Exhibits at the Wilson Museum feature fine handcrafted work from around the world and spanning thousands of years.

Wilson Museum

Founded in 1921 by Castine summer resident and geologist Dr. J. Howard Wilson, the Wilson Museum invites you to forge connections across history, places, and cultures. From million-year old fossils to Bagaduce River horseshoe crabs, from the tools of early humans to Castine’s local history, from the shores of Penobscot Bay to people around the world, the collections, exhibits, and programs at the Wilson Museum feed curiosity and provide multi-sensory, immersive learning experiences. Visitors of all ages can tour an early Castine home, watch craftspeople and artisans demonstrate traditional skills and tools, and engage in hands-on learning.

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Wilson Museum
107 Perkins Street 
Castine, 
ME 
04421
A young visitors learns how to shape wood with a hand plane during Hands-On History activities at the Wilson Museum. Wilson Museum StaffBlacksmithing skills are passed on from one generation to the next in the Wilson Museum's blacksmith shop. Wilson Museum StaffArtisan Anita Kolish, Zodi Brooms, demonstrates this traditional skill at the Wilson Museum Artisan Market. Capshore Photography, courtesy of Wilson MuseumWood fired pottery by Ellen Sedgwick is featured at the Wilson Museum Artisan Market. Capshore Photography, courtesy of Wilson Museum
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