Over one million visitors from Maine and around the world have crossed the Hudson Museum's threshold to witness “the wonder and splendor of the human experience” showcased in temporary and permanent exhibits, celebrated by special events and discussed in lectures by such distinguished scholars as Richard Leakey, Jane Goodall and Thor Heyerdahl. Through guided tours and gallery programs, thousands of Maine school children have an unparalleled opportunity to explore and understand the depth and breadth of the Earth's cultural diversity.

Since the Hudson Museum's gala opening in 1986, the museum profession has redefined standards for collections care, accessibility and service to the visitor. At present, the Hudson Museum's home in the Maine Center for the Arts falls short of current preservation standards. To ensure continued access to the collections and service to our audience, plans are in motion to upgrade exhibition spaces and help is needed in the form of private and corporate contributions to underwrite associated costs.

Learn more about how you can become involved in ensuring continued accessibility and educational opportunities for tens of thousands of Museum visitors, University students and Maine school children. For more information about the renewal project and named gift opportunities or to make gifts or pledges, please contact:

Hudson Museum
The University of Maine
5746 Maine Center for the Arts
Orono, ME 04469-5746
Voice: 207.581.1901
Fax: 207.581.1950
Email: hudsonmuseum@umit.maine.edu

“The Hudson Museum has brought cultural opportunities to the people of Central and Eastern Maine unparalleled north of Boston, and plays a unique educational role in the state.”
   - Dorothy Schwartz, Executive Director, Maine Humanities Council

The core of the Hudson Museum's original collection is pictured here, in the mid-1960s, as a classroom display created by the Museum's founding director, Richard G. Emerick. Today, the Hudson Museum curates over 8,000 objects. For more information on the collections click here.