Nylander Museum

Located in Caribou, Maine, the Nylander Museum was dedicated in 1939 by Maine Governor Lewis Barrows. The museum was built as a WPA project. The museum's construction was jointly funded by federal, state, and municipal governments. The museum was originally designed to house the collections of Olof O. Nylander, a self-taught naturalist from Oremolla, Skifvarps, Sweden. Born in 1864, Mr. Nylander became interested in natural history as a youth. His spare time was spent collecting fossils and mineral specimens. As a teenager he apprenticed as a house painter. He lived for two years in Stockholm, working as a painter and spent his free time visiting the many museums in Stockholm. Today the Nylander Museum houses the original Nylander collection and additional specimens and objects that have been donated, or are on loan to the museum.

Nylander Museum Web Site

Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
46.865549 -68.011870


Museum Address:
657 Main St
Caribou, ME

Nylander Museum Contacts:
Phone: (207) 493-4209