Wilson Museum

Nice little packed full museum! Docent was smart and kind. They also had open restrooms.

The Wilson Museum was developed and operated for years by my aunt, Elenore Wilson Doudiet, the daughter of John Howard Wilson, and her good friends the Hutchins family. It's wonderful and must be seen. I spent many hours there in my childhood. Elenore lived next door and on her island, Nautilus Island, in Castine Harbor.

Great museum in historical Castine, ME. So many nice displays inside and across the street. Nice young man working there!

A small and delightful museum with an eclectic collection sure to provide items of interest for everyone.

Was able to visit this Museum in Castine, Maine and see the wonderful collection of my college buddy, Maynard Kufrovich, a local resident.nnThe Wilson Museum is a museum in Castine, Maine, United States. It was founded using the collection of Dr John Howard Wilson, a geologist.nWilson lived in Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Nantucket during his youth. He arrived at Castine in 1891 with his mother, Cassine Cartwright Wilson. He received a PhD in geology from Columbia University.nnIn 1921, Mrs Wilson gave the western part of the land she owned to build a museum for John Wilson's collections. The building was designed by architects Milton See & Son of New York.[1] Three other buildings were added in the late 1960s, the Blacksmith Shop, Hearse House, and the John Perkins House.nnRocks, minerals, shells.nPre-historic artifacts from North and South America.nExhibits from Europe and Africa illustrating the development of tools during the early Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron ages.nSix dioramas constructed by Ned Burns of the American Museum of Natural History in 1926.nCultures of Africa, Oceania, North and South America.nEarly weapons and firearms.nLocal history.nShip models.n19th century carpenter's tools, farm and household equipment.nReconstructed kitchen of 1805 and a Victorian parlor.nSpecial exhibits every summer using the museum's collections.nArchival material on the history of Castine.