Events & Lectures
Discover engaging events, hands-on workshops, and inspiring lectures—all year long at the Museum
Resin Wave Coasters with Bella
In this workshop you will create a set of four resin wave tile coasters and a few sea life magnets!
LENORE SKOMAL - BOOK SIGNING & TALK ON IDA LEWIS
Listen to renowned author and playwright discuss the life of Ida Lewis, Cape Cod Lightkeeper. Purchase a signed copy of her book!
History on Tap - Bad Martha Brewing Company
This series is designed for adults and families to interact with history, enjoy some nibbles, and enjoy beer tastings from local breweries on the museum's waterfront back patio.
Resin Wave Shell Dish with Bella
In this workshop, you will learn how to create a set of 4 shell trinket dishes that dual as being both functional and beautiful.
History on Tap - Cape Cod Beer
This series is designed for adults and families to interact with history, enjoy some nibbles, and enjoy beer tastings from local breweries on the museum's waterfront back patio.
History on Tap - Devil’s Purse Brewing
This series is designed for adults and families to interact with history, enjoy some nibbles, and enjoy beer tastings from local breweries on the museum's waterfront back patio.
*CANCELLED* Wave Resin Art with Bella
In this workshop, you will learn how to create an ocean resin cutting board that duals as being both functional and beautiful.
Lecture & Book Signing - Michael Pregot, "Sea Captains of Cape Cod"
Michael Pregot, local author of "Sea Captains of Cape Cod", presents a lecture, exploring the connection that each Cape Cod town has to the sea as demonstrated through its seafaring residents.
Rowing Rendezvous
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED! New date May 21st. Here's your chance to try rowing a number of New England traditional small boats! The boats will be available for short rows, and assistance will be available for beginners!
Beachcombing with Gil Newton
Join us to learn about the marine plants and animals you can find along the Cape shoreline—mollusks, crabs, horseshoe crabs, sponges, seaweeds, and more!
*CANCELED* Gyotaku and Sips! May 10
The Japanese art of making prints from fish is back! Enjoy sipping wine, sake, and soda as you print and play.
Shorebirds DAY AT CCMM ON Monday, May 8!
In May, museums around the Cape will be free to visitors on Mondays! Visit us on the 8th at NO CHARGE and enjoy special interactive exhibits and programming.
Shell and Resin Art Workshop
We are happy to welcome back Robin Pierson, Cape Cod’s "original decorative window and mirror artist!” Robin will share her experience so you can create your own 8 x 10 seascape artwork.
Wandering Whalemen and Their Art: A Collection of Scrimshaw Masterpieces by Dr. Alan Granby
Join us for a free lecture by Dr. Alan Granby, author of the incredible Wandering Whalemen and Their Art: A Collection of Scrimshaw Masterpieces.
CCMM is participating in Cape Cod Museum Trail Museum Mondays on May 1st!
In May, museums around the Cape will be free to visitors on Mondays! Visit us on the 1st at NO CHARGE and enjoy special interactive exhibits and programming.
Introduction to New England Maritime Woodcarving
This will be a hands-on presentation covering the origins of maritime woodcarving in New England and more!
Debris Art Workshop
Join us at CCMM in transforming debris we've collected from local beaches into a work of art you can bring home or gift to someone special.
Gyotaku and Sips!
The Japanese art of making prints from fish is back! Enjoy sipping wine, sake, and soda as you print and play.
CCMM Beach Clean Up - April 15
Help us help the Earth and join us at 10 am at Veterans Beach and 12 pm at Kalmus for some beach clean-up!
CCMM Beach Clean Up - April 8
Help us help the Earth and join us at 10 am at Veterans Beach and 12 pm at Kalmus for some beach clean-up!
Gyotaku and Sips!
The Japanese art of making prints from fish is back! Enjoy sipping wine, sake, and soda as you print and play.
Beachcomber’s Blessings Necklace or Wall Art
Ever wanted to work with polymer clay, but didn’t know where to start?
Gyotaku and Sips! - FULL
The Japanese art of making prints from fish is back! Enjoy sipping wine, sake, and soda as you print and play.
Watch Past Lectures
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Humans and the Global Ocean with Ryan O’Connor
Cape Cod: The Cradle of Invasion with Joe Yukna of the Cape Cod Military Museum
The Exciting World of Ice Yachting with Deb Whitehorse and Henry Bosset
Always Ready: Military Women on the Cape and Chatham's Top Secret WWII Coast Guard Station
Duck Decoys, with Paul Phillips of Harwich Historical Society
The Latest in White Shark Research with Maddie Poirier from Atlantic White Shark Conservancy
The Problems with Marine Plastics with Jesse Mechling of Center for Coastal Studies
The Pendleton Rescue, with Bob Reilly
All About ALVIN, with Ken Kostel of WHOI
Cephalopods: Amazing Brains and Morphing Skin, with Dr. Roger Hanlon
The 12 Sea Creatures of Christmas!, with Meghan Reilly, CCMM Youth Programs Director
PT Boats in the Pacific and PT 109, with Elizabeth York, CCMM Executive Director
The History, Mysteries, and Myths of Nantucket Lightship Baskets, with Jack Fritsch
Winslow Lewis and the US Lighthouse Establishment by Emily Sullivan, CCMM Curator
Restoring the Charles River Watershed with Hartman Deetz, Charles River Watershed Association
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Winslow Lewis and the US Lighthouse Establishment by Emily Sullivan, CCMM Curator
The Portland Gale by Don Wilding
River Herring: Bringing the Ocean to New England’s Freshwater, by Abigail Archer
Cape Cod’s Marine Food Webs, by Agnes Mittermayr
Sea Turtle Rescue, with Bob Prescott of Mass Audubon
The Golden Age of Steamboat Travel in New England by Elizabeth York
Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad, with Dr. Timothy Walker
Wampum Belts and the Law of the Land, with Hartman Deetz (Mashpee Wampanoag)
Cape Cod and the Slave Trade, with Dr. Meadow Dibble of the Atlantic Black Box
Leading in Uncharted Waters, with Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz, USCG (Ret.)
Shorebirds on Cape Cod, with Mark Faherty of Mass Audubon
The Ecology of Horseshoe Crabs Around Cape Cod, with Sarah O’Toole
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All About Seals by Brian Sharp
Global Winds and the History of Exploration by Captain Elliot Rappaport
Sharks: Awareness Inspires Conservation, by Kristen Kibblehouse
Tiggie's Fishing Lore Sets the Hook with Sandy McFarlane
Climate Change and Cape Cod with Andrew Gottlieb
Lighthouses of Nantucket Sound, by Jeremy D’Entremont
Wild, Unclaimed Beauty by Barry Beder
Beachcombing by Gilbert Newton
Sea Lions and Submersibles by Dr. Frank Fish
Sea Shanties 101 by Coco Raymond
In the Wake of the Mayflower by Karen Rinaldo and Kevin Doyle
The Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador
Shipwrecks of Cape Cod: The Triumph and Tragedy by Don Wilding
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