Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum & Arctic Studies Center Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum & Arctic Studies Center

Museum Hours

The Arctic Museum Galleries in the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies are now OPEN!

Hours:
Tuesday thru Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closed on Mondays and Holidays

Call (207) 725-3416 or email pmam@bowdoin.edu for more information.

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Announcement

WEATHER RELATED CLOSURE

The Museum will be CLOSED today, Sunday, January 25, 2026, due to the impending storm.

The Museum will REOPEN Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.

Explore the Arctic!

Arctic Museum Exhibits

At Home in the North

At Home in the North

, Arctic Museum main galleries

From the sledge that carried Peary to the North Pole in 1909 to a SmartBUOY that tells contemporary Inuit travelers if the sea ice is safe, this exhibit examines life in the Arctic historically and today.

Up Coming Exhibits

Arctic Museum Stories