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Mystic Seaport Museum is North America's leading maritime museum.
About us
Mystic Seaport Museum is the nation’s largest maritime museum. Founded in 1929 to gather and preserve the rapidly disappearing artifacts of America’s seafaring past, the Museum has grown to become a national center for research and education with the mission to inspire an enduring connection to the American maritime experience. The Museum’s grounds cover 19 acres on the Mystic River in Mystic, CT and include a recreated 19th century coastal village, a working shipyard, exhibit halls, and state-of-the-art artifact storage facilities. The Museum is home to more than 500 historic watercraft, including four National Historic Landmark vessels, most notably the 1841 whaleship Charles W. Morgan, America’s oldest commercial ship still in existence. With a full-time staff of 150 that swells to 350 during the summer season, the Museum hosts over 250,000 visitors annually. Mystic Seaport employs a diverse staff of scholars, librarians, historic interpreters, educators, scientists, musicians, and skilled artisans. A stroll through the historic village transports visitors back to the mid-1800s where they can experience firsthand from staff historians, storytellers, musicians, and craftspeople just what life was like to earn one's living from the sea. In the Henry B. du Pont Preservation Shipyard, they can watch shipwrights keeping the skills and techniques of traditional shipbuilding alive as they restore and maintain the Museum’s watercraft collection. The Museum’s 41,000 sq. ft. Collections Research Center (CRC) offers access to more than 2 million artifacts and is also home to the G.W. Blunt White Library, a 75,000-volume research library where scholars from around the world come to study America’s maritime history. For more than 80 years, visitors, students, and scholars have turned to Mystic Seaport to preserve and interpret America’s maritime experience. The Museum’s commitment to that mission is as strong as ever.
Industry
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Mystic, Connecticut
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1929
Specialties
history, maritime history, art, maritime preservation, education, sailing, marina, summer camp, lectures, exhibits, shipyard, research, and museum
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Employees at Mystic Seaport Museum
Updates
- Sunday Boat Stories: This week, we’re diving into the incredible Packard Engine (c. 1941)! Part of a collection of over 450 engines, this powerhouse was one of three that propelled an 80’ PT boat during World War II. With 12 cylinders, it develops an impressive 1,200 to 1,500 horsepower. Imagine three of these engines working together, generating between 3,600 and 4,500 horsepower to drive the PT boat at speeds of up to 38 knots or even more! . . . . .#Sunday #Boat #Stories #PackardEngine #MarineHistory #Maritime #MarineEngine #FindYourSeaStory #MysticSeaportMuseum
- As we transition into a new season, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated Museum staff and volunteers for making this summer truly exceptional. From greeting every visitor with a smile, launching new and engaging exhibitions, and creating memorable experiences on the water, to keeping historic trade skills alive and everything in between, you have helped our visitors find their sea stories. Thank you for your passion and commitment in fulfilling our mission to inspire an enduring connection with the American maritime experience!
- Sunday Boat Stories: The Woods Hole spritsail boat, built in 1914 by E.E. Swift of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, was never sailed and has only a primer coat of paint. Swift started it for his brother but left it unfinished. After about fifty years, it was discovered by John White and donated to the Museum. Though it has the proportions of a catboat, it uses a sprit instead of the typical gaff rig, keeping the mast short for easy lowering, rowing in calm water, or passing under low bridges. . . . . .#FindYourSeaStory #Sunday #Boat #Stories #MysticSeaportMuseum
- The Museum is proud to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our very own Akeia de Barros Gomes, William E. Cook Vice President, American Institute for Maritime Studies, on being honored with the prestigious 100 Women of Color Award. Our team had a wonderful evening at The Bushnell in Hartford, celebrating Akeia’s remarkable achievement as a powerhouse woman making a meaningful impact in her community. Congratulations to all the honorees for their outstanding accomplishments!
- Sunday Boat Stories: The BB SWAN was first exhibited at the 1946 New York Boat Show as one of the earliest production fiberglass sailboat classes. Named in honor of its designer, Carl Beetle, the BB SWAN represents a pivotal moment in the Beetle family’s boatbuilding legacy, marking their transition to the innovative use of fiberglass construction. . . . . .#FindYourSeaStory #Sunday #Boat #Stories #MaritimeHistory #BBSWAN #CarlBeetle #Historic #Museum
- We remember. On this day, we remember the lives lost and the bravery shown 23 years ago. Together, we stand strong, united by hope and resilience.
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