In May, key supporters and former trustees were treated to a behind-the-scenes look at our textile conservation project by Curator Arlene Palmer Schwind and Conservator Siobhan Lindsay. With the support of a prestigious grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, Arlene and Siobhan have been working to create an archival storage and [...]

Last Friday evening, the Gaslight League hosted their first off-site event in partnership with the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association. Founded in 1815 as a craftsman's guild to teach and promote excellence among Portland's mechanical and artistic trades, the Association boasts one of the city's best kept secrets in its hall on Congress Street - a [...]