I went here on a college field trip a few years ago and was absolutely fascinated by some of the less seen treasures they have in an out of the way roo. There were some interesting gold coins, cuneiform tablets and a mummified hawk!

Beautiful pieces of history through the art.

Excellent free museum, recently modernized filling a philanthropic influx. Cleverly curated and arranged pieces. Quiet and peaceful. Really impressive part of campus.

Some very cool stuff here, the biggest downside is its small and kind of stuffy.

Nice small museum. Lovely rotunda. Also stopped at the Arctic Museum. Nice collection of artifacts of the trip to the North Pole.

The Assyrian reliefs are amazing and very well displayed.

Wonderful free museum.

Great museum. Well worth a visit.

Nice collection of local Maine history and fabulous Assyrian reliefs.

Great collection of original art from across the ages. Amazing Bas reliefs! Limited hours.

Amazing art and shocking artifacts. Who knew that so much amazing stuff could fit in a small place.

Lovely building with a great collection of art set amidst the campus of a busy college.

Good collection, good space - my only issue is that I have never been to a museum in my life were staff talk loudly to one another. Maybe there was an event on or something, but every room had a conversation happening.

Amazing exhibits so much history. Great addition to a date night and best of all its free!

This impressive college campus museum is a great hidden gem. The new wing is underground, so its largely goes unnoticed, but its always worth a visit, the exhibits rotate often enough that theres always something interesting to see.

A great little museum with some beautiful Gilbert Stuart portraits.

Interesting art. Nice museum and very nice people.

This is an amazing experience to attend regularly or just once. The pieces on display and articles about them are so accompanying and laid out in a way that is a very natural timeline flow (or laid out naturally dependent on the artwork they have on temporary display). I especially enjoy poking into the movie theater display (even though Im probably remembering it by incorrect words LOL). In this theatre you can find videos for the artist groups that are being highlighted. There is obviously a great gift shop here no notes necessary. A very kind thing in the community is that the admission fee is donation-based and that gains extra respect from me.

Wonderful exhibits. Very professional

Easy to navigate free museum. Currently Winslow Homer exhibition downstairs. I had no idea he did so much work during the Civil War . He did use cameras at times. The exhibition spans his whole career.

Beautiful Campus and lovely staff with a fantastic art museum.

Great exhibits, could spend half a day there.

Quiet and air-conditioned space that houses the art of local artist masters. We will definitely visit again.

I am amazed that nobody has completed a review of this museum! It is a real jewel with inspired exhibitions and incredible lectures. The collection is diverse and has something for everyone to enjoy. The directors and curators are knowledgeable and excited to share their wisdom with the public. I feel very fortunate to have such a wonderful museum in my backyard!

World-class museum that is free and open to the public thanks to Bowdoin College. Worth a visit if you live in the area and have never been.

This whole building is a thing to behold.

Beautiful and enjoyable experience

Love this place...beautiful campus...great town. This museum is always putting together something wonderful.

Wonderful exhibits. Looking forward to new offerings.

Great small museum! Had a wonderful Winslow Homer exhibit when we were there.

Liked the museums the artifacts are amazingly unbelievable. best food Ive ever had. the best buffet a college could probably have.

Really cool place for a small community. Great people working there with some awesome artifacts.

Wonderful museum and caring friendly staff! Love coming here and enjoy the exhibition.

Lovely small intimate art gallery. Saw the Winslow Homer exhibit, wonderful!

Fascinating historical exhibits accessible to all. Pleasant gift shop. Perfect for family and school trips.

A great place! Ive been coming here for years, its free and the art is free

Love the building and the art is OK too :) well worth a visit

Good place for a leisurely stroll. Good art inside if thats your thing.

Always new art pieces in shows. Come again.

Exelenth place to be ,a lot of rich history of Maine Portland ,I would all ways go back there

Great free museum with large exhibition space.Entry is similar to the Louvre where you go down to the main exhibit area & access the 1st floor at the end of the exhibit space.

Museums are free on university campuses, and this college boasts both an excellent fine art museum and the anthropological Perry MacMillan arctic museum. The campus has lovely tall pines and shade trees, perfect for an after-art picnic, and is just a short walk from downtown.

We’re very lucky to have a space like this. High quality and engaging.

A jewel on a magnicent campus. Expo Why draw beautifully shown with full range of world art through drawing.

Very nice smaller focused place I am very happy I visited

I love small museums like this. Each has a treasure that youve never seen before. Something that is unique to their collection. Worth a stop.

A gem of a museum on a beautiful campus.

An amazing free to the public museum!! A great collection.

It should be on anyones bucket list when visiting Maine. Fabulous!

Small, free and well curated, however the room guards are diligent to the point of being invasive which puts patrons on edge and tarnished the experience.

Kinda biased since my mum works here, but its a great museum with an amazing assortment of collections and exhibits!

The Assyrian reliefs are a highlight and completely unique to a small college collection.

Free museum, nice climate control, great exhibits for every taste, historical as well as contemporary

Beautiful, well-kept, and FREE

Impressive exhibits.

Magical.

The museum has a really excellent collection and curatorial staff. For a small museum, it punches well above its weight.

We attended the Night Visions exhibit and were pleased.

Small museum with very interesting changing exhibits.

An amazing collection housed an a very nicely renovated building. The Stuart portraits and Etruscan reliefs are not to be missed- all for free too!

Learned a lot about Winslow Homer

Excellent collection, small and well curated on a beautiful campus

Wonderful small art museum with a great collection

This is well worth visiting. They have a great collection in a beautiful space.

Very nice museum, and great student guides.

Terrific collection and great changing exhibitions. And its free!

Winslow Homer exhibition FANTASTIC!

Free entry and a really fantastic collection. Go!

Price was right. art is life.

Amazing! Inspirational

Interesting exhibits

Always lovely exhibitions on view.

Beautiful

Great Art!

Great place

Excellent exhibits, friendly staff, beautiful building

Beautiful museum!

Great Homer Exhibit!

What is this.

Awesome

Outstanding!

Good collection

Ok

Fantastic

Wonderful art pieces

Cool

Worth seeing!!!

Great Art Gallery