Maine Discovery Museum
Maine Discovery Museum in the heart of downtown Bangor, Maine is loaded with hands-on, creative kids activities! Looking for things to do with children? Maine Discovery Museum is a great place to find things to do with kids of all ages!
Our Mission
The mission of the Maine Discovery Museum (MDM) is to educate children and families, encourage creativity, nurture a sense of wonder, and to challenge all to learn in new and innovative ways. Exhibits and programs will be fun, interactive and thought provoking, and encourage participation by children and families of all abilities and socioeconomic backgrounds. As a unique community resource, the museum will provide opportunities for exploration and discovery that incorporate aspects of Maine into a greater understanding of the world in which we live.
Our History
Maine Discovery Museum began with a public forum in 1997, sponsored by five community organizations led by Partnerships for Healthy Communities. The response was overwhelmingly positive, and a feasibility study was commissioned, a board of directors formed, and the museum was incorporated in 1998 as the Eastern Maine Children's Museum.
Government support came from the City of Bangor, whose leaders believed in the museum's mission and saw the children's museum as a catalyst for downtown economic development, the cornerstone of a downtown arts, culture, and entertainment district. Located in part of the historic Freese's Department Store building, the museum opened its doors in February, 2001, with a new name: Maine Discovery Museum, reflecting its statewide reach and broad vision.
Ready to Learn
Proud to Partner with Other Children's Museums
We're very proud to be chosen as one of the national Ready to Learn participants. Maine Discovery Museum is partnering with the Children's Museum of Manhattan, the Children's Museum of Bozeman, Montana and the Children's Museum of Oakridge, Tennessee on a national Ready to Learn grant. MDM is one of only four children's museums in the country selected to participate in this study that will examine how young children and families interact with math and numbers in everyday life. The larger project will lead to major new products and strategies for teaching math in early childhood using technology.
Our role in the Ready to Learn project is to collect information from museum visitors, members, and our friends. To take our Ready to Learn survey, click here. We value your feedback.
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