night out to celebrate the museum’s mission and the many told and untold stories of Maine people. This sit-down dinner event...
Maine MILL unveils MAINER project at site of future home
The Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor today unveiled new commissioned works of art displayed at the museum’s future home. The museum collaborated with artist Pigeon to create portraits of Lewiston-Auburn residents to add to the existing MAINER series. Six...
Who We Are / Who Are We? Exhibit Opens
The Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor opened a new exhibit focused on immigration and identity. The show shines a light on the varied groups of people from around the world who have chosen to come to Maine, and specifically Lewiston-Auburn, why they have...
The Story Behind Our New Name
Maine MILL is a history and culture museum that preserves and celebrates stories of work and the Lewiston-Auburn region’s diverse heritage. Through exhibits, programming, and events, we invite people to explore how life, labor and culture shape the present and...
Shake, Shiver, and Shovel: Maine MILL hosts conversation on History of Farmers’ Almanac
August 17, 2022, Lewiston, ME — From farming and gardening lore, to the best times to stargaze and plant, to its uncanny weather forecasts, the Farmers' Almanac has been informing and entertaining for over 200 years – from right here in Lewiston. At this next in the...
Maine MILL launches ‘Movement at the Museum’ series
July 13, 2022 - Lewiston, ME — ‘Movement at the Museum,’ a new series of classes at Maine MILL, will create fresh and healthy social activities for the local community, brightening up the region’s Friday evenings once every month. Classes will take place from...