“Where Are We?” History of Navigation from 1200 BC
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MAFrom ancient Polynesian stick charts and Icelandic spars to vintage nautical charts to modern electronic equipment from RDF to AIS, […]
The Whaling Port of Provincetown, 1800-1925
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MAProvincetown was once the third most important whaling port in the country, after New Bedford and Nantucket. This exhibit illustrates […]
The 19th Century’s Perfect Storm: The Portland Gale of 1898
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MAThe Portland Gale was a massive storm that struck the coast of New England in late November of 1898. With […]
Hyannis Port Railroad Wharf: 1854-1937
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MAPrior to the Railroad Wharf in Hyannis Port, the nearest port for ships travelling to and from Nantucket was New […]
Quest for Cod
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MAUsing models, photos, diagrams, nautical charts, and personal stories, this exhibit follows two hundred years of commercial fishing in Provincetown […]
Shellfishing Cape Cod: Past, Present, Future
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MAShellfish, water dwelling invertebrate animals, live on the seafloor or burrow just under the seabed surface. The fresh and saltwaters […]
Lighthouses of Cape Cod
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MAThese silent sentinels are perhaps the most iconic images of Cape Cod. They’re on our license plates, potato chip bags, […]
Lofting Basics
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MADates: October 25th - January 3rd, Tuesdays, 5:30pm-7:30pm Class Fee: $25 per evening For more information, click here. This is […]
The 12 Sea Creatures of Christmas (plus one for Hanukkah!), with Young Mariner Director Meghan Reilly
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MAJoin the Cape Cod Maritime Museum for a merry adventure as they take a look at unusual sea creatures! This […]
Decorative Box Workshop
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MAJoin the Cape Cod Maritime Museum and relax and decorate an 8 ½” wooden box with shells—a perfect idea for […]
Lofting Basics
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MADates: October 25th - January 3rd, Tuesdays, 5:30pm-7:30pm Class Fee: $25 per evening For more information, click here. This is […]
Lofting Basics
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, Hyannis, MADates: October 25th - January 3rd, Tuesdays, 5:30pm-7:30pm Class Fee: $25 per evening For more information, click here. This is […]