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  • Adventures with unidentified hardware 

  • Battle of Hampton Roads Commemoration Day

    Saturday, March 7, 2026 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Spend a historic day with us as we partner with the NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary to commemorate the Battle of Hampton Roads.

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: Musings of a Wave

    • Art
    • Beyond the Frame
    • Collections
    • Recreation

    In Frank Vining Smith's ca 1900-40 oil painting, The Wild Gulf Stream,  we explore the artist's muse and his inspirations through his depiction of a singular large wave that fills his grand canvas. His life led him to the waters' edge time and time again, and in this blog we explore what it is about a wave that calls us, too.

  • Boats, boats, and more boats!

    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage

    How many boats and ships does The Mariners’ Museum and Park have on display? But this question also brings about another question – what is the difference between a boat and a ship?

  • The steamers of Brown’s Grove

    • Black History
    • Recreation

    In the 1910s, Brown's Grove was the only excursion steamboat and amusement park combination entirely owned and operated by African Americans.

  • Cook’s not so romantic Valentine’s Day

  • Engaging Youth with Planting and Discovery

    • Educational Enrichment
    • Environmental Conservation
    • Mariners' Park

    The goal of the B-WET program is to have students grow native grasses (Vallisneria americana) in the classroom and plant those grasses in Mariners’ Lake to help sustain the health of the Lake. During the year, students also learn about local Chesapeake Bay environmental issues and solutions, eventually leading to the creation of a hands-on action project to address a problem in our community.

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: A New Way of Seeing

    In this episode of Beyond the Frame, we explore the Impressionist work of Philip Little and the effects of changing light and perspective. When we first began this series 18 months ago, we said that all it takes to look at a work of art is time, a little bit of curiosity, and an open mind.

  • Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

  • Native American Heritage Month~ Explored Through the Adney Collection of Canoe Models

    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage

    The Edwin Tappan Adney collection at The Mariners’ Museum and Park include 120 canoe models. For Adney (1868-1950) building canoe models was not a hobby. He felt that it was his duty to document as many of the boats as he could. 

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