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Hull Lifesaving Museum Seeks Executive Director

Overview: Hull Lifesaving Museum seeks a passionate, energetic and highly skilled Executive Director to lead the organization into its next phase. HLM has a 36 year record of creating and operating high-quality maritime programming, including historical, educational and social services, based on the legacy of …

Photos of CAMM 2014 Meeting

A great time was had by all who attended the recent CAMM meeting at the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio. See the complete slide show on CAMM’s annual meeting page …

Charles W. Morgan Documentary

Mystic Seaport reports that “The Charles W. Morgan” documentary film will begin airing on PBS stations nationwide on May 17 (Check local listings as each affiliate station can choose when and if they want to broadcast it). The one-hour documentary film, directed by five-time Emmy winner Pryor, …

Conserving the Star-Spangled Banner

Paul Johnston at the National Museum of American History invites you to read their recent blog post giving the latest information on the ongoing conservation of one of America’s national treasures: The Star-Spangled Banner. It’s also an important artifact of the War of 1812, for which we’re celebrating …

National Museum of the Great Lakes Ready to Open

The new National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo, Ohio, combines the Great Lakes Historical Society’s extensive collection of artifacts with various interactive exhibits for different age levels. Kids can stoke a steamship boiler with artificial coal while adults can track commercial shipping on a computer …

2014 Ed Monk Scholarship Award

The deadline for applications for the 2014 Ed Monk Scholarship Award has been extended to May 1. The Award was established to provide educational opportunities for professionals working in traditional maritime trades. This year, for the first time, interns also are eligible to receive the …

National Museum of the Great Lakes

The Great Lakes Historical Society will be opening their new National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, on April 26th. Two days later, on April 28th, they will be hosting CAMM’s annual meeting. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to help them celebrate and …

Independence Seaport Museum Seeks Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

Independence Seaport Museum Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives will oversee the Development and Marketing Departments, currently including 5 full-time and 1 part-time professionals, to achieve the Museum’s goals.   He/She will be deeply involved …

Sail Training International Announces 2014 Conference

The venue and dates for the International Sail Training & Tall Ships Conference 2014 are now confirmed. The conference will be held in the Spanish city of A Coruña, on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 November. The city of A Coruña is well known to the sail training community, both …

Job Announcement for Naval Academy Museum

The Naval Academy Museum is looking for a supervisory museum curator.  Apply by March 3, 2014 …

Maritime Heritage Conference

Maritime Heritage Conference Nauticus will be hosting the 10th Maritime Heritage Conference in Norfolk, Virginia, September 17-21. The new conference website includes a Call for Papers …

Summer Scholar Program at Mystic Seaport

Applications are being accepted now for the “Summer Scholar” 2014 National Endowment for the Humanities Institute at Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.  The topic of the program, directed by Dr. Eric Roorda, is American maritime studies. These NEH programs pay $3,900 for 5 weeks of participation in a …

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