ST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., recently hosted Bosnian students from the University of Sarajevo. The students are participants in the Saving What Matters international exchange program, an effort facilitated by former CBMM shipwright Mike Vlahovich and funded through the nonprofit World Learning’s Communities Connecting Heritage Program. Through […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is offering a workshop to teach the basics of carving a nameboard from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, Aug. 18, with all participants taking home their individual carved pieces. Participation is limited, with advanced registration needed. Workshop participants will work under the […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – The towns of Easton, Oxford and St. Michaels are again supporting Talbot Goes Purple with purple fireworks displays at Independence Day celebrations this year. The purple fireworks are part of Talbot Goes Purple, an initiative from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office and Tidewater Rotary that empowers our youth and our community to ‘Go […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, October 6, and Sunday, October 7, 2018, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host one of the nation’s largest gatherings of small boat enthusiasts and unique watercraft at Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival XXXV. During the festival, CBMM guests can marvel at the craftsmanship and innovation used in traditional and contemporary small craft while […]
Continue ReadingOnline public voting will determine winning painting The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has partnered with the St. Michaels Art League to sponsor a contest that will name the official painting of the 1889 bugeye Edna E. Lockwood, currently under restoration through her October 27, 2018 re-launch at CBMM’s OysterFest. The project began in early spring, […]
Continue ReadingOn June 14, 2018, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum recognized a dedicated team of nearly 250 volunteers for their combined 26,735 hours of service towards the museum over the past year. Several volunteers were recognized by CBMM for their work in boat restoration and maintenance, boat donations, buildings and grounds, education, exhibitions, museum store, and […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Pastel Society recently held their annual juried exhibition, reception and awards at the AM Gravely Gallery 408 S. Talbot Street in St. Michaels, MD. Local artist, Katie Cassidy won first place with her artwork, “Colors of Summer.” The judge of selections and awards for the show, John Morrell, remarked, “This painting has a […]
Continue ReadingThe Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is hosting three free workshops for educators this summer. The first workshop, from 10am–3:30pm Wednesday, July 11, invites educators to follow the blue crab from the Bay to the table in the hands-on Chesapeake’s Best Crab Cakes Educator Workshop. The program is designed to complement CBMM’s […]
Continue ReadingFrom Tuesday, July 24, through Saturday, July 28, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., will offer two bronze casting workshops in its boatshop. Participants must be 16 or older, with class-size limited and advanced registration needed. Christian Benefiel, sculpture artist and Shepherd University Professor, will lead these public workshops, guiding participants through […]
Continue ReadingThe Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., has announced the completion of a new Master Plan, which will create increased space for CBMM’s core museum offerings—including exhibitions, education, and Shipyard. CBMM’s Master Plan process began in mid-2017, under the leadership of President Kristen Greenaway. “CBMM’s Master Plan is a vision for CBMM’s campus […]
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