NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Mariners' Museum and Park makes it their mission to bring awareness not only of how we are all connected to one another, but also how to connect people to the world's water.
With its $1 admission, the museum allows families an affordable opportunity to explore what it has to offer.
Below is a list of the museum's summer events and programs, with more programs expected to be added throughout the summer.
Civil War Lecture
Summer on USS Monitor
Presented by John V. Quarstein, Director Emeritus, USS Monitor Center
Saturday, June 15, 2019 • 2:30 p.m.
FREE with $1 admission
The Mariners’ International Wine Classic
Saturday, June 15, 2019 • 6 PM
$60 for Museum Members; $70 for non-members
Maritime Mondays
Monday, June 17, 2019 • 10:30 a.m.
FREE with $1 Museum admission
Find the Boat Instagram Contest
Starts Friday, June 21 through Friday, August 2
FREE with $1 Museum admission
A Walk Among the Trees
Saturday, June 22, 2019 • 9 a.m.
FREE and open to the public
Maritime Mondays
Monday, June 24, 2019 • 10:30 a.m.
FREE with $1 Museum admission
Bird Watching on the Noland Trail
Sunday, June 30, 2019 • 7 - 10 a.m.
FREE and open to the public
JULY EVENTS
Maritime Mondays
Monday, July 1, 2019 • 10:30 a.m.
FREE with $1 Museum admission
Maritime Connections Lecture
Monitor Archaeology: methods, finds, and hypotheses
Saturday, July 6, 2019 • 10:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.
Presented by Hannah Fleming, Museum’s Material Culture Specialist
FREE with $1 Museum admission
Maritime Mondays
Monday, July 8, 2019 • 10:30 a.m.
FREE with $1 Museum admission
Civil War Round Table
Richmond, Capital of the Confederacy
Friday, July 12, 2019 • 12:30 p.m.
The Mariners’ Park Café
Free and open to the public
Civil War Lecture
CSS Hunley
Saturday, July 13, 2019 • 2:30 p.m.
Presented by John V. Quarstein, Director Emeritus, USS Monitor Center
FREE with $1 Museum admission
Friendly Hours
Sunday, July 14, 2019 • 5 - 7 p.m.
FREE with $1 admission
Maritime Mondays
Monday, July 15, 2019 • 10:30 a.m.
FREE with $1 Museum admission
Civil War Round Table
Battle of First Manassas
Friday, July 19, 2019 • 12:30 p.m.
The Mariners’ Park Café
Free and open to the public
Apollo 11: The 50th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing
Saturday, July 20, 2019 • 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
FREE with $1 Museum admission
Maritime Mondays
Monday, July 22, 2019 • 10:30 a.m.
FREE with $1 Museum admission
Oyster Gardening Seminar
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 • 6 - 8 p.m.
Registration required. Cost is $25 per person and tax deductible.
Civil War Round Table
The Siege of Petersburg Begins
Friday, July 26, 2019 • 12:30 p.m.
The Mariners’ Park Café
Free and open to the public
A Walk Among the Trees
Saturday, July 27, 2019 • 9 a.m.
FREE and open to the public
Maritime Mondays
Monday, July 29, 2019 • 10:30 a.m.
FREE with $1 Museum admission