At the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, we are committed to making your visitor experience as comfortable as possible. Whether it be a bottle warmer, an extra pair of pants, or a fun sticker, we are here to make your experience a memorable one. We are excited to introduce our newest amenity, the Snack Shack!
Read MoreMessage from CMTM Executive Director Julie Butcher Pezzino:
At the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, we create a safe and nurturing space for children to learn, explore, and grow. We embrace diversity in all its forms and recognize the significance of teaching our future generations about love, tolerance, and respect for every individual, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.
Read MoreThe Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine (CMTM) presents the early-childhood production of Three Little Kittens in Maddy’s Theatre from December 2 through 30, 2022. Based on the nursery rhyme and adapted by Ernie Nolan, the 50-minute production follows three kittens who are faced with the ultimate predicament: they have misplaced their mittens, and they must be found before Mother Cat finds out!
Read MoreThis #GivingTuesday2022, you can help to ensure that #everyonebelongs at the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine (CMTM) with a donation to the Community Fund.
Read MoreThis fall, Visiting Artist Brittany Burke will guide visitors through the process of molding and painting hexagonal wax sheets to create a sculpture inspired by the essential role that bees play in our environment. Each piece will be added to the sculpture in order to create a collaborative work of art, just as bees collaborate to create their hive.
Read MoreThe exhibit, Belonging: Connecting Art & Community, is the culmination of a four-week workshop organized by Sofia Aldinio, an Argentine-American documentary photographer and multimedia storyteller. Sofia invited New Mainers to explore the meaning of "home" and "belonging" through the shared language of art.
Read MoreThe Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine (Portland) announces the appointment of Shultzie Fay Willows to the role of Director of Communications & Marketing.
Read MoreAs Maine finds creative ways to adapt to the pandemic, members and friends are asking, "Is the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine open?" The short answer is that our 142 Free Street facility in Portland, Maine is closed to the public currently; the long answer is that our programs and staff remain lively in the community. Here's how.
Read MoreThe Museum & Theatre’s new home is a beautiful example of a community’s collective endeavor to build a better future and ensure that all of our children and families have an inspiring and safe space to play and learn. We could not be more grateful to all of our wonderful donors and construction team for their unwavering generosity and partnership. Remember that moment after the press conference In February when we stepped up to the steel beam, signed our name, and thought about how that beam would become part of the new roof some day? This has already become reality.
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