Endangered Species: Watermen of the Chesapeake

Opening September 18, 2010

Few stories are as integral to the history of this region as that of the men and women who work the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Although we frequently hear stories on the news about the diminishing stocks of oysters, blue crabs, and fish in the Bay, and the increasingly jeopardized resources of the nation’s largest estuary, rarely do we have an opportunity to connect these reports with the individuals who most keenly feel the impact of this devastating trend. With the fishing and crabbing industries on the verge of collapse, so are the livelihoods of those men and women who work the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This rapidly shrinking population may soon cease altogether to exist.
 

Endangered Species: Watermen of the Chesapeake, tells this important story through the stunning black and white portraiture of Norfolk photographer Glen McClure. Produced in partnership with The Tangier History Museum and Interpretive Cultural Center and the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance, this exhibition will take visitors on a rare photographic journey to explore the proud heritage and strength of individual watermen and women of the Chesapeake Bay.

A to Z—Exploring the Collections of The Mariners' Museum

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We've thrown open the vaults to bring you an alphabetical assortment of rarities, oddities, and masterpieces, including some never-before-seen artifacts from The Mariners' 76 years of collecting.

Battle of Hampton Roads Juried Youth Art Exhibition

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In January of 1863, just days after the USS Monitor sank off the coast of North Carolina, Grenville Weeks, former surgeon on the vessel, wrote that he hoped "the work of the Monitor [would] be remembered, and her story told to our children's children." In that spirit, and in commemoration of the 148th anniversary of the great clash of the ironclads, The Mariners' Museum and NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary are hosting a juried youth art competition. Young people ages 4 through 18 have submitted art inspired by the Battle of Hampton Roads, the USS Monitor or the CSS Virginia.