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Tours and Education
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum offers guided tours to school groups and other interested organizations. Tours are led by trained docents and can be geared to any age group, from preschool to adult. Tours include highlights of current exhibits as well as hands-on activities. Visitors will have the opportunity to try on Inuit snow goggles, play with an ajugaq , try a bow-drill, feel various types of fur, and even hold a walrus tusk! Tours can be customized to focus on Arctic exploration, the environment, or Native peoples.
To book a tour, please contact Nancy Wagner at 207-725-3416. Tours are free, but must be scheduled at least three weeks in advance. Late winter and spring are parcticularly busy times so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Online Tours
Can't visit the museum? Try out our virtual tour. The tour is divided into four sections, which may be viewed in any order. To view the tour, click on the section titles below. You will need Quicktime 4 or above to view them. It can be downloaded here. These virtual tours are given by student docent Bethany Tinsley (Class of 2001) and were filmed and edited by Abigail Webster with the help of ETC.
Peary & MacMillan
People of the Arctic
The Boats
The Arctic Environment