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:
- Pathways to Freedom: Maine Stories of the American Revolution (March 13-December 31, 2026)
- Working Granite: Italian Stonecutters and Their Union (July 29, 2025–July 25, 2026)
- The Early Days of Maine Golf: A Visual History, 1888-1940 (February 10 - August 1, 2026)
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.
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Gallery admission tickets do not include the Wadsworth-Longfellow House. During the summer season, House & Gallery combination tickets are available through a separate offering.
Maine Historical Society is CLOSED on New Year's Day, Dr. Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. We typically close early on Independence Day, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve.
Weather-related emergencies and staffing shortages may force us to close unexpectedly or to adjust our hours. When planning your visit, we encourage you to double-check our website at www.mainehistory.org or to call 207-774-1822 for the most up-to-date hours and closing announcements. Guests who purchase tickets online and include their email address with the booking will be notified via that email address if and when we are closed unexpectedly or if and when a program/tour has been cancelled.
- 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 and/or requests to reschedule a visit. Refunds are not available for late or no-show guests.
Please be considerate and cancel an appointment if you or someone in your household is unwell.
· Should Maine Historical Society need to cancel or postpone a ticketed tour/at-your-own-pace visit to the Museum Galleries or Wadsworth-Longfellow House for any reason, including inclement weather, it will be posted on Maine Historical Society’s website (mainehistory.org), Facebook page (@mainehistory), and on our voicemail system at 207-774-1822. Any delays, changes in venue, etc. will be communicated with registrants via email as soon as possible. If Maine Historical Society reschedules a ticketed tour/at-your-own-pace visit and the registrant cannot attend the rescheduled date or time, MHS will refund the purchaser in full.