ALFRED SHAKER MUSEUM

The Alfred Shaker Museum is open Wednesdays & Saturdays from 1-4 PM (or by appointment) from May till November. The Friends of the Museum mount exhibits, hold events and craft workshops, run a museum shop, build the museum's collection of Shaker artifacts and resources as well as its library, and create school programs... Shaker life is valued for its simplicity, respect for nature, and prowess in art, furniture design, architecture, agriculture, music, and invention, and for its philosophy of life. The Shakers sought harmony in all things... Local residents decided that southern Maine and the town should not lose its Shaker history. They formed the Friends of the Alfred Shaker Museum, and renovated a Shaker carriage house as a museum and educational center. FASM makes the Museum and its resources available to residents, tourists, scholars, and schoolchildren in order that the might learn and value the rich history that is still present in local memory.

Primary location: Alfred United States