We're excited for you to join us! Maine Historical Society is open for visitors to enjoy exhibits and shop in the Museum store.
Purchase advance tickets by selecting from available admission dates and times. Tickets provide access to all gallery exhibits on view.
Current exhibits include:
- Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690-1940 (March 14–December 31, 2025)
- Best Friends: Mainers and their Pets (Feb. 11–June 6, 2025)
- Maine's Untold Vegetarian History (open through May 17, 2025)
- Of Note: Maine Sheet Music (open through July 28, 2025)
Digital versions of some of our exhibits are also available on Maine Memory Network at www.mainememory.net.
Advance gallery admission tickets are through a time process. This is a gallery-only ticket.
- Groups with more than ten (10) people are encouraged to book a group tour through our Visitor Services team (visit@mainehistory.org) and special pricing is available. Large groups without an advance booking may be required to split into smaller groups and are subject to availability.
- Gallery-only tickets do not include the Wadsworth-Longfellow House. During the summer season, House & Gallery combo tickets are available as a separate offering.
- While MHS members and children age five (5) and under are free, everyone must reserve a ticket. The ticketing process helps manage the number of people in the gallery.
If you purchased an MHS Member or Reciprocal ticket, please bring your participating credentials, membership card, or military ID as appropriate to ensure access under any membership or reciprocal admission program.
MHS is a Museums for All participant and honors NARM, ROAM, and Blue Star reciprocal membership discounts. Please book using the Adult Reciprocal and Child Reciprocal ticket options, and please bring your participating credentials, membership card, or military ID to ensure access under any reciprocal admission program.
Gallery admission tickets do not include the Wadsworth-Longfellow House. During the summer season, House & Gallery combination tickets are available through a separate offering.
- All gallery admission is for our location at 489 Congress St. Portland, Maine.
- Ticket holders should check in at the MHS Museum store upon arrival.
- Ticket holders who arrive more than 30 minutes late for their appointment time are not guaranteed access.
- Backpacks or large bags and luggage are not permitted in the exhibit gallery spaces.
- The use of non-flash photography is permitted, except where noted.
- Food and drink are not permitted in gallery spaces.
We kindly ask for at least a 24-hour notice for cancellations. Please be considerate and cancel an appointment if you or someone in your household is unwell. Symptomatic patrons will not be permitted in the galleries.