FEATURED EVENTS
From ancient Polynesian stick charts and Icelandic spars to vintage nautical charts to modern electronic equipment from RDF to AIS, our newest exhibit covers navigation from 1200 BC to the present. Did you know? The arc on a sextant is one sixth of a circle, or 60 degrees, and allows a navigator to get
Watch molten glass, drawn from the furnace, blown and pressed into exquisite shapes. Learn why the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company led the world in the manufacture of glass during the early 19th century. The glassblower selects someone from each audience to press an actual piece of glass. Even if you have seen glassblowing
The Levine Gallery of Early American Lighting is an installation of Sandwich glass lighting devices from 1825 to the electric light bulb. An enthralling 3 1/2 minute demonstration takes you through this dramatic era of change in a darkened room where 50 spectacular lamps light one by one. Bask in the glow of candles,
LOCAL EVENTS
From ancient Polynesian stick charts and Icelandic spars to vintage nautical charts to modern electronic equipment from RDF to AIS, our newest exhibit covers navigation from 1200 BC to the present. Did you know? The arc on a sextant is one sixth of a circle, or 60 degrees, and allows a navigator to get
Watch molten glass, drawn from the furnace, blown and pressed into exquisite shapes. Learn why the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company led the world in the manufacture of glass during the early 19th century. The glassblower selects someone from each audience to press an actual piece of glass. Even if you have seen glassblowing
The Levine Gallery of Early American Lighting is an installation of Sandwich glass lighting devices from 1825 to the electric light bulb. An enthralling 3 1/2 minute demonstration takes you through this dramatic era of change in a darkened room where 50 spectacular lamps light one by one. Bask in the glow of candles,