Taxidermy exhibit resurrects long-defunct Maine natural history museum

by Troy R. Bennett, Bangor Daily News

Fri, March 17th 2023, 1:39 PM UTC

{p}A a walrus skull and other objects from the Portland Society of Natural History, which closed its doors in 1970, stand on display at the Maine Historical Society on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The new exhibit at the historical society reunites objects from the old museum's collection and places them in a new context. (Troy R. Bennett /BDN){/p}

A pair of stuffed birds from the Portland Society of Natural History, which closed its doors in 1970, stand on display at the Maine Historical Society on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The new exhibit at the historical society reunites objects from the old museum’s collection and places them in a new context. (Troy R. Bennett / BDN)

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A a walrus skull and other objects from the Portland Society of Natural History, which closed its doors in 1970, stand on display at the Maine Historical Society on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The new exhibit at the historical society reunites objects from the old museum's collection and places them in a new context. (Troy R. Bennett /BDN)

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