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Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum

The Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum is a museum located in the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies at Bowdoin College in . Named after Arctic explorers and Bowdoin College graduates Robert E.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Brunswick, Maine
  • Also known as: “Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum”
  • Address: 10 Polar Loop, Brunswick, ME 04011

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parker Cleaveland House and Joshua L Chamberlain Museum.

Historic house
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The is a historic house at 75 Federal Street in . It was the home, from 1806 to 1858, of Parker Cleaveland, a mineralogist and a professor at nearby Bowdoin College. is situated 1,400 feet north of Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum.

Museum
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The Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum was the home of American Civil War general, Bowdoin College president, and Maine Governor Joshua L. Chamberlain for over 50 years. is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum.

Community center
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The also known as the Boody-Johnson House, is an historic house at 256 Maine Street in , . Built in 1849, it is an important early example of Gothic Revival Architecture, whose design was published by Andrew Jackson Downing in 1850 and received wide notice. is situated 1,600 feet west of Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brunswick and Town of Topsham.

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Pay a visit to picturesque , , and you'll discover something special, something greater than the sum of its parts. It's a classic New England charmer to be sure.

Town
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Topsham is a town in , Maine, United States. Topsham was included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area.

Village
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is a town in , United States. The population was 1,910 at the 2020 census. A sub-locality of is . is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. is situated 4½ miles east of Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum.

Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum

Latitude
43.9079° or 43° 54′ 29″ north
Longitude
-69.95992° or 69° 57′ 36″ west
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
Operator
Bowdoin College
Open location code
87MGW25R+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10262962459
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4974861
Wiki­data ID
Q7158400
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In Other Languages

“Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “ピアリー・マクミラン極地博物館”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Topsham Historic District and Linnhaven West.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum”. Photo: Tndou, CC BY-SA 3.0.