Our object this month is a design from our collection which will be featuring in our upcoming exhibit Pattern & Process: Industry and the Individual. The exhibit showcases dozens of designs from the Bates Mill during its operation, as well as various pieces...
In celebration of the holidays, we are showcasing this photograph of our long-time volunteer, Jeanine, at age 4 with her sister visiting Santa at Peck’s. Peck’s was known as the “The Great Department Store.” The store was founded in 1880 in the...
Our object of the month this November is a photograph from our collection of the Androscoggin River during the 1987 flood. While the river has been powering the mills for well over a hundred years, it also floods fairly often! This photo is just one of those many...
October marks one year since the October 25th, 2023 mass shootings in Lewiston. In commemoration, our object of the month is these 261 flower sleeves used to create the memorial exhibit. Local artists Tanja Hollander and Miia Zellner created this installation using...
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...
