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Portland Unlocked is Greater Portland Landmarks’ new annual spring fundraising event. This year we invite you to unlock:
A special location beckoning to the public to open its interiors to our community.
A centerpiece event offering an immersive window into Maine’s past.
A rare VIP experience sharing the location’s intimate yet grand spaces through a special tour and reception.
A once in a lifetime experience being offered by raffle to further support our mission.
the Main EVENT
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: Historic Maine in 3D - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
VIP: 5:00 PM Doors open, Tours/Reception begin at 5:30 PM
General Admission: 6:30 PM Doors open
Location: Masonic Temple, 415 Congress Street, Portland, Maine
Historic Maine in 3D is a captivating presentation by the Photo Archive 3D Project featuring Maine State Museum Director Bernard Fishman. Guests will experience rare stereograph images from the mid-to-late 1800s and early 1900s brought to life in stunning modern 3D, offering an intimate window into Maine's past — its industries, cities, landscapes, and everyday domestic life.
UNLOCK EVEN MORE!
Purchase one of only 50 VIP tickets to enjoy an exclusive 30-minute building tour of several historic, private masonic spaces. (Tours will be group in sets of 25 people.) Before or after your tour, enjoy a special reception with Bernard in the Billiards Room. This room is a breathtaking space unto itself with towering crystal chandeliers, leather couches, and as the name suggests, billiards tables. The reception includes catered heavy hors ‘d-oeuvres and privately tended bar with one-of-a-kind specialty cocktail, invented just for this night.
VIP ticket holders need not worry about seating in the auditorium, premiere seating will be reserved for Historic Maine in 3D.
the raffle
Purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to spend the US Semiquincentennial (July 4, 2026) fireworks show at the top of the iconic Portland Observatory!
Thanks to our business partner, Home Remedies, GPL can once again offer the evening of July 4, 2026 atop the Portland Observatory. Your group of 8 total will enjoy a celebratory cocktail and light appetizers with the best seat in town for the 2026 Portland Maine fireworks.
Purchase as many raffle tickets as desired. Tickets will be available at Portland Unlocked. You do not need to attend the event to win. On June 24, 2026, all raffle ticket entries will be electronically entered into https://www.randomresult.com/ to chose 1 winner. Only the winner will be contacted.
Our Speaker
Bernard Fishman has been the director of the Maine State Museum since 2012. Born and raised in New York City, he is a summa cum laude graduate of Columbia University and did his graduate work in archaeology and ancient history as a University Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently worked as an Egyptologist at Chicago House, the University of Chicago’s field mission in Luxor, Egypt, and has directed five history museums in five different states.
Among Bernard’s numerous articles and publications, “A Story of Maine in 112 Objects” surveys the collections of the Maine State Museum and uses key historical items to tell 12,000 years of Maine’s history. With a keen interest in early photography, he has gathered a personal collection of over 31,000 original stereoview images from the 19th and early 20th centuries, among the largest of its kind in the United States. With Dr. George Mutter, professor emeritus at Harvard Medical School, he uses modern techniques to show these images as 3-D projection shows, which he presents to a variety of audiences worldwide. You can learn more at www.Photoarchive3D.org.
the venue
Step inside with Greater Portland Landmarks to experience the mystery, history, and beauty of the once best-kept secret of Portland, the Masonic Temple.
Portland Unlocked invites all attendees to experience elevators of the same manufacture as the Titanic as temple employees deftly use the historic manual controls to rapidly ascend to the grand Drummond Auditorium. After finding a seat, relax into the original plush velvet seating, surrounded by Masonic murals and stunning woodwork, don your supplied 3D glasses and immerse yourself in Historic Maine in 3D.
Photo Credit: Peter G. Morneau via Maine Home Design
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Business Partners
Join our business partners to help make this one-of-a-kind event special. Would your company be interested in sharing the experience of this exciting new event? Reach out to our Development Director, Julie via email (jgondzar@portlandlandmarks.org) or call at 207.358.7062 to learn more.