Press releases

Mystic Seaport Museum Named “Business of the Year” by Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut
Mystic Seaport Museum proudly announces its recognition as Business of the Year in the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut’s Annual ECTy Awards. The ECTy

Museum Announces Osman Can Yerebakan as Inaugural “Find your Sea Story” Writer In Residence
Mystic Seaport Museum is pleased to announce the launch of its Writer-in-Residence program. The annual, invitational residency correlates with the Museum’s “Find Your Sea Story”

Mystic Seaport Museum named #2 Best Open Air Museum by USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Award!
Mystic, Conn. (February 26, 2024) – Mystic Seaport Museum proudly announces its second place position in the Best Open Air Museum category of the 2024 USA TODAY

Mystic Seaport Museum Receives $296,300 Grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to Propel Long Island Collections Cataloging and Digitization Project
Mystic, Conn. (January 4, 2023) – Mystic Seaport Museum has been awarded a $296,300 grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to support a comprehensive cataloging

Mystic Seaport Museum presents Spineless: A Glass Menagerie of Blaschka Marine Invertebrates
Mystic Seaport Museum presents Spineless: A Glass Menagerie of Blaschka Marine Invertebrates Opening October 21, 2023 Mystic, Conn. (October 3, 2023) – Mystic Seaport Museum

Mystic Seaport Museum Acquires Historic Harbor Tours Of Mystic
Mystic Seaport Express Will Offer A River Shuttle Service from Downtown Mystic to Mystic Seaport Museum Mystic, Conn. (February 27, 2023) – Mystic Seaport Museum has acquired Historic