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Davistown Museum (Visit this link)

The Davistown Museum is a regional history, tool and art museum in the hill
country of central coastal Maine. The missions of the Museum are:



To recover, display and interpret the hand tools of Maine and New England’s
maritime culture.

To serve as a clearinghouse for information on the history of hand tools and
their role in the early industries and technologies of Maine and New England.



To increase community awareness of and access to information on local, regional,
Native American and environmental history.



To provide a forum for contemporary Maine artists to exhibit and sell their
work, that is an ongoing installation of conceptual, assemblage, abstract and
traditional art juxtaposed with the exhibition of tools as both historical and
sculpture objects.



The Museum offers a myriad of actual and virtual opportunities to experience
Maine history through its exhibitions and website. It includes an extensive
collection of eighteenth and nineteenth century tools, an annual art exhibition
featuring contemporary Maine artists, a library and extensive online resources
to help visitors learn about tools and regional, state and Native American
history. The Museum maintains an outdoor garden of flowers and contemporary
Maine sculpture adjacent to its Hulls Cove office.