Press releases

Mystic Seaport Museum Presents “Monstrous: Whaling and Its Colossal Impact”
Mystic, CT. April 14, 2025 – Mystic Seaport Museum is pleased to present Monstrous: Whaling and Its Colossal Impact, an exhibition that explores the history,

Mystic Seaport Museum Named #2 Best Open-Air Museum by USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for Second Year!
Mystic, Conn. (February 19, 2025) – Mystic Seaport Museum proudly announces its second-place position in the Best Open-Air Museum category of the 2025 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’

Wintertide
Wintertide Returns Presidents’ Day Weekend at Mystic Seaport Museum: Three Days of Frosty Festivities the Entire Family Can Enjoy Mystic, Conn. (January 15, 2025) –

Adventure Series returns to Mystic Seaport Museum in 2025: This year’s focus is Olympic Horizons
Mystic, Conn. (January 7, 2025) – Mystic Seaport Museum continues its Adventure Series, a captivating lecture series that has been inspiring audiences since 1946. The

MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM ANNOUNCES THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR MARITIME STUDIES (AIMS)
Photo, Left to right: Debra Schmidt Bach, PhD; Leah Prescott, MLS; Michael P. Dyer, MA; Akeia de Barros Gomes, PhD; Elysa Engelman, PhD MYSTIC SEAPORT

NOAA weather forecasters, oceanographers, navigators, fisheries scientists and explorers to showcase ocean careers for youth at Mystic Seaport Museum and Project Oceanology
Mystic Seaport Museum and Project Oceanology are pleased to announce that a diverse team of experts from across the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will visit