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.
The Walking Beam:
A Collection in Motion
Run Time: 19 minutes
Showtimes:
11:30 a.m. • 3:30 p.m.
A story of stewardship 150 years in the making. Uncover the journey of how the walking beam from Steamship Albany made its way from the Hudson River to Newport News. Join members of the Collections Management, Conservation, Library, and Archives Teams as they show what it takes to not just achieve the feat of moving this mammoth 25-ton object, but also care for it and share its story for the future.
Purchase tickets at the Admissions Desk.
This film is suitable for all ages.
