KENNEBUNK — The Brick Store Museum is one of only 21 museums in the United States to be opened by a single woman.
American artist Edith Barry (1884-1936) founded the Museum in 1936; it has since become the only privately funded museum in the State of Maine that is open regular hours, year-round. In order to deliver the Museum’s mission of igniting personal connections to local history, art and culture through education, it must raise significant funds each year to continue this work.
Through CharityAuctionsToday.com, the Museum is running its first annual Fall Online Auction, which is now open for bidding, through 8 p.m. Oct. 20.
Visitors to the site, https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/brickstoremuseumfallauction-3017, will find more than 50 items, services, and gift cards up for auction.
Items include Park Hopper tickets to Walt Disney World, original artwork by local artists, meals and gift certificates to local restaurants, antiques, home décor, IKEA gift cards, travel, collectibles, event tickets, and even a pen-and-ink custom drawing of your home.
“The auction’s success depends on strong community support, like we’ve always experienced here in the Kennebunks,” director Cynthia Walker said. Visitors can also visit www.brickstoremuseum.org to find a link to the auction’s official website.
Much like eBay, the auction runs completely online, and bidders will be alerted if he/she has been outbid.
Users will be asked to register on the site prior to bidding; you are invited to contact the Museum at 985-4802 if you would like help to register or bid. In its first week open, the auction has already garnered more than $2,000 in bids.
Bidding will close at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20.
Comments are not available on this story.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
