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  • Best Day of the Week: Wonder Wednesday!

    • Community Engagement
    • Educational Enrichment
    • Events

    We're looking back on our second summer of Wonder Wednesdays!  

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: A Different Light

    In this edition of Beyond the Frame, we'll explore Samuel Ward Stanton's narrative dual-ship portrait from 1909 featuring steamships Trojan and Rensselaer as the ships steam along the Hudson River under the light of a full moon. Explore the influences of the passionate artist's life and learn about the "Searchlight route" as we step into this scene in the summer of 1909.

  • Girl Scouts | Cub Scouts | Boy Scouts

    We offer several innovative, educational, and fun programs designed to assist scouts in completing many of the requirements for individual badges. 

  • Capt. Henry Marx Memorial US Sailing International Safety at Sea Course

    Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

    US Sailing Sanctioned International Safety at Sea with Hands-on Only Training Course

    Register : Capt. Henry Marx Memorial US Sailing International Safety at Sea Course

  • The King is Coming!

    • Environmental Conservation
    • Events
    • Mariners' Park

    On October 17 - 20, 2024 a community science event called “Catch the King,” led by Wetlands Watch with the support of numerous local environmental partners, including The Mariners’ Museum and Park, will give the community the ability to help monitor the flooding from king tides in coastal Virginia. Learn more about the event and other ways you can get involved in protecting our local watersheds. 

  • Video

    Dive into the exciting moments, projects, objects and more happening at The Mariners’! Whether you watch one, or watch them all, you’ll get a glimpse into the amazing stories our Collections hold, and we hope you’re left feeling connected to our team and our shared maritime heritage.

  • 2014 Civil War Lecture Series

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: The Color of War

    In this episode of Beyond the Frame, we turn an eye to the past and to the present, examining the symbolic effects of war in this somber World War II painting by famous British maritime artist, Montague Dawson.

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: Manuel Gaspar

    This stunning portrait of a blue-collar, immigrant fisherman takes us on a voyage of “why’s” and “why not’s” that brings us back to the heart of our mission here at The Mariners’.

  • Africa’s Kingdoms and Maritime Cultures: The Swahili Coast

    Stretching 1,800 miles down the eastern coast and with its indigenous African, Middle Eastern and Asian influences, the Swahili coast has been a place of historical, cultural, economic, and political interactions and exchanges for thousands of years.

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