Victoria Mansion, A National Historic Landmark
Victoria Mansion remains closed to tours until further notice due to the COVID-19 virus emergency.
The Carriage House Museum Shop, following all state health guidelines, remains open through October 31st when we close for the season. Current hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10-2. We re-open in the spring.
In the meantime (or anytime!) we welcome you to our online shop. Hover over the shop button in our top menu bar, and click on online store. Once you enter our online shop you will be able to view our shop items from the comfort of your home.
Victoria Mansion is a much-loved Portland landmark, but its significance extends far beyond Maine. Distinguished for its architecture and its extraordinary original interiors, it is among the most important historic homes of the nineteenth century anywhere in the nation. As an organization, our mission is to conserve, maintain, and restore this one-of-a-kind property and share its history with the public.
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A first for Victoria Mansion! Take a peek at our first annual meeting held over zoom! Please enter “VictoriaMansion” as the password.
Conservation of the Interior: Parlor Conservation Project Reaches New Milestone
After a thorough dry-cleaning of the room's walls and ceiling, (as much of the painted decoration is water-based), the next phase of the major conservation project in the Mansion's Parlor looms near: the application of [...]
Sugar and Spice, and All That’s Nice: ‘Reproof’, by Edward Russell Thaxter
Nineteenth-century American artists looked to Europe as the omphalos of culture. The painters flocked to Paris, while the sculptors migrated to Florence and Rome, where they could obtain the marble, the mentors, [...]
Behind the Image: Mr. Libby’s Special Delivery
The very first delivery of cargo by air to Portland, Maine in July of 1926 included some unexpected freight: a shipment of high-end dresses from New York City for the J.R. Libby Department Store. Though [...]
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