Mystic Seaport Museum

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Hours:

Everyday 10am-5pm varies with season.

Driving Directions:

Take Exit 90 off I-95.
Head onto Route 27 South.
Proceed approximately one mile.
Parking for Mystic Seaport Museum is on the left.

About Us

Mystic Seaport Museum attracts a variety of audiences-whether you are planning a fall
foliage getaway for two or a family summer vacation. Whether you explore the
Museum from the deck of a historic vessel, walk through our seaport village, or explore an indoor exhibition, you will discover why Mystic Seaport Museum is the nation's leading maritime museum.

Get out on the water from May to October and explore the historic Mystic River. Go for a cruise or set your own course as you captain a rental rowboat orsailboat from the boathouse. Discover historic vessels like the Joseph Conrad and the L.A. Dunton. See the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaleship in the world. Stroll through the recreated seafaring village, where you can stop by our working Shipsmith, Cooper, and Shipcarver's shops and see how these businesses were run in the 19th century. Explore
our many world-class exhibitions. Our youngest sailors canclimb aboard our fleet of wooden boats, swab the deck in the Children's Museum and discover stars under the Planetarium dome. Learn about the Museum's special events year-round at www.mysticseaport.org.

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Highlights

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The 1841 whaleship CHARLES W. MORGAN is the flagship of the Museum's watercraft collection.
The EMMA C. BERRY was built in nearby Noank, CT, in 1866 and is a National Historic Landmark.
The Seaport Village transports visitors back to the 19th century.
The opening of the Thompson Exhibition Building in 2016 heralded a new era of exhibitions and a more robust year-round experience at the Museum.
Interpreters such as these actors are a key feature of the visitor experience at the Museum.

News

Upcoming Events at Mystic Seaport Museum
Release Date: July 26, 2023
Mystic Seaport Museum to Host Community Carol Sing as a Drive-In
Release Date: December 14, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum to Celebrate the Holidays with a Lantern Light Village
Release Date: November 17, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum Names Peter Armstrong President and CEO
Release Date: November 10, 2020
Gowrie Group Sponsors Carleton Mitchell Lecture Series
Release Date: November 03, 2020
Thomas A. Whidden Receives America and the Sea Award
Release Date: October 27, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum to Host Halloween Happenings Oct. 24-31
Release Date: October 08, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum Awarded Grant for Digital Programming
Release Date: September 30, 2020
Kalmar Nyckel, The Tall Ship of Delaware Voyages to Mystic Seaport Museum
Release Date: August 31, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum Exhibition to Focus on the Art of the Sailor
Release Date: August 31, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum to Host Woodcraft Weekend August 29-30
Release Date: August 20, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum to Host Antique Marine Engine Exposition August 15-16
Release Date: August 03, 2020
Plimoth Plantation’s Fully Restored MAYFLOWER II to Begin Homecoming Voyage to Plymouth, Massachusetts from Mystic, Connecticut on July 20, 2020
Release Date: July 20, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum Presents A Way with Wood: Celebrating Craft
Release Date: June 26, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum and Discovering Amistad to Partner on Anti-Racism, Diversity Programming
Release Date: June 11, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum Honored with Sustainability Award
Release Date: June 08, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum to Reopen to the Public May 23
Release Date: May 21, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum to Delay Hotel Project
Release Date: April 08, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum to Close Temporarily March 13
Release Date: March 12, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum to Hold Ice Festival February 15-17
Release Date: February 03, 2020
Mystic Seaport Museum Celebrates 40 Years of Lantern Light Tours
Release Date: November 12, 2019
Mystic Seaport Museum and Connecticut Library Consortium Launch Partnership to Provide Free Institutional Memberships
Release Date: November 04, 2019
Mystic Seaport Museum Announces Support for Earth Day 2020
Release Date: October 25, 2019
Plimoth Plantation to Launch Mayflower II September 7 at Mystic Seaport Museum
Release Date: August 22, 2019
“Mary Mattingly’s Open Ocean” Debuts at Mystic Seaport Museum August 10
Release Date: August 02, 2019
Mystic Seaport Museum to Host Annual Antique & Classic Boat Rendezvous July 27-28
Release Date: July 12, 2019
Mystic Seaport Museum to Honor Dark Harbor 20 Class Owners with William A. Baker Award
Release Date: July 03, 2019
Celtic Band to Debut Music Video at Mystic Seaport Museum
Release Date: June 23, 2019
Mystic Seaport Museum Announces Projects to Complement Mission and Enhance Grounds
Release Date: June 13, 2019
Seaport After Seven: Summer Solstice
Release Date: June 06, 2019
Mystic Seaport Museum Celebrates 40 Years of Sea Music June 6-9
Release Date: May 24, 2019
April 3 Event: Women in Maritime Careers: Amplifying Professional Stories of the Sea
Release Date: March 28, 2019
Mystic Seaport Museum Launches Program to Eliminate Single-Use Plastic
Release Date: March 08, 2019
Mystic Seaport Museum to Open Photography Exhibition Jan 19
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Mystic Seaport Museum to Expand Operating Hours Jan 1
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Mystic Seaport Museum’s Annual Carol Sing Collects 610 Pounds of Food for the Needy
Release Date: December 21, 2018
''Finding Your Place'' on a Mystic Seaport Museum Lantern Light Tour
Release Date: November 09, 2018
Mystic Seaport Museum to Open 'Death in the Ice: The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition' Dec 1
Release Date: November 06, 2018
Mystic Seaport Museum to Host Major Exhibition of J.M.W. Turner Watercolors
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Mystic Seaport Honors Dawn Riley and Oakcliff Sailing with the America and the Sea Award
Release Date: October 05, 2018
Nautical Nightmares Returns to Mystic Seaport Museum October 12
Release Date: October 01, 2018
Mystic Seaport Museum Receives $736,167 In Save America’s Treasures Grants
Release Date: September 25, 2018
Mystic Seaport Museum to Host Documentary Film Series on Immigration
Release Date: September 20, 2018
Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport to Open 39th Annual Marine Art Exhibition Sept 29
Release Date: September 14, 2018
Mystic Seaport Museum to Host Vinland Map Symposium Sept 21
Release Date: September 07, 2018
Mystic Seaport Museum to Host Annual Antique & Classic Boat Rendezvous July 28-29
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Mystic Seaport Museum Announces $735,000 Grant from the Henry Luce Foundation
Release Date: July 02, 2018
Monument Man: Kevin Sampson in Residence to Open June 30 at Mystic Seaport Museum
Release Date: June 29, 2018
WoodenBoat Show Sails to Mystic Seaport Museum June 22-24
Release Date: June 13, 2018
Mystic Seaport Museum Receives $103,703 National Maritime Heritage Grant
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Mystic Seaport Launches Rebranding Campaign
Release Date: May 01, 2018
Budweiser Clydesdales to Appear at Mystic Seaport March 22-25
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Mystic Seaport Offers Yoga in the Pingo with Renowned Instructor Coral Brown
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Mystic Seaport to Co-Host Holocaust Remembrance Day Film Screening
Release Date: January 02, 2018
Mystic Seaport Captures Design Award
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Mystic Seaport Lantern Light Tours Begin Nov 24
Release Date: November 02, 2017
Mystic Seaport to Open 'Contemporary American Marine Art' Exhibition Oct 14
Release Date: October 05, 2017
Mystic River Oyster Festival Comes to Mystic Seaport Sept 30
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Mystic Seaport Announces 2018 Exhibition Schedule
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport to Open 38th International Marine Art Exhibition Sept 23
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Steamboat Sabino Returns to Service August 2
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport to Open ‘The Art of Rowing’ July 29
Release Date: July 20, 2017
New Start Time for Mystic Seaport’s Antique & Classic Boat Parade July 23
Release Date: July 20, 2017
Mystic Seaport to Host Annual Antique and Classic Boat Renezvous
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Mystic Seaport's Arts on the Quad Begins July 12
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Mystic Gallery Artists to Paint en Plein Air at Mystic Seaport
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Mystic Seaport to Host The WoodenBoat Show June 30-July 2
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Board the World's Largest Viking Longship at Mystic Seaport This Summer
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Dog Day at Mystic Seaport June 10 with GoPetFriendly.com
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Mystic Seaport to Host 38th Annual Sea Music Festival June 8-11
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Mystic Seaport to Honor David Rockefeller Jr. and Sailors for the Sea
Release Date: May 12, 2017
Mystic Seaport Celebrates Memorial Day Weekend with Salute to Summer
Release Date: May 08, 2017
Mystic Seaport Names Quentin Snediker Clark Senior Curator for Watercraft
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Mystic Seaport Opens ''On Land and Sea: A Century of Women in the Rosenfield Collection'' March 4
Release Date: February 24, 2017
Mystic Seaport Opens ''Life in the Balance: The Art of Nkki McClure''
Release Date: February 03, 2017
Get Out on the Water This Summer at Mystic Seaport
Release Date: January 13, 2017
Panel Discussion: Women in the U.S. Coast Guard: Jan 12 in Mystic
Release Date: January 06, 2017
Mystic Seaport Lantern Light Tours Begin Nov. 25
Release Date: November 11, 2016
Mystic Seaport Honors Bob and Rod Jognstone - J/Boats with the America and the Sea Award
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Thompson Family Foundation Gives $1M to Mystic Seaport
Release Date: October 05, 2016
The Vikings are Headed for Mystic Seaport Oct 2!
Release Date: September 29, 2016
Mystic Seaport Opens Thompson Exhibition Building
Release Date: September 23, 2016
Mystic Seaport to Open 37th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition and Sale
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Mystic Seaport to Host Mystic River Oyster Festival Oct 1
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Mystic Seaport to Open Thompson Exhibition Building Sept 24
Release Date: September 12, 2016
Citizens Bank Presents Family Fun Day at Mystic Seaport Sept 17
Release Date: September 01, 2016
Mystic Seaport Presents ''Arts on the Quad'' Arts Series This Summer
Release Date: June 07, 2016
Mystic Seaport Elects New Trustees
Release Date: June 06, 2016
Mystic Seaport to Host the WoodenBoat Show June 24-26
Release Date: June 01, 2016
Yacht America to Mystic Seaport June 11-14
Release Date: May 18, 2016
Mystic Seaport to Host 37th Sea Music Festival June 9-12
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport to Open 'New Horizons in Modern Maritime Art' April 30
Release Date: April 21, 2016
Mystic Seaport to Honor Bob and Rod Johnstone - J/Boats with America and the Sea Award
Release Date: April 13, 2016
Mystic Seaport Names Nicholas R. Bell Senior Vice President for Curatorial Affairs
Release Date: April 07, 2016
Mystic Seaport Celebrates Presidents' Day with Winter's Aweigh
Release Date: February 03, 2016
Mayflower II Expected to Arrive at Mystic Seaport Sat Dec 5
Release Date: December 04, 2015
Mayflower II to Depart Plymouth for Mystic Seaport Dec 1
Release Date: December 01, 2015
Mystic Seaport Opens Holiday Fine Art Exhibition and Sale Nov 22
Release Date: November 18, 2015
Mystic Seaport Joins with Dalvero Academy to Host Art Exhibit
Release Date: November 09, 2015
Nautical Nightmares Returns to Mystic Seaport Oct 16
Release Date: October 07, 2015
Mystic Seaport to Host Chowder Days October 10-12
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Mystic Seaport to Celebrate Opening of ''Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude''
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Mystic Seaport's Maritime Gallery to Open 36th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition Sept. 27
Release Date: September 14, 2015
Mystic Seaport Hosts New Exhibition: ''Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude''
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Maritime Gallery Artists to Paint en Plein Air at Mystic Seaport
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Mystic Seaport to hold ''Moby Dick'' Marathon July 31-August 1
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Mystic Seaport Readies for Invasion by Civil War Soldiers and Sailors, July 18-19
Release Date: June 25, 2015
The WoodenBoat Show Sails into Mystic Seaport June 26-28
Release Date: June 17, 2015
Mystic Seaport Opens ''Voyaging in the Wake of the Whalers'' June 20
Release Date: June 09, 2015
Mystic Seaport to Host 36th Sea Music Festival June 11-14
Release Date: May 28, 2015
Mystic Seaport to Host Safety at Sea Weekend May 30-31
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Mayflower II to Depart Mystic Seaport May 16
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Mystic Seaport Launches New Salute to Summer Event May 23-24
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport to Open Spring Exhibition and Sale May 17
Release Date: May 06, 2015
Mystic Seaport Receives Major Grant for Steamboat Sabino
Release Date: April 29, 2015
Mystic Seaport Names New Director of Exhibits
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Mayflower II Highlights Winter's Aweigh at Mystic Seaport
Release Date: February 05, 2015
Mystic Seaport Receives $1M Capital Gift
Release Date: January 15, 2015

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