How UMaine's art museum ended up in downtown Bangor
This week's question comes to us from a reader who noted that this December, it will be 20 years since the Zillman Art Museum opened its doors in d...
This week's question comes to us from a reader who noted that this December, it will be 20 years since the Zillman Art Museum opened its doors in downtown Bangor, one of the major transformations for a part of the city that had seen major economic decline over the preceding two decades. How did the University of Maine's art museum end up in downtown Bangor? Before there were galleries spanning two floors showcasing work from a world-class array of modern and contemporary artists, the space that now houses the Zillman Art Museum in downtown Bangor was a blue-collar hangout for bowling, roller skating and boxing matches.