KENNEBUNK — The Brick Store Museum is showing its love for the Kennebunks by presenting the Free February program, to coincide with the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce’s Paint the Town Red initiative.

The Museum’s program opens the museum to regional residents and guests alike, with free admission to the Museum for the entire month of February. 

“The Museum wants to show our love for the Kennebunks by offering free admission,” director Cynthia Walker says. “We hope the community will take advantage of it and come in to explore their history and art.”

Though the Museum depends on admission sales for part of its yearly income, offering Free February gains much more than financial support – it gains friends and learners. 

With the Free February program, the Museum opens two new exhibitions: “The Way Life Is: Photography by Michael Fillyaw,” and “A Toast to Temperance: Maine’s Ban on Alcohol in the 19th Century,” along with current exhibitions “Design & Function: Furniture, Portraits and Art, 1685-1840,” “Festival of Style,” and “The Golden Age of Radio.” 

The Brick Store Museum is open six days per week: Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.

The Free February event will kick-off on Wednesday, Jan. 31 with a celebration from 5 to 7 p.m. with a hot chocolate bar, treats, and a meeting with photographer Michael Fillyaw in his new exhibition and it’s free to the public.