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The Young Mariner Program is growing and evolving with our new YMP Field Trip program available to any and all Cape Cod schools.
Cape Cod Maritime Museum expresses their gratitude to Community Racing, Inc., and the best of luck towards the restoration of EVENTIDE!
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is excited to announce the Student Art Exhibit in our Fine Arts Gallery, opening this April.
We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a highly competitive $20,000 grant from Mass Humanities for its “Expand Massachusetts Stories” initiative!
CCMM and the Rowing Program would like to thank Community Racing, Inc., the stewards of the Lewis Bay Boathouse in Yarmouth, MA.
One of the strangest creatures that frequent our shores is the jellyfish. Learn more about these fascinating creatures.
CCMM is excited to announce that we have been awarded funds from the Bridge Street Fund, a special initiative of the Mass Humanities.
Tony sits down with writer, lecturer, and museum professional Mark Wilkins. He is currently the Curator of Maritime History at the Calvert Marine Museum.
During New England’s whaling industry, the most highly prized oil was spermaceti, sometimes referred to as “head oil,” as it was obtained from the head of the sperm whale. Learn why!
In the world of scrimshaw, it is not unusual to find matched sets, with two sperm-whale teeth having the same design.
Long-time CCMM members and visitors may remember an early exhibit of the remains of a boat, about 40 feet long, believed to be the SPARROW-HAWK.
Today, geologists believe that barrier beaches go through a cycle of 150 years, during which time one long, continuous beach forms, then is broken open, then gradually fills back in. Chatham’s barrier beach is in the midst of once such cycle.
April fools! Learn more about our fun-loving group of rowers and join us for a row around Lewis Bay.
While in the 17th and 18th centuries, women traveled on fishing and whaling boats only occasionally, in the 19th century, they began accompanying their captain husbands to sea much more often.
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is happy to offer FREE ADMISSION TO ALL on Friday, February 25, 2022 thanks to a grant from the Highland Street Foundation!
Join Cape Cod Museum Trail as they speak with Elizabeth York, the Executive Director at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Hyannis, MA.
Check out an article about the Cape Cod Maritime Museum's summer activities in the Barnstable Patriot!
Tony sits down with underwater field archeologist and former director of the Whydah Pirate Museum, Chris Macort.
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum raised above and beyond what it ever imagined to fund a summer camp program for children interested in marine biology.
CCMM's Curator Don Stucke featured in an article by the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance: Read Here!
Tony Davis talks to Dennis historian Richard Boonisar, the Lifesaving Service’s first superintendent.
Tony Davis talks to Elizabeth York about joining the Cape Cod Maritime Museum as the new director.
As you know, the Cape Cod Maritime Museum re-opened last week after many months of being closed due to state-wide Covid-19 restrictions...and we are happy to report that our first week was a great success!
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Tony sits down with writer, lecturer, and museum professional Mark Wilkins. He is currently the Curator of Maritime History at the Calvert Marine Museum.
Tony sits down with underwater field archeologist and former director of the Whydah Pirate Museum, Chris Macort.
Tony Davis talks to Dennis historian Richard Boonisar, the Lifesaving Service’s first superintendent.
Tony Davis talks to Elizabeth York about joining the Cape Cod Maritime Museum as the new director.
Tony Davis visits Bill Burke at the Salt Pond Visitor Center at the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, Massachusetts.
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CCMM is excited to announce that we have been awarded funds from the Bridge Street Fund, a special initiative of the Mass Humanities.
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is happy to offer FREE ADMISSION TO ALL on Friday, February 25, 2022 thanks to a grant from the Highland Street Foundation!
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum raised above and beyond what it ever imagined to fund a summer camp program for children interested in marine biology.
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is pleased to announce Elizabeth York as its new Executive Director.
In honor of local shellfishermen and women, not only has the Cape Cod Maritime Museum curated a fascinating, informative new exhibit entitled Shellfishing Cape Cod, but the museum has also curated a unique lineup of events to celebrate the exhibit’s opening.
Youth Boatbuilding article in Cape Cod Times