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  • CWM launch

    CHARLES W. MORGAN

    The last wooden whaleship in the world was launched July 21.
  • Provincetown trawler Reneva

    Exhibits

    Explore our new photography exhibition and see the different ways we connect with the sea.
  • Joseph Conrad with a crowd

    Celebrations

    Join us as we celebrate America's maritime history aboard the JOSEPH CONRAD.
  • Sail Loft

    19th-Century Life

    Step back into the past and explore a New England coastal village.

  • CWM launch
  • Provincetown trawler Reneva
  • Joseph Conrad with a crowd
  • Sail Loft

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Mystic Seaport News

  • Barclay Collins speaking at the annual Members’ Meeting on September 27.

    Barclay Collins Assumes Board Chairmanship

    J. Barclay Collins II has been elected the new chairman of the Museum’s board of trustees.

  • Mystic Seaport Director of Education Sarah Cahill (left) and 2013 Orion Award winner Emily Schimelman.

    Hamden Hall Teacher Receives Orion Award

    The Award is bestowed by Mystic Seaport on educators who create meaningful and innovative learning experiences.

  • 1997- Roann joins the Museum's fleet.

    ROANN Visits New Bedford

    The eastern-rig dragger attended the Working Waterfront Festival in New Bedford, Mass., September 28-29.

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Maritime History & News

  • ORACLE TEAM USA Celebrates

    USA Retains America’s Cup

    ORACLE TEAM USA won the 34th America’s Cup in a dramatic winner-take-all 19th race.

  • Shooting "In the Heart of the Sea" in a tank at Leavesden Film Studios. Photo: Ron Howard via Twitter (@RealRonHoward)

    “In the Heart of the Sea” Film

    Director Ron Howard has begun principal photography in the UK for the film adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick’s award-winning book.

  • CITY OF ADELAIDE on her barge being pushed downstream on the River Irvine on 9 September 2013. Photo by Peter Roberts (CSCOAL).

    Oldest Clipper to Australia

    The 1864 clipper ship CITY OF ADELAIDE will be saved from deconstruction by a move from Scotland to Australia.

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Upcoming Events

  1. Todd McLeish

    Adventure Series: Arctic Whales in a Melting World

    October 17.

    Todd McLeish shares his adventures of studying the elusive narwhal.

  2. 38th Voyage

    CHARLES W. MORGAN Mast Stepping

    October 17.

    Shipyard staff will begin the process of stepping the MORGAN's masts. The moment will be marked by a brief ceremony at 10 a.m.

  3. Sights & Frights

    Sights & Frights

    October 18-19.

    Join us for a haunted Halloween celebration that features fun for the entire family!

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