Top Things to do in Kennebunks
Top Hotels in Kennebunks
- 1. 1802 House Bed and Breakfast
- 2. Kennebunkport Captains Collection
- 3. Hampton Inn Kennebunk Kennebunkport
- 4. Kennebunkport Inn
- 5. The Boathouse Waterfront Hotel
- 6. White Barn Inn, Auberge Resorts Collection
- 7. Kennebunkport Captains Collection
- 8. 1802 House Bed and Breakfast
- 9. King's Port Inn
- 10. Cape Arundel Inn & Resort
10 Museums in Kennebunks That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Kennebunks, United States including W. Robert Paine Gallery, Mast Cove Gallery, Maine Art Hill, Northlight Gallery, Home & Away Gallery, Rusty Fly Gallery & Gift, Chris Becker Photo Gallery, Homeport Pottery & Artisans Gallery, Deborah Randall Fine Art, The Brick Store Museum.
Restaurants in Kennebunks
1. W. Robert Paine Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 18 reviews
2. Mast Cove Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By tgentry2018 - Hingham, United States
My wife and I have been travelling to Kennebunkport, ME for 26 years now, typically annually and discovered Mast Cove on our first trip there. Jean Briggs makes the world of purchasing art so very comfortable that anyone who feels they do not know how to buy art just need spend sometime with her. Each and every time we go there, she suggests she put on some coffee or maybe a glass of wine and the experience begins. From our first purchase, an Andrew Stevevich print of The Dance and a watercolor of a finch, we have such fond memories of the time with Jean as well as the art we have purchased. For anyone who enjoys art, this is a mandatory visit while in Kennebunkport.
3. Maine Art Hill
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 41 reviews
Voted 2019 Best Gallery in Maine by Down East magazine readers and 2018 Business of the Year by the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Arundel Chamber of Commerce. 9 galleries, 7 shows, 45 artists, 21 weekly pop-ups. Celebrating more than 20 years as one of Southern Maine's premier art gallery destinations and proudly representing 45 artists on a year-round basis. The gallery is located in Lower Village, Kennebunk, just steps away from Dock Square, Kennebunkport.
Reviewed By wildrice777 - Charleston, United States
Gem of a Gallery in Picturesque Seaside Town of Kennebunk in Maine! We have been patrons of this wonderfully-diverse art gallery for years now and are proud owners of paintings, wind sculptures, and glass art from various artists that the gallery represents... We have commissioned pieces and also bought from the gallery displays directly and, throughout each transaction, the staff has been wonderful to deal with and has made the process seamless - special kudos go out to Natalie (Gallery Director & Manager) and Abby (Marketing Director/Event & Studio Coordinator). Be sure to stop by and hit all of the buildings that encompass the gallery as each one has special treasures to be admired and, most certainly, one of these will touch your spirit and speak to your heart, as all good art does...!
4. Northlight Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
5. Home & Away Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
Native American and Inuit art, jewelry, and baskets for collectors.
6. Rusty Fly Gallery & Gift
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
7. Chris Becker Photo Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 7 reviews
Located on scenic Ocean Ave, the gallery features large beautiful museum quality limited edition photographs of ethereal landscapes (city and nature). Also featuring many affordable prints and framed pictures (easy to take home / gifts from Maine). Chris Becker was featured in Real Simple Magazine for his series of dogs peeking out of the windows of cars. Check out his book, Joyriding - Canine Car Companions or his Dog is My Co-pilot calendar. You can also schedule an appointment to have your dog photographed in this truly blissful state by Chris Becker. Photography services include weddings, events, portraits and photographing artwork. Photo tours / workshops around the area also available. Open most everyday 10:00am to 6:00pm ...call or email to confirm. Call Chris' mobile 292-8371 if important.
8. Homeport Pottery & Artisans Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Perfectly off the beaten path. Homeport Pottery & Artisans Gallery is a full time Pottery Studio with a Gallery that not only features the beautiful pottery made on site but also jewelry, glass, fine handwovens and more. All made in Maine by very talented Artisans.
9. Deborah Randall Fine Art
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
Deborah Randall Fine Art is an art gallery featuring original paintings of Maine and the sea coast in downtown Kennebunk Maine. The gallery caters to tourists and the work captures the beauty of the light and color of the East Coast with small to large paintings.
10. The Brick Store Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 46 reviews
The Brick Store Museum ignites personal connections to local history, art and culture through exhibitions, education and programs celebrating the human experience in the Kennebunks and its surrounding communities. The Museum is open year round, offering revolving exhibits and unique programs.
Reviewed By Maurene_K - Dover, United States
An unknown number of times in the hundreds, I’ve driven past the Brick Store Museum. I put it on my Travel To Do List for 2020 and finally made it there on a rainy Saturday afternoon in December. Inside, I was greeted and welcomed by Jeanine, who was on the front desk. After some orientation, I got started on my tour of the three parts of the museum and the gift shop. The room on the first floor held “Perspectives 2020 - Bicentennial Art & Artifact Exhibition” which included art for sale and artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection. The first painting to catch my eye was a painting of First Parish, an acrylic by Nicole Werth. It had an interesting perspective – from the middle of the street and behind a pastel yellow Mini Cooper in traffic. I also liked the paintings of Spring Point Ledge Light and the three-masted Schooner Julia Frances which was built in Kennebunk. An artifact of interest that fit with the maritime theme of most of the exhibit was a knee-length woman’s dress with stars on the collar and stripes like those on naval uniform jacket cuffs. In a different vein, Elizabeth Roper’s acrylic “Midsummer on the Kennebunk Plains” featured close-ups of three beautiful orange tiger lilies in full bloom. Another painting of interest was one of three women in early 1900’s dresses who were on a beach and looking out to sea. Next to it was a dress from that period. An oil painting of the river and the mills was another that caught my attention. The artist captured the power of the water flowing over the dam. An interesting small sculpture “Sky” was bronze patina on a plaster cast by an artist named Claudy Boy. It was of a young girl staring off somewhere. There was a white ceramic bird in her right hand and another on the ground near her left hand. Also in that area was a small diorama of two women --- an English settler and a Native American. Scenes from the Native American women’s daily life were depicted in miniature. Upstairs I saw the main exhibit that was a mix of history and culture of the area. A placard read: Kennebunk’s Cultural Landscape Pre-history to 20th Century. Just inside the doorway was a wonderful old birch bark canoe. There were numerous info boards all around the room about the history and the artifacts on display there. There was information on indigenous culture of the Wabanaki people. I particularly liked the moccasins on display in a case. On the outside wall, there was a painting of a three-masted schooner named the Mount Washington in the section that covered shipbuilding in the area as well as a model of the Mount Washington. I really liked those. I'm a fan of tall ships old and new. I also liked the Seth Thomas grandfather clock in the corner. The Bauman Family Gallery, the building out back, had another special exhibit titled “Honoring Trees” which was all photographs of trees by Tony King. I liked one called “Evergreen.” There was another that I didn’t get the title of. It was the tall bare tree in the snow scene. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the Brick Store Museum and highly recommend a visit. I rate Brick Store Museum at 5.0. If you found this review helpful, please click THANK below.
