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Monday 10am - 7:30pm Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 7:30pm Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 5pm

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For more on what we are doing for your safety and what you are required to do safely, visit the link on the top of the museum's website: www.bates.edu/museum
The museum is open until 7:30 pm Mondays and Wednesdays during the academic year, by appointment, and for school groups and tours.

05/18/2026

Tell your friends, brothers, mothers, & others: Call Doug is playing a set on Thursday night at 7pm sharp. Join us for a Night at the Museum Jam!

05/13/2026

Senior thesis student, Grace Thomas, will be giving a series of gallery talks throughout this week and next. We are very excited to hear from Grace about her work, process, inspiration, and more! Join us during the following dates/times:
May 14th at 2pm
May 15th at 11am
May 21st at 2pm
May 22nd at 11am

05/11/2026

Are you looking for a relaxing, fun, and free activity to do with friends during Short Term? Look no further! The Bates Museum of Art welcomes all current Short Term students to partake in our Bates Creates activity from 3-5pm, tomorrow afternoon. We will be viewing Marsden Hartley’s Pressed Flowers, and then we will make our own pressed flower artworks. All materials will be provided. Meet us in the museum’s lower gallery tomorrow! We hope to see you there.

04/15/2026

“The Marsden Hartley Legacy Project: The Complete Paintings and Works on Paper” announces the highly anticipated launch of its website in association with Bates College Museum of Art. The first comprehensive catalogue of artworks by acclaimed modernist painter Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) is now free and publicly accessible online at www.marsdenhartleylegacy.org.

Visit the link in our bio to read more about this project. Made possible with generous funding from the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, the Vilcek Foundation, the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, and numerous private donors, the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project is proud to make this important body of research freely available to the public.

03/31/2026

The Bates Museum of Art is saddened to hear of Ma**ca Vilcek’s passing. The Vilcek Foundation has been a generous and supportive partner to the museum, and especially to the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project. You can read more about the life and work of Ma**ca Vilcek at the link in our bio.

02/22/2026

Our panel, originally scheduled for tomorrow evening, has been postponed due to weather. We will update with a new day/time for this event in the near future. Stay warm, Bobcats! ❄️

02/09/2026

The Bates Museum of Art is excited to be hosting our annual Valentines Card Making workshop tomorrow, from 3-6pm in the Benjamin Mays Center. Our education intern, Brigid Gaffny, will be leading the tutorial at the top of the hour. All materials are provided, please bring your Bates ID for entry!

01/25/2026

Due to anticipated weather conditions, the Bates College Museum of Art will be closed tomorrow, January 26th. Stay safe and warm!

12/11/2025

Are you in the finals groove? The museum is hosting an all-day study hall now until 9pm! Drop by the museum to grab a free coffee and cookie from our friends at Forage Market, and take a breather in our lower gallery. Bring your books if you want to study, we have the space! 📖 🍪

11/24/2025

The annual museum printmaking workshop is happening December 5th in the Ben Mays Center. All materials will are provided, and our education intern Brigid Gaffny will be leading the tutorial.

The Evenbrite sign up is live on our website now! We look forward to seeing you there.

11/11/2025

Join artist Shellburne Thurber in conversation with exhibition curator for “Shellburne Thurber: Full Circle” Samantha Sigmon tonight in the downstairs gallery at 7pm. They will talk about Shellburne’s art practice and their collaborative curatorial process. Admission is always free.

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Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell Street
Lewiston, ME
04240

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 7:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 7:30pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+12077866158

Website

http://www.bates.edu/museum

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