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Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine

After serving the Portland area for nearly a century, The Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine looked to SMS for modern audio-visual systems, setting the stage for the next hundred years of multidisciplinary and experiential learning.

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Portland, ME
2023
Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine
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AV fit

In 2008, Maddy’s Theater, once known as the Children’s Theatre of Maine and the oldest continuously operating children’s theater in the United States, merged with the Children’s Museum of Maine. In 2021, the combined organization opened a brand new, 30,000 square foot facility in Portland—one in need of AV fit for the times. 

Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine

From the ground up

A brand new, state of the art facility demanded state of the art audio visual systems. Working from a blank slate, SMS partnered with the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine to design the right systems for the new space, outfitting it with custom audio, lighting, and projection.

Exhibit A: Beautiful Black Bird

One of The Museum and Theatre’s flagship exhibits is Beautiful Black Bird, an immersive experience that welcomes visitors into the world of Ashley Bryan’s acclaimed children’s book. In it, visitors can dance with Blackbird, share stories, and create artwork as part of Maine’s first gesture animation exhibit. As part of the systems build, SMS installed some of the tech for BBB, bringing the concept to life.

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