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Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Ogunquit, ME

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Ogunquit Museum of American Art

A seaside art museum near Perkins Cove with American paintings, sculptures, and gardens overlooking the Atlantic.

543 Shore Road, Ogunquit, ME 03907 · Ogunquit, ME

About Ogunquit Museum of American Art

Founded by the artist Henry Strater, this Maine museum opened in 1953 near Perkins Cove. Its grounds include about three acres of sculpture gardens with views over Narrow Cove toward the open ocean. The permanent holdings contain more than 3,000 works spanning from the late nineteenth century to today, and the museum also runs rotating exhibitions, lectures, tours, and events through its season.

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