Reimagining Maine Maritime Museum’s Education Programming Post-Coronavirus Pandemic

FAIN: ZED-283252-22

Maine Maritime Museum (Bath, ME 04530-2650)
Sarah Timm (Project Director: May 2021 to October 2025)

Redesign of existing educational programming and creation of new programs to advance the study of U.S. maritime history, situating Maine's maritime history and culture within a globalized context.

Maine Maritime Museum seeks to redesign existing educational programming and create new programs to advance the study of US maritime history and address post-pandemic needs within the community. The coronavirus pandemic brought to light shortcomings in the museum’s existing programming and its need to diversify its offerings and better connect with evolving national conversations. In its wake, educational staff have developed a strategic plan to design and adapt education programs to better situate Maine’s maritime history and culture within a globalized context. These programs will share a united effort to foster student discussion and reflection on the impact that both Maine and the globalized world has had, and continues to have, on indigenous cultures and racial inequalities.