Its permanent collection includes works by such artists as Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, George Bellows, Rockwell Kent, Eastman Johnson, Fitz Henry Lane, Frank Benson, Childe Hassam, Will Barnet, and Maurice Prendergast, as well as a significant collection of works by the 20th-century sculptor Louise Nevelson.

The museum's mission is to celebrate Maine's role in American art.

The museum owns and operates the Olson House in Cushing, inspiration for Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World painting.

The museum's building was built in 1948 to designs by Wadsworth, Boston & Tuttle of Portland.

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