In our constantly connected world of endless emails, and spam calls, it can be easy to take infrastructure and the concept of connection for granted - but what if we didn't have that? What if your means of connecting with family or getting mail or groceries was a ferry?

Our Conservation and Collections teams pulled this amazing Chinese silk tapestry out of storage to photograph it and learn more about its unique story. They discovered something really cool along the way... and, we can't wait to uncover more.

These magical books are known as Fore-edge painted books, they are very rare and are painted through a specific, delicate process. The fore-edge paintings are sometimes added later than the publishing of the book, so the exact date of them is unknown.

In this episode of Beyond the Frame, we'll explore the ways in which USS Monitor's story met aspects of the artist's life and led him to create a work depicting the Ironclad in a style that is purely his own.

This video shares the incredible story in Henson's own words from his 1912 autobiography "A Negro Explorer at the North Pole". The journey to learn more about his significant feat all started when one of our curators, Erika Cosme, decided to read more about Henson's impact on Black history...

On Saturday, March 11, we hosted our annual Battle of Hampton Roads Commemoration and our community showed up!! Our galleries were buzzing with excitement and curiosity, and we couldn't be more grateful for this time spent with YOU - our Mariners' family.

From the scale of the project to operating that tricky lift, experience all the action directly from our intern Marimar and Senior Objects Conservator Erik's point of view in this video!