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  • Brittle Fracture: When Ships Split in Two

    • Technology

    Profound respect and undying gratitude are owed to the merchant mariners who operated these ships even when they knew the work could be extremely dangerous.

  • The Pilot Boats of George Steers

    • Collections
    • Technology

    George Steers designed boats that changed the face of naval architecture forever.

  • 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.

  • Up, Up and Away: Civil War Ballooning in Hampton Roads

    • Civil War
    • Hampton Roads History
    • Military Conflict
    • Technology

    The Civil War introduced many new technologies to achieve victory in a total war.

  • Expending USS Monitor’s condenser

    • Civil War
    • Conservation
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Hampton Roads History
    • Technology
    • USS Monitor

    In order to conserve these complex pieces of machinery, a large part of our job is to disassemble them. This allows for appropriate treatment of the different materials.

  • A Toy’s Surprising Maritime Connection

    • Collections
    • Technology

    As it turns out, Slinkys have ended up on military ships, private yachts and possibly even in the children’s nurseries on cruise ships. And the Slinky has another surprising maritime connection.

  • A ‘Portable Hole in the Sea’

    • Collections
    • Shipbuilding
    • Technology

    Hampton Roads is a pretty amazing place. Besides being one of the most important ports on the East Coast, it’s also been a cradle for innovation.

  • The Bronze Door Society Paves the Way for New Possibilities at the Museum!

    • Conservation
    • Science
    • Technology

    The new Zeiss Axioscope 5 will allow conservators and scientists to view samples at high magnification with polarized light, darkfield and brightfield illumination, and ultraviolet visible fluorescence. These analytical features, in conjunction with our new workstation, camera, and imaging software, will allow us to view, capture, and share information that we previously could not attain in-house.

  • World Water Day – Monitoring the Water Quality of Mariners’ Lake

    • Conservation
    • Environmental Conservation
    • Mariners' Park
    • Science
    • Technology

    On a day dedicated to the sustainable use of water, we thought we would talk about our efforts to monitor and conserve our waterway, Mariners’ Lake.

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