Dear Mechanics' Hall Friends & Members, Not long after the current pandemic forced us to close the Hall to the public in March, we began to wonder what we might learn from the generation of mechanics who endured the flu pandemic of 1918. We searched through our accessible...
Wednesday, January 31st Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St. 7-9 PM EVENT DETAILS We kick off an exciting new year of our Makers at the Hall series with a presentation by Pilar Nadal from Pickwick Independent Press, a makerspace that serves the needs of over professional print artists by sharing the burden of equipment costs and...
Maine Historical Society’s new exhibit, Creative Maine, explores the creativity and ingenuity that created the Maine economy. In 1841, MCMA members marched down Congress St. carrying banners to advertise their skills. Thanks to the efforts of MHS, the banners have had some conservation work and...