A new program for the 2024 Season, the Collection Spotlight series will be hosted by our Luce Curator of Exhibits and Collections, Dr. Aaron Miller, alongside Wabanaki community members to “spotlight” various object in the Abbe’s permanent collection. The first spotlight will be on May 30th from 1:00pm – 2:00pm with Wabanaki Curatorial Fellow, Sage Neptune (Penobscot), who will be discussing the changing of basket-making during European occupation.
Programs are in-person at the Abbe’s downtown location (26 Mount Desert Street) and are free with museum admission.
Sage Neptune, Penobscot Nation (he/him) | Luce Curatorial Fellow
Sage Neptune is the Abbe Museum's 2023-2024 Luce Curatorial Fellow. Sage is a Citizen of the Penobscot Nation and is finalizing their Masters Degree in Anthropology and Environmental Policy (with a focus on Museum Studies) at University of Maine, Orono. Their journey as an emerging Wabanaki curator and collections specialist was fueled by growing up witnessing their father's service as former Director of the Penobscot Nation Museum. Sage hopes to bring his learning experiences from this Fellowship back to benefit his Tribal Nation.
