News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
ST MICHAELS, MD – The public is invited to help the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum celebrate its construction of the new Maryland Dove with a dock party! CBMM’s St. Michaels, Md., campus opens at 10am on Saturday, May 28, and the festivities start at 11am. Food, drinks, and live music will be on site for […]
Continue ReadingThe Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum was proud to host the annual conference of the Council of American Maritime Museums (CAMM) on its St. Michaels, Md., campus from April 27–30, 2022. Held in person for the first time since 2019, this year’s conference included participants from nearly 30 maritime museums from the United States and Europe, […]
Continue ReadingOCEAN CITY, MD – The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum is excited to announce a “Meet the Author/Book Signing Event” on May 7, 2022 from 11am-3pm at the Museum. Author Ellen Knop Marshall will be signing her book “Our Favorite Vacation Beach: Ocean City, Maryland” and will have the book available for purchase. A percentage […]
Continue ReadingKristen Greenaway, President & CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, was honored by the National Maritime Historical Society and its 11th annual National Maritime Awards dinner in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Greenaway, along with Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and Dr. David F. Winkler, Historian at the […]
Continue ReadingWooden and fiberglass classics, vintage racers, and other antique and Chesapeake Bay-related boats are returning to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum beginning Friday, June 17, for the 34th Antique & Classic Boat Festival and the Arts at Navy Point in St. Michaels, Md. Hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat […]
Continue ReadingExecutive Director, Charles A. Guerin, is set to retire effective June 30, 2022. Guerin’s successor will be announced at a later date. Guerin has served as Executive Director of the Biggs since April 2015. Prior to that, Guerin was the Executive Director of The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New York. Guerin has been the […]
Continue ReadingKristen Greenaway, President of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, will be honored at the 11th annual National Maritime Awards Dinner at the National Press Club on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington on Wednesday evening, April 27, 2022. Ms. Greenaway is the first Maritime Museum CEO to be so honored. The Dinner is the singular national event […]
Continue ReadingThe Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is now accepting submissions for its upcoming exhibition, The Changing Chesapeake. Although steeped in traditional culture, the Chesapeake has long been a place of change and evolution, and its history driven by response to that change. The Changing Chesapeake seeks submissions from students and adults alike, […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is pleased to announce that it has been awarded more than $30,000 in grant funds from the Rural Maryland Council (RMC) to support its Shipwright Apprentice Program. CBMM is proud to be engaged in certified workforce training and has been operating a successful Shipwright Apprentice Program […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – On four Saturdays this winter, young mariners ages 4–9 are invited to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., to participate in CBMM’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Team. Class sizes are limited, with advanced registration needed. Each week, STEAM Team participants will join a CBMM educator in a […]
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