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‘Titanic Artefacts Home’ Campaign Launched

A campaign to bring all the artefacts recovered from the wreck of RMS Titanic back to Belfast, Northern Island, was launched on 24 July 2018. Find out more

Nao Victoria International Congress : 5-6 September 2018

 Throughout the 13th to the 16th century, Basque naval technological evolution would produce craft that came to dominate the commercial routes opened up between the Mediterranean and the European Atlantic. This process culminated with the development of the ocean-going ships, which were protagonists of the first circumnavigation and exercised their hegemony in the… Find out more

US National Maritime Heritage Grant for Mystic Seaport Museum

Mystic Seaport Museum is the recipient of a National Maritime Heritage Grant of $USD103,703. The award will fund the survey and documentation of the fishing schooner L.A. Dunton in preparation for restoration at the Museum’s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. Built in 1921 in Essex, Mass., the 123-foot long Dunton… Find out more

Maritime Museum Rotterdam wins 2018 Netherlands Museum of the Year

Maritime Museum Rotterdam is the 2018 Netherlands Museum of the Year! Retiring managing director, Frits Loomeijer, and his staff have much to be proud of, not least the innovative and spectacular Offshore Experience exhibition, the latest crowd-puller at the Museum. Find out more

New identity for Mystic Seaport

Mystic Seaport announced on 1 May 2018 the launch of its new brand identity, with the addition of ‘Museum’ to its name and a redesigned logo, website, and large-scale ad campaign.   The launch is a key element of the Museum’s strategic plan to expand the reach and relevance of… Find out more