Mystic Seaport Museum https://mysticseaport.org/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:44:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://mysticseaport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-MSP_Logo_100_White-32x32.png Mystic Seaport Museum https://mysticseaport.org/ 32 32 Mystic Seaport Museum Named #2 Best Open-Air Museum by USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for Second Year! https://mysticseaport.org/press-release/mystic-seaport-museum-named-2-best-open-air-museum-by-usa-todays-10best-readers-choice-award-for-second-year/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:27:14 +0000 https://mysticseaport.org/?p=379082 Mystic, Conn. (February 19, 2025) – Mystic Seaport Museum proudly announces its second-place position in the Best Open-Air Museum category of the 2025 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice awards out of twenty exceptional open-air museums featured in the competition. The top ten winners were officially announced on Wednesday, February 19.  “This acknowledgment of Mystic Seaport Museum by […]

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]]> Wintertide https://mysticseaport.org/news/wintertide/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:20:43 +0000 https://mysticseaport.org/?p=378980 Wintertide Returns Presidents’ Day Weekend at Mystic Seaport Museum: Three Days of Frosty Festivities the Entire Family Can Enjoy  Mystic, Conn. (January 15, 2025) – Mystic Seaport Museum is turning the tide on winter doldrums and adding a festive spirit to the season with the return of Wintertide February 15–17. The whole family will enjoy […]

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]]> Adventure Series returns to Mystic Seaport Museum in 2025: This year’s focus is Olympic Horizons https://mysticseaport.org/news/adventure-series-oympic-horizons-at-mystic-seaport-museum/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:13:28 +0000 https://mysticseaport.org/?p=378976 Mystic, Conn. (January 7, 2025) – Mystic Seaport Museum continues its Adventure Series, a captivating lecture series that has been inspiring audiences since 1946. The 2025 Adventure Series: Olympic Horizons features four engaging sessions that explore the connection between Olympic achievement and the broader world of adventure. Olympic athletes Dan Walsh and Maggie Shea will […]

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]]> Mystic Seaport Museum Invites Visitors to Celebrate the Season at Lantern Light Village – An Immersive Event that will take visitors on a Journey Through Holiday Traditions  https://mysticseaport.org/press-release/mystic-seaport-museum-invites-visitors-to-celebrate-the-season-at-lantern-light-village-an-immersive-event-that-will-take-visitors-on-a-journey-through-holiday-traditions/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:03:16 +0000 https://mysticseaport.org/?p=378792 This December, Mystic Seaport Museum welcomes guests back to Lantern Light Village, a cherished holiday experience where visitors can enjoy the magic of the season while journeying through both modern-day festivities and 19th-century holiday traditions. This immersive, outdoor, self-guided event promises to spark joy and create cherished memories for all.  A Wide Variety of Enchanting Activities […]

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]]> Mystic Seaport Museum Brings Back What Lurks Beneath – A Spooky Halloween Experience for All Ages! https://mysticseaport.org/press-release/mystic-seaport-museum-brings-back-what-lurks-beneath-a-spooky-halloween-experience-for-all-ages/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:11:26 +0000 https://mysticseaport.org/?p=378648 Mystic Seaport Museum invites you to What Lurks Beneath, an event where visitors explore the mysteries of the ocean and encounter sea creatures and legends.  What Lurks Beneath is suitable for all ages, with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities available. The event is primarily self-guided, with the Museum grounds decorated and lit up […]

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]]> MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM ANNOUNCES THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR MARITIME STUDIES (AIMS) https://mysticseaport.org/press-release/aims/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:06:45 +0000 https://mysticseaport.org/?p=378560 Photo, Left to right: Debra Schmidt Bach, PhD; Leah Prescott, MLS; Michael P. Dyer, MA; Akeia de Barros Gomes, PhD; Elysa Engelman, PhD MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM ANNOUNCES THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR MARITIME STUDIES LED BY AKEIA DE BARROS GOMES, PhD, THE WILLIAM E. COOK VICE PRESIDENT FOR MARITIME STUDIES; INITIATIVE UNITES MUSEUM’S RENOWNED HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS […]

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]]> NOAA weather forecasters, oceanographers, navigators, fisheries scientists and explorers to showcase ocean careers for youth at Mystic Seaport Museum and Project Oceanology https://mysticseaport.org/press-release/noaa-weather-forecasters-oceanographers-navigators-fisheries-scientists-and-explorers-to-showcase-ocean-careers-for-youth-at-mystic-seaport-museum-and-project-oceanology/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:19:46 +0000 https://mysticseaport.org/?p=378315 Mystic Seaport Museum and Project Oceanology are pleased to announce that a diverse team of experts from across the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will visit two of their youth programs this week for hands on talks with a goal of sparking interest in NOAA and related ocean careers.   On Wednesday, July 31, the NOAA team […]

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]]> Cole Brauer Named Recipient of America and the Sea Award at Mystic Seaport Museum  https://mysticseaport.org/news/cole-brauer-named-recipient-of-america-and-the-sea-award-at-mystic-seaport-museum/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:48:14 +0000 https://mysticseaport.org/?p=378280 Cole Brauer Named Recipient of America and the Sea Award at Mystic Seaport Museum  Mystic, Conn. (July 19, 2024) – Mystic Seaport Museum proudly announces Cole Brauer as the distinguished recipient of the America and the Sea Award for 2024. The prestigious annual award recognizes those individuals and organizations whose extraordinary achievements in the world of maritime exploration, competition, scholarship, […]

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]]> Mystic Seaport Museum is a founding partner of the Connecticut Blue Economy Coalition https://mysticseaport.org/news/ctblueeconomycoalition/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:01:47 +0000 https://mysticseaport.org/?p=378272 Mystic Seaport Museum is thrilled to announce the successful hosting of the official launch event for the Connecticut Blue Economy Coalition. As a founding partner and the largest American maritime museum, Mystic Seaport Museum is committed to fostering a sustainable economic future in maritime industries across Connecticut through the advancement of the blue economy.  The […]

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]]> 18th Annual International Sea Glass Festival https://mysticseaport.org/news/18th-annual-international-sea-glass-festival/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:56:28 +0000 https://mysticseaport.org/?p=378206 18th Annual International Sea Glass Festival  Saturday, July 27–Sunday, July 28  Mystic, CT — The 18th Annual International Sea Glass Festival, the premier sea and beach glass event in the country celebrating the history and beauty of genuine sea and beach glass, returns for a second year to Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut, on […]

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