ABBE MUSEUM OPEN THE LAST SATURDAY OF JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER (7/23/2025)

BAR HARBOR, ME – The Abbe Museum on Mt. Desert Street in downtown Bar
Harbor will be open on Saturday July 26, Saturday August 30, and Saturday September 27, 2025
from 10am to 5pm.

The Abbe - a museum of Wabanaki art, history, and culture – has been open Monday
through Friday since the pandemic. “These select Saturdays during our 2025 season represent the
Museum’s commitment to transitioning towards what will likely be a six-day week next season”
says Abbe Advancement Director Sharon Catus. “It’s important to us that those who work a
typical Monday to Friday schedule can still enjoy the museum” Catus emphasized.

The Museum welcomes visitors to view not only its refreshed permanent exhibits, but
also for two new contemporary art exhibits. Timed to coincide with the country’s 250th
anniversary, In the Shadow of the Eagle invites audiences to examine the foundational stories of
the United States in light of Indigenous experience and reveals the strength, service, and
diplomacy of Wabanaki peoples (May 2025-October 2026). Mi’kmaw Tepgunsejig: 13 Moons
Full Suite (May 2025-October 2025) features the dynamic print series by Jordan Bennett
(Mi’kmaq), showcasing Bennett’s visual examination of the Mi'kmaq lunar calendar.

For more information, or to plan your visit, go to abbemuseum.org, email the Abbe staff
at info@abbemuseum.org, or call 207-288-3519.

About the Abbe - The Abbe’s mission is to illuminate and advance greater understanding of and support
for Wabanaki Nations’ heritage, living cultures, and homelands. The Museum works directly with
Wabanaki Tribal Nations to share authority for the interpretation of their living cultures and history, and
to privilege Native perspective/voice. These practices can be seen throughout our exhibits, public
programs, educational workshops, tours, research, collections management, and museum shop.