NEW FILMS – NOW SHOWING
Beginning this month, Explorers Theater will be showing new films on rotation. To add to the excitement, the new films are all produced by our own Mariners’ Production team!
Explorers Theater
- Museum Members……….. FREE
- Non-members……………………… $1
- Children 3 and under…… FREE
Movie tickets are in addition to $1 Museum admission and may be purchased at the door.
The Conservation of
USS Monitor‘s Skeg Assembly
Run Time: 26 minutes
Showtimes:
9:30 a.m. • 1:30 p.m.
For the past 10 years, our Conservation team here at The Mariners’ has been working to conserve the skeg assembly of USS Monitor! This winter, the two-ton, 28-foot-long assembly became the largest assembly of USS Monitor to complete its treatment to date and is now right side up for the first time since the ship was launched on January 30, 1862.
Explore the “why” and the “how” behind the amazing ground-breaking conservation techniques that our team has adapted and developed to treat these massive objects.
Purchase tickets at the Admissions Desk.
This film is suitable for all ages.
Beyond the Frame Double Feature:
A Pilot’s Purpose and
In the Name of the Oyster
Run Time: 21 minutes
Showtimes:
11:30 a.m. • 3:30 p.m.
Go beyond the frame to explore 3 works of art in this exciting double feature of our popular Beyond the Frame series to explore stories of mariners in our community. In the first short film, A Pilot’s Purpose, ride along with the Maryland Pilots and their crew! Through a work by veteran Maryland Pilot, Brian Hope, we see a glimpse of the hard work, excitement, and challenges these mariners experience to keep ships safe all over the world. The second film, In the Name of the Oyster, was selected for screening at the Fredericksburg Film Festival and features the full-circle story of sustainable oystering.
Purchase tickets at the Admissions Desk.
This film is suitable for all ages.
