Maine's Capital Area

The First Amendment Museum inspires US to “Live and Love Our Freedoms” by understanding and using our First Amendment rights to advance democracy so that all reap the benefits. 

As Americans, we’re part of a democratic society that has the tools to imagine and create the change we want to see. One of these tools is the First Amendment, which protects our ability to make these advancements. It tells us how we create the “more perfect union” the founding fathers hoped future generations would develop.

But unlike other societies where inconvenient people or ideas are silenced, a working democracy demands participation from its citizens. And that means all of our voices are needed.   

Democracy cannot operate without informed, active, and engaged citizens, and our constitution gives us all the right to participate. But what are our constitutional rights as American citizens? And how many of us actually know them?   

This is why the First Amendment Museum began.

WE NEED YOUR HELP TODAY.
Your support will:

• Build a civic institution
• Promote diverse voices and inclusive culture
• Support accurate historical narratives
• Create the next generation of engaged citizens
• Inspire Maine, New England, and our entire country to exercise their freedoms and
  participate in their democracy