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  • 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.

  • Carta Marina, 1567 Edition

    • Collections
    • Exploration
    • Photography

    While the 1567 edition of the Carta Marina does not have the number and variety of sea monsters as the earlier editions, it does show several sea monsters off the west coast of Scandinavia and in the waters around Iceland.

  • Sea Monsters Revisited – The Carta Marina and beyond

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Exploration

    The Carta Marina depicts the geography of Northern Europe, the British Isles and Iceland. More importantly, it is populated with figures from Scandinavian history and folklore, and with animals both real and imagined.

  • Matthew Henson: An Arctic Explorer

    • Black History
    • Collections
    • Exploration

    Matthew Henson was a black explorer who sailed many expeditions, including one to the North Pole!

  • Treasures from the Archives

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Exploration

    The Museum’s archives are full of wonderful and seldom seen objects that span over 500 years of maritime history.

  • Sea and Space: Exploration of the Deep

    Come explore the mysterious uncharted worlds of space and ocean exploration with Erika Cosme, the Museum’s content and interpretation developer, during this thrilling virtual presentation! Learn about the similarities and differences between these captivating worlds, and how their unknowns influence humankind’s relentless quest for knowledge about them.

  • Beyond the Known

    From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader — an MIT-credentialed scientist, popular podcast host, and mission manager — an illuminating chronicle of exploration that spotlights humans’ insatiable desire to continually push into new and uncharted territory, from civilization’s earliest days to current planning for interstellar travel.

  • Labyrinth of Ice

    In July 1881, Lieutenant A.W. Greely and his crew of 24 scientists and explorers were bound for the last region unmarked on global maps. Their goal: Farthest North. What would follow was one of the most extraordinary and terrible voyages ever made. Labyrinth of Ice is the story of the heroic lives and deaths of these voyagers hell-bent on fame and fortune ― at any cost ― and how their journey changed the world.

  • A Furious Sky

    Hurricanes have had a profound and surprising impact on American history. Now, best-selling historian and author of Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates, Eric Jay Dolin returns to present a story on five hundred years of American hurricanes.

  • A Tour Through the Mediterranean with Joseph Partridge

    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Exploration

    A recent inquiry from the Assistant Professor of Mediterranean History and Archaeology at New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World brought a really cool assemblage of watercolors in our collection to my attention. The images were painted by Joseph Partridge, an artist turned Marine stationed aboard USS Warren between 1827 and 1830.

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