We want to thank Portland Greendrinks, a volunteer-managed social networking group, for their micro-grant to install bike racks at the Mansion. Portland Greendrinks is dedicated to creating a more environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable community by supporting local organizations, businesses, and green initiatives. In these warm summer months we have seen…
This year, Lucinda Hannington, our Director of Education and Visitors Services, teamed up with Kathleen Flynn-Neumann, the Manager of Education and Interpretive Programs at the Maine Historical Society for a History Camp tailored for middle school students. Over the course of a week participants explored life in the…
This July, Victoria Mansion is partnering with Maine Historical Society to offer a day camp for middle school students. Campers will learn about what goes on behind the scenes at a museum as well as social and artistic practices of the nineteenth century. In addition to the two…
A Belgian-style ale brewed with white wine grapes in the mash, Victoria Ale presents a complex flavor with subtle herbal and vinous notes. Part of the proceeds from the brew’s annual limited release are donated to benefit Victoria Mansion’s historic preservation and education mission. Held outdoors on the…
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…
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…
This spring, Victoria Mansion is taking a great step forward in improving the care of our collections and the comfort of our visitors. Contractors are now hard at work in the basement putting the finishing touches on an air handling system. This system is at once state-of-the-art and…
Thanks in large part to the vision and determination of our events subcommittee and new board member Aaron Morris, our recent Broadway on the Stairway celebration was an unqualified hit! With wonderful performances by Julia Furtado, Thomas Smallwood, and Jennifer Miller accompanied by Jason Weber on piano, the…
This season the museum is offering a new kind of tour. On the first and third Tuesday of each month during the regular season, members of staff will lead specialized theme tours focusing on one particular element of the house or using the Mansion as a jumping off…
We are thrilled to kick off our 75th season as a museum with the honor of being named Maine’s Best Historic House Museum in Yankee Magazine’s Best of New England issue. In a region known for celebrating history through historic house museums, the fact that Victoria Mansion’s dedication…