Victoria Mansion
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Thursday May 23 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Member Event: Basement to Tower Tour
Save the date!Victoria Mansion Members are invited to a rare opportunity to tour areas of the house not usually on public view. Join Mansion staff to tour the basement, once a vital center of operations for domestic staff, the third floor, today home to collections stor......More
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Friday May 24 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Queen Victoria's Birthday: Free Admission for Victorias and Alberts
Queen Victoria’s 205th birthday is Friday, May 24th! While the Queen never visited the Mansion during her lifetime, she became its namesake when siblings William and Clara Holmes saved the house from possible demolition and reopened it as a museum in 1941. Queen Victori......More
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Thursday June 6 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Member Event: Backstairs Lives Tour
Save the date!Tours at Victoria Mansion have always included the Morses and the Libbys, but there was another group who also lived here – their domestic servants. For many years, we knew only minimal information about them. Recently, however, research through the Backst......More
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Wednesday June 19 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Juneteenth: Free Admission
Victoria Mansion is OPEN for Juneteenth. In observance of this holiday, we are offering a community day with free admission and a special program. (Stay tuned for program information.) Thank you to Kennebec Savings Bank for their support of our Free Admission Days. Tour......More
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Friday July 12 5:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Brownstone Brews & Bites, Brought to You by Allagash
Save the DateCelebrating our 18-year partnership with Allagash Brewing, our summer fundraiser Brownstone Brews & Bites returns to the Mansion lawn this July! Featuring Allagash beer, Cellardoor wine, Green Bee soda, music by the Pete Kilpatrick Band, and catering from C......More
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Wednesday July 24 4:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Ruffi Stuffie Sleepover
Save the date!Our newest program for young visitors, their caregivers, and their stuffed animals returns this summer! Would your child’s stuffie like to explore the Mansion with host Ruffi the (stuffie) Museum Cat? Bring your stuffed animal friend from home to join us f......More
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Thursday August 15 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Member Event: Open Shutters Tour
Save the date!Members are invited to join us at Victoria Mansion for an exclusive open shutters tour! These rare but popular tours provide the opportunity to see the Mansion’s rooms in full natural light, as they would have appeared in the 19th century. Light refreshmen......More
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Saturday October 5 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT
A Bizarre Victorian Bazaar: An Exhibition of Oddities and the Obscure
Save the DateOur Bizarre Victorian Bazaar returns to the Mansion lawn on Saturday, October 5th! This one-day fair kicks off the Halloween season with an educational (and entertaining!) take on Victorian folklore, camera trickery, Spiritualism, and more. Keep an eye on o......More
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Sunday December 8 5:15pm - Sunday December 15 7:15pm EST
Night of the Nutcracker with Portland Ballet
Save the date!Ballerinas from Portland Ballet return to Victoria Mansion’s Stair Hall this December to perform scenes from A Victorian Nutcracker. This production of the Nutcracker is unlike any other, featuring figures from Portland’s history in the opening scene, and ......More
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Thursday December 19 5:00pm - 7:30pm EST
A Magical Dickens Celebration
Save the date!Actor Andrew Harris returns to Victoria Mansion this holiday season for his ever-popular one-man performance as Charles Dickens. Featuring selected readings from A Christmas Carol, Mr. Harris’s performance also touches on history and other tales. Stay tune......More