Dorr Museum Exhibits
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The Dorr Museum displays a variety of marine mammals, including this pilot whale skeleton.
Sune Anderson
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Red fox and ruffed grouse diorama at the Dorr Museum.
Sam Meuse
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Sea stars, a blood star and a sand dollar sit on an antique plate found in Frenchman Bay.
Sam Meuse
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Alumni displayed their waterbird artwork in conjunction with the Waterbird Society’s annual meeting in August, 2015.
Carrie Graham
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A snowy owl in one of the museum’s many wildlife dioramas.
Sune Anderson
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You can see and touch animal bones, like these whale skulls, at the Dorr Museum.
Sune Anderson
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Children participating in the Spring Quest program learn all about the animals of Maine’s intertidal zones at the Dorr Museum touch tank.
Linda Fuller
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Bones at the Dorr Museum.
Sam Meuse
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The Dorr Museum has a wide variety of animal skins and bones for visitors to see and touch.
Sune Anderson
Wildlife dioramas
Detailed dioramas created by COA students depict the plant and animal life of coastal Maine.
Touch tank
See, touch, and learn about live sea creatures from Frenchman Bay.
Experiential learning
Baleen, fur, wings and skulls are available for hands-on exploration.
Temporary exhibits
The museum displays a rotating variety of new exhibits, nature drawings and photography by students.