Good Will-Hinckley’s L.C. Bates Natural History Museum (photo credit: https://www.gwh.org/)
The L.C. Bates Museum’s summer 2026 exhibition, Light, will open on May 9, 2026. Curated by Colby College students Lucy Preston ’26 and Winnie Ulland ’28 under the supervision of Professor Véronique Plesch, the exhibition will feature a wide range of media and styles by contemporary Maine artists responding to the theme of light. A public reception will be held on Saturday, May 9 from 4 – 6 p.m., at the museum, to celebrate the exhibition. Refreshments will be served, and the curators will introduce the exhibition, followed by short remarks from select participating artists.
An early twentieth-century cabinet of curiosities, the L.C. Bates Museum is an encyclopedic museum whose collections focus on the natural world while also including cultural artifacts. Nestled among the trails, fields, and grounds of Good Will-Hinckley, it was conceived as an integral part of the educational vision of its founder. Each year, the museum’s annual summer exhibition brings contemporary art into dialogue with this distinctive setting.
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