Exhibitions

Location: State of Maine Wing The Vehicles Lost to “Progress”—from curious contraptions to motorized machines, this exhibition will utilize these popular, yet often misunderstood pieces to activate imaginations and generate opinions. In the eureka moments of...

Location: East Wing The Great War started in a car. On June 24, 1914, Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand was touring one of the Empire’s holdings, Sarajevo, in a 1910 Graf & Stift Bois de Boulogne tourer. While driving...

Location: Wright Gallery Throughout the 1800s, the accelerating Industrial Revolution brought textile mills and other factories to cities in New England. Many rural residents abandoned farming for the higher, more regular pay of factory work and...

Location: Wright Gallery Bicycles from 1800s-1920sThe bicycle has played a significant role in Maine’s transportation history. Its evolution has been critical to transportation globally, as an important stepping stone from animal-drawn carts and coaches to self-propelled...

Location: Main Display   Pioneering Women of TransportationWhat drives a pioneer?  Chances are, answers will include concepts such as the desire to be the first; unbridled curiosity; and thirst for adventure. Rarely does gender emerge in...

Location: Auditorium /Temporarily Closed The Artist’s Passion for the Automobile   Immerse your senses in a stunning collection of original paintings by Ewart Melbourne Brindle. The paintings on display at the Museum are part of a...

Location: State of Maine Wing Explore the story of mankind’s quest for speed and the enduring passion for agility, performance, and speed. Previous Next

Location: Wright Gallery   In 1903 the Wright brothers succeeded in making the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight in what by today’s standards looks nothing like an airplane. Explore the all-new 3D Virtual Experience