Cape Cod Maritime Museum expresses their gratitude to Community Racing, Inc., and the best of luck towards the restoration of EVENTIDE!

Maritime Musings Episode 9: Cape Cod Boatbuilders Roundtable

Join us August 5th, 2023 from 11:00am-1:00pm to learn all about this incredible woman!

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.

Read all about our Fall 2021 Boatbuilding Class!

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.