Current Exhibitions

Battle of Hampton Roads Juried Youth Art Exhibition

The Mariners’ Museum & NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary present a juried youth art competition with art inspired by the Battle of Hampton Roads, the USS Monitor or the CSS Virginia.

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Message in a Bottle

This exhibition highlights the work from photographers who have explored the phenomenon of American consumerism and its environmental impact.

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Sea Glass: Pieces From The Collection

Sea Glass: Pieces From The Collection, presented in conjunction with the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia and the Chrysler Museum of Art’s Art of Glass II, features unique, maritime-related glass items from an etched glass panel from the SS United States to liquor bottles recovered from a Revolutionary war vessel.

Building Better Ships

Explore Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in the 1930s through the murals of artist Thomas C. Skinner in our new exhibit.

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The Nelson Touch

The Nelson Touch explores the naval career and the fighting skills of one of the world's greatest naval heroes, Horatio Nelson.

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The Miniature Ships of August F. Crabtree

The jewel of The Mariners' Museum's collection is The Miniature Ships of August F. Crabtree. These amazing ship models, crafted by artist/carver August F. Crabtree, depict the evolution of boat building from a primitive raft to a Venetian galleass decorated with 359 carved figures.

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