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Our 2025 regular season runs May 1 - October 31.
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We will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025 in honor of Labor Day.
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Member Event: Basement to Tower Tour
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, ME, United StatesSave the date! Victoria Mansion Members are invited to a rare opportunity to tour areas of the house not usually on public view. Join Mansion staff to tour the basement, once a vital center of operations for domestic staff, the third floor, today home to collections storage and...
Reconstruction’s Restless Spirits: New Orleans Séances, Afro-Creole Mediums, and the Battle for Equality
Wishcamper 133 34 Bedford St, Portland, ME, United StatesIn the aftermath of the Civil War, Americans turned to the spirit world to make sense of staggering mortal losses and uncertain futures. In New Orleans, Afro-Creole mediums gathered around séance tables to commune with the dead.
The Spiritualist’s Toolkit
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, ME, United StatesJoin us for an evening tour, using the Mansion as a backdrop, for tales of the Victorian-era phenomenon of Spiritualism and the heavy influence of death and mourning on Victorian society. Following the tour with be a brief talk and demonstration on the special effects behind the seances that fooled and inspired the public for decades.
Through the Looking Glass
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, ME, United StatesJoin Victoria Mansion and Portland Ballet as we explore 6 stories from the 19th century that are told very differently in today's popular culture. Dancers will perform excerpts from their fall ballet, “Alice in Wonderland", then guests will be led around the Mansion to hear the original stories of tales we all think we know.
A Fresh Face on the Front Bay
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, ME, United StatesWe are thrilled to announce that the restoration of Victoria Mansion’s front brownstone bay window, a project ten years in the planning, is now complete. Please join the Director, Tim Brosnihan, for select tours to hear more about the Front Bay. Tours are free but space is limited. Tickets can be reserved below.
A Fresh Face on the Front Bay
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, ME, United StatesWe are thrilled to announce that the restoration of Victoria Mansion’s front brownstone bay window, a project ten years in the planning, is now complete. Please join the Director, Tim Brosnihan, for select tours to hear more about the Front Bay. Tours are free but space is limited. Tickets can be reserved below.
A Fresh Face on the Front Bay
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, ME, United StatesWe are thrilled to announce that the restoration of Victoria Mansion’s front brownstone bay window, a project ten years in the planning, is now complete. Please join the Director, Tim Brosnihan, for select tours to hear more about the Front Bay. Tours are free but space is limited. Tickets can be reserved below.
Cabinets of Curiosities: Victorian Wonders of the Natural World
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, ME, United StatesLearn about “Cabinets of Curiosities,” which date back to the 1500s and were the origins of the modern natural history museum. Cabinets of Curiosities were early ways to organise and display objects of wonder, and sparked eclectic Victorian hobbies of collecting, displaying, and preserving the world around them.