Colby College Museum of Art

The Colby College Museum of Art is an art museum on the campus of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1959 and now comprising five wings, nearly 8,000 works and more than 38,000 square feet of exhibition space, the Colby College Museum of Art has…

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Opening hours:
Monday: closed
Tuesday—Wednesday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
Friday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
January 1st: closed
July 4th: closed
December 25th: closed
December 24th: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
December 31st: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
September—May: Thursday 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Waterville, Maine
Address: 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Baptist Church and Waterville Opera House and City Hall.

First Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Hugh Manatee, Public domain.

The First Baptist Church is a historic church at 1 Park Street in Waterville, Maine. Built in 1826, it is the city's oldest standing public building. It was renovated in 1875 to a design by Francis H. First Baptist Church is situated 1½ miles southeast of Colby College Museum of Art.

Waterville Opera House and City Hall

Theater building

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Waterville Opera House and City Hall is a historic civic building at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville, Maine. Built at the turn of the 20th century, it is one of a small number of multifunction civic buildings, housing both a live performance venue and municipal facilities, functions it continues to perform today. Waterville Opera House and City Hall is situated 2 miles southeast of Colby College Museum of Art.

Waterville Public Library

Library

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The Waterville Public Library is the public library serving Waterville, Maine. Waterville Public Library is situated 1½ miles southeast of Colby College Museum of Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterville Main Street Historic District and Waterville.

Waterville Main Street Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Waterville Main Street Historic District encompasses the best-preserved portions of the historical commercial downtown area of Waterville, Maine. Developed most intensively in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this area was the center of commerce for Waterville and the surrounding rural communities. Waterville Main Street Historic District is situated 2 miles southeast of Colby College Museum of Art.

Waterville

Photo: Jody Roberts, CC BY 2.0.

Waterville is a small city on the Kennebec River, home to Colby College. Because of its location along a former migration corridor between Quebec and New England, Franco-American culture is evident here.