News from Rufus Porter Museum in Bridgton:
A landmark acquisition: The Adams Female Academy Murals. Rufus Porter Museum of Art & Ingenuity (RPM) is thrilled to announce that earlier this month, it officially acquired a rare and definitive set of Rufus Porter painted-wall murals. These 10 panels, recently housed at the Old Stone House Museum in Vermont, represent a stunning fusion of early American art and the pioneering history of women’s education.
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