Dear Colleague, The Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies at Mystic Seaport, The Museum of America and the Sea, invites your participation in its five-week National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute entitled “The American Maritime People,” June 23 through July 25, 2014. “The American Maritime People” are the vast number of [...]
The 1841 whaleship CHARLES W. MORGAN will be launched July 21 at 2 pm. Click here to watch the historic event live.
A conference geared toward maritime organizations and educators who use small boats as teaching tools.
Take part in our annual marathon reading of Melville’s masterpiece, “Moby-Dick.”
After a nearly five-year restoration, the MORGAN will be launched at 2 pm.
Dedicated in 1975 as a tribute to Rudolph J. Schaefer, the building is home to changing exhibitions of Mystic Seaport’s collections of maritime art and artifacts, and to loan exhibitions from other museums and private collections.
Mid-June through late August Spend your summer on the banks of the beautiful Mystic River as you learn about museums and maritime history. We are seeking a select group of upper-level undergraduates and graduate students who are passionate about history and curious about museum work. See how the academic history you’ve studied in school is [...]
General Information Welcome! Mystic Seaport is an outdoor history museum and re-created 19th-century seafaring village. The Museum covers 19 public acres and has more than 40 historic and reconstructed buildings. Unpaved roads and cobblestone sidewalks lead to houses, workshops, vessels, and gardens typical of 19th-century rural New England. Boarding vessels is done through a variety [...]
Preserving the past and ensuring a bright future. The Collections Research Center (CRC) is the nation’s leading maritime research facility. Located across the street from Mystic Seaport, the former J. Rossie Velvet Company houses the Museum’s collections and offers safe and easy access to maritime researchers and scholars. Artifacts at the CRC include more than [...]