Archive for Portland Maine

Preservation Trades Workshops: Danforth Street Sketching Tour

Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025 (Rain date: Sunday June 8)

Join us for free sketching tours on Danforth Street starting at Victoria Mansion. The morning workshop is intended for working trades people. The afternoon is free and open to the public – no experience necessary!

Juneteenth: Free Admission

Victoria Mansion is OPEN for Juneteenth. In observance of this holiday, we are offering a community day with free admission and a special exhibit. Thank you to the Rines Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation for their support of our Free Admission Days. To reserve your free admission on June 19th, follow this link: https://www.showclix.com/event/juneteenth-2025.

RFQ: Artist to Interpret Unwilling Architects Initiative

A Celebration of National Textiles Day & First Friday Art Walk

National Textiles Day falls on May 3rd, which coincides with our regular season opening weekend. For the second year in a row, we will be celebrating National Textiles Day with a limited exhibition of items from our textiles collection in the rooms for which they were designed.

Victoria Mansion’s 82nd Annual Meeting

Members of Victoria Mansion are invited to the museum’s 82nd Annual Meeting on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025. More information about this year’s program is forthcoming. Members should receive invitations in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

Preservation Trades Training: Historic Woodworking

Explore a hands-on program designed for tradespeople in the Portland, Maine area. This training boosts basic carpentry knowledge for work on older and historic buildings. The focus will be on exterior woodwork details and takes place onsite at Victoria Mansion. This training program is for tradespeople actively working…

Brownstone Brews & Bites

Celebrate our 19-year partnership with Allagash Brewing! Enjoy food, beverage, live music, and first-floor Mansion tours—all included with your ticket.
Tickets on sale now!

Ring in the New (Performances at 5pm & 6:30pm)

Join us for a celebratory evening in the company of Mr. Charles Dickens (British actor Andrew Harris) as he shares how the Victorians celebrated New Year festivities, reads from some of his work and that of his contemporaries, and shares the Mansion in all its festive glory. Performances…

Holiday Gala 2024

Come celebrate the opening of our 44th season of holiday tours and catch an early glimpse of this year’s décor imagining Stories of the Season, beloved winter tales from across the world. Join us: Thursday, December 5, 2024 At 5 p.m. at Victoria Mansion Kick off the event…

Ruffi Stuffie Sleepover **SOLD OUT!**

Our newest program for young visitors, their caregivers, and their stuffed animals returns this holiday season! Would your child’s stuffie like to explore the Mansion with host Ruffi the (stuffie) Museum Cat? Bring your stuffed animal friend from home to join us for a story time and a…