List of museums in Maine

This list of museums in Maine is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non-profit and university art galleries are also included. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Defunct Museums

 * Downeast Heritage Museum, Calais, closed in 2008
 * Johnson Hall Museum, Wells, contents auctioned off in 2015, future uncertain
 * Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramic, Sebago,
 * Mainely Critters Wildlife Museum, Dixfield, destroyed in 2000 due to fire
 * Museum of Lighthouse History, Wells, lighthouse collection relocated to the Maine Lighthouse Museum,
 * Musical Wonder House, Wiscasset, closed in 2014
 * Portland Harbor Museum, Portland, merged with the Maine Maritime Museum in June 2010
 * Rier Sardine Museum, Lubec
 * Shore Village Museum, Rockland, lighthouse collection relocated to the Maine Lighthouse Museum,
 * Webb Museum of Vintage Fashion, Island Falls
 * Wells Auto Museum, Wells, closed in 2013