Maritime Museums
Penobscot Marine Museum
The mission of the Penobscot Marine Museum is to preserve, interpret, and celebrate the maritime culture of the Penobscot Bay region and beyond through collections, education, and community engagement.
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The Mariners Museum
The Mariners’ makes a difference in peoples’ lives, inviting them to discover their relationship to the sea by exploring maritime culture, science and history. The Mariners’ Museum is committed to using its art and artifacts to educate local, national and international audiences of all ages about the vital role of the sea in mankind’s development. The Museum aspires to be the leader in promoting an appreciation of the maritime world – past, present and future.
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New Bedford Whaling Museum
The Museum seeks to advance understanding related to the influence of the whaling industry and the port of New Bedford on the history, economy, ecology, arts, and cultures of the region, the nation and the world.
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Maine Maritime Museum
Maine Maritime Museum offers many opportunities to explore Maine’s maritime heritage and culture. There is so much to see and to, admission is good for two days of visiting.
- Fascinating exhibits and artifacts
- Contemporary, interactive areas for children and adults
- An historic shipyard with five original 19th century buildings
- A Victorian-era shipyard owner's home
- An active waterfront
- New England's largest sculpture - a full-size representation of the largest wooden sailing vessel ever built, Wyoming
Mystic Seaport
Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea, in Mystic, Connecticut, is the largest maritime museum in the world. It is notable for its collection of sailing ships and boats, and for the re-creation of the crafts and fabric of an entire 19th-century seafaring village.
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