Previous Exhibitions

Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle highlights the work from photographers who have explored the phenomenon of American consumerism and its environmental impact.

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Sea Glass: Pieces From The Collection

Sea Glass: Pieces From The Collection, presented in conjunction with the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia and the Chrysler Museum of Art’s Art of Glass II, features unique, maritime-related glass items from an etched glass panel from the SS United States to liquor bottles recovered from a Revolutionary war vessel.

Archipelago: Portraits of Life in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Archipelago: Portraits of Life in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands features more than 60 photographs illustrating the spectacular diversity of the marine and terrestrial life in the national Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) 14th marine sanctuary.

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Stationary Voyages: The Boat in Photograph

Stationary Voyages: The Boat in Photograph explores boats as objects of art, interpreted through contemporary photographs.

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By the Sea

This exhibition offers a broad view of historical, artistic, technical, and contemporary view of the many stories the sea has told over the decades.

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The Monitor Revisited

Running in conjunction with By the Sea, are original photos by renowned pinhole photographer Willie Anne Wright featuring images of the full scale replica of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor.

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Ironclad Evidence

This exhibition uses a select group of artifacts, together with documentary evidence to tell the stories of the unique vessels that engaged in the first naval battle between two ironclad warships, the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor.

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