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The Sieur de Monts building was designed by Edmund M. Gilchrist, and was completed in 1928. Stylistically it has elements of both the Spanish Colonial Revival and the Italian Renaissance, and has a unique octagonal space specifically designed in consultation with Dr. Abbe to house his collections.
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The museum collections include a large number of artifacts fashioned during prehistoric and historic times by Native Americans and by Europeans who began arriving in the area in the early 17th century. Stone artifacts include projectile (arrow and spear) points; bone artifacts include harpoons,
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The museum was formerly led by CEO Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, who has been an advocate for decolonizing museums. In 2020, the Abbe board of trustees hired Passamaquoddy tribal citizen Chris Newell to lead the museum under the dual role of Executive Director and Sr. Partner to Wabanaki Nations.
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hooks, combs, and a rare flute that may be as much as 2,000 years old. Also included are large number of baskets, and a powder horn attributed to the
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It is believed to be the only non-domestic example of Mediterranean architecture in the state, and was its first purpose-built museum building.
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as one of the state's first purpose-built museum buildings, and as a rare example in the state of Mediterranean architecture.
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chief Orono. The core of the collection was made by the pioneering radiologist
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Abbe Museum is located in Maine
Abbe Museum is located in the United States
Bar Harbor, Maine
44°23′14″N 68°12′20″W / 44.387197°N 68.205679°W / 44.387197; -68.205679
83000451
Bar Harbor, Maine
Mount Desert Island
Maine
Wabanaki
Acadia National Park
National Register of Historic Places
Penobscot
Robert Abbe
National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Maine
National Register of Historic Places listings in Acadia National Park
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko"
the original
"Chris Newell Forges The Snowshoe Path as the First Wabanaki Leader of the Abbe Museum"
"Chris Newell"
"Collections"
the original


"NRHP nomination for Robert Abbe Museum of Stone Antiquities"
Abbe Museum web site

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