NEW FILMS – NOW SHOWING
This year, Explorers Theater has begun 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.
Conservation Double Feature:
Conserving the Collection:
Princess Carolina and
the Bronze Doors
Run Time: 22 minutes
Showtimes:
10 a.m. • 1:30 p.m.
With Conservation as the foundation of everything we do here at The Mariners, the diligent Conservators stay busy with treatment projects. In this conservation double feature, explore the story of the “ship that held up Wall Street” Princess Carolina and then follow the delicate process of cleaning and caring for one of The Mariners’ most iconic artifacts – the Bronze Doors.
Purchase tickets at the Admissions Desk.
This film is suitable for all ages.
Beyond the Frame Double Feature:
The Nature of Art:
Symphony of Solitude and
In the Name of the Oyster
Run Time: 22 minutes
Showtimes:
11:30 a.m. • 3:30 p.m.
In this environmental conservation-centered double feature, delve into three works of art in The Mariners’ collection that reflect humankind’s interaction with nature. Symphony of Solutide explore the challenges and wins of the osprey population on the Bay through the lens of local artist, Barclay Sheaks.
In the Name of the Oyster features two paintings by Clifford Warren Ashley and features the female-owned Matheson Oyster Company and the all-female oyster team at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Uniting the paintings’ subjects with real-world oyster harvesting and restoration practices, this film shines a light on environmental sustainability in a historic industry with considerable regional impact.
Purchase tickets at the Admissions Desk.
This film is suitable for all ages.
