The Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine has lost nearly $225,000 in federal grant funding, meant for live performances connected to Wabanaki history.
The museum says the three-year grant was originally awarded in 2024 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an organization that has been targeted for elimination by President Donald Trump.
The museum said the grant also would have gone toward original theater production based on a children’s book.
This was the first federal grant to the children’s museum in more than 20 years and was one of just a few children’s museums nationwide to receive one in 2024.
It is looking for private funding to fill the gap.
