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  • Precious Cargo: The Past, Present, and Future of the Museum’s Collection

    The Mariners’ Heritage Collection of 35,000 objects is one of the most regarded in the United States, and worldwide. Forbes will give guests an in-depth view of the Museum’s Collection from his recent appearance at the International Congress of Maritime Museums in the Netherlands. This international look, combined with a personal perspective from his 24 years of work with the Collection, sets the stage for an exploration of what the future holds for access to the Collection. Gallery interpretation by the Mariners’ Curatorial Team will accompany this lecture.

  • Left for Dead

    In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of 1812.

  • Special Events

  • Gold Rush Saves Whales

    • Collections

    What did the California Gold Rush have to do with the whaling industry?  Albert M. Barnes, II, whose collection was donated to The Mariners’ Museum in 1986, created a list of 59 whaling vessels whose destiny was forever changed by the California Gold Rush.

  • Museum CLOSED

    Saturday, September 23, 2023 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

    Due to inclement weather, The Mariners’ Museum and Park is closed on Saturday, September 23.

  • Japan Surrenders ⸺ September 2, 1945

    • Military
    • Military Conflict

    Nearly 75 years ago, the deck of battleship USS Missouri bore witness to the end of World War II.

  • Summer Roofers

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