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Erika Cosme

Assistant Curator, Community Engagement

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  • The Multicultural Mariner

    • Cultural Heritage

    Multiculturalism incorporates ideas, beliefs, and people from many different countries and cultural backgrounds. This theme is built around our mission: we connect people to the world’s waters, because through our waters – through our shared maritime heritage – we are connected to one another.

  • Always Ready, Even 230 Years Later

    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Military
    • Military Conflict

    The United States Coast Guard was born on August 4, 1790. Wait, what? Does that sentence seem to come out of nowhere? And what does this have to do with Alexander Hamilton? I’m glad you asked. Among Hamilton’s many feats, he is also recognized as the father of the US Coast Guard.

  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Exploration

    The museum would like to take this opportunity to share that May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. As May draws to a close, please take a moment to reflect on the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have contributed to our understanding of the Pacific Ocean, ocean navigation, and maritime knowledge in general.

  • Send Help! Stuck in the Suez

    • Collections
    • Technology

    So far, world events of 2020 and 2021 have been interesting, to say the very least. In the maritime world, a unique event occurred on March 23, 2021. If you watched the news that day and for many days following, you most likely heard about and saw how it unfolded. Can you guess what I’m talking about?

  • The Greek Maritime Holiday Tradition of Karavakia!

    • Cultural Heritage

    The Greek tradition of Karavakia is the decorating of small boats during the Christmas season. It dates back to Greece’s ancient seafaring days.

  • Captain Ahab, Ishmael, and Starbuck, Oh, My! 

    • Collections
    • Community Engagement

    Remembering a Moby Dick read-a-thon and whaling display with a school group, a program that brought literature and history to life. Visitors got to listen to the book’s narrative while seeing authentic pieces from our Collection.

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