Maine Maritime Museum

This new museum building consolidates the many functions of an active, public facility on the grounds of the former Percy and Small Shipyard in Bath. Visitors are drawn into the museum by views of the bow of a ship which can be seen through a monumental arched window facing the public entry court. The vaulted entry hall leads to a series of 30’ high gallery spaces housing the museum’s vast collection of maritime artifacts.

The building derives its form and use of clerestory lighting from turn-of-the- century industrial foundry structures that once occupied riverfront sites in Bath. It was featured on the cover of Architectural Record – a national professional journal – and received an Award For Design Excellence from the Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture.