Tag: Museum
SJC Mitchell Gallery Book Club tour of “Robert Indiana”
Docent tour of the “Robert Indiana” exhibition followed by a discussion of three Indiana poems from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. St. John’s College tutor David Townsend will lead the discussion. Free. Registration required. Call 410-626-2556.
DISCOVER MULTIMEDIA P.O.R.O.S MUSEUM AND TRAVEL TO PORTUGAL WITH SURREALISM NOW 2017
2017 it’s time to discover Portugal with Surrealism Now art exhibition shedule to several monuments in this country. Multimedia POROS Museum it´s one of them. Preparations for the largest World exhibition of contemporary Surrealism art in Europe have begun. Palaces, museums, art spaces. 2017 “International Surrealism Now” includes more than 100th artists from 48th countries […]
Final suspect in huge drug bust captured in NY
[do action=”fringe”/] Andres Fernandez, the last out-standing suspect in the drug bust announced last month, was arrested in New York yesterday. Anne Arundel County Police Detectives were able to provide possible locations where Fernandez may be hiding to the U.S. Marshals Service, NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Marshals Task Force was able to locate […]
Severna Park students help modernize Chesapeake Children’s Museum
Severna Park High School seniors Katrina McNally and Sarah Weinstein work with a trio of underclassmen to help modernize the old Annapolis museum. For their Leadership class, they created a service learning project targeted towards the Chesapeake Children’s Museum in Annapolis. The students are building educational panels to line the walkway to the building in […]
CBMM offering 2 day admission program
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) has announced its general admission has been extended to cover a two-day visit to the museum’s waterfront campus and exhibits. The museum features twelve exhibit buildings situated over 18-acres of Miles River waterfront in St. Michaels, MD. The new admission structure went into effect March 1, and is priced […]
Annapolis Watercolor Club presents ‘Treasures of the Chesapeake Bay’
Members of the Annapolis Watercolor Club have been busy during this stormy winter, depicting scenes of the Bay and its tributaries without the cover of snow. The group will present 40 works at an exhibit at the Annapolis Maritime Museum, from April 4 to May 31. The show will open with an artists’ reception on […]
Schooner Sultana to visit CBMM in May
On the afternoon of Sunday, May 4 and through the early morning of Saturday, May 10, the schooner Sultana is scheduled to visit the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD. The replica schooner will be docked harbor side at CBMM and sailing on the Chesapeake with students throughout the week. The Sultana will be open for […]
CBMM’s Open Boatshop Program Begins March 7th
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD is offering its Friday Open Boatshop woodworking program beginning March 7 and continuing April 18, May 9, and June 9. Participants can attend one session or all four, with class size limited and pre-registration needed. The program invites members of the public to CBMM’s boatshop […]
CBMM Offers Oar Making Class
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD is offering a weekend oar-making workshop April 5 & 6, with limited class size and pre-registration needed. The workshop is for ages 16 and up, unless accompanied by an adult. Under the direction of CBMM Boatyard Program Manager Jenn Kuhn, participants will learn to handcraft […]
CBMM Docent Training To Begin February 11th
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD is offering training for new and existing docent volunteers at the museum beginning with an orientation session on February 11 and continuing Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 6. The training is free and open to the public, with advanced registration needed. This once-a-year training prepares […]
CBMM Offers Free Fridays In February
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) is offering free admission on Fridays during the month of February. Admission includes access to the 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse and numerous exhibits and historic buildings along CBMM’s 18-acre, Miles River waterfront campus in St. Michaels. “Winter is actually a great time to visit the museum,” said CBMM’s Vice […]
ChesAdventures Begins January 11th
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s (CBMM) ChesAdventures program begins January 11 and brings Chesapeake themed, hands-on activities and a take-home art project to children four to nine years old. The six-session program continues on Saturdays through February 22 with advanced registration and limited class sizes. Each ChesAdventures session offers children two hours of hands-on games, arts […]
CBMM President, Langley Shook, To Retire
Langley Shook has announced his intention to retire as CBMM’s President. He will remain as President until a successor is named. Shook became CBMM’s fourth President in 2009 after serving on the museum’s Board of Governors for one year. He accepted the position shortly after retiring from nearly 35 years of law practice in Washington, DC, […]
Learn Boatbuilding In St. Michaels This Winter
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels has announced the winter/spring schedule for its Apprentice for a Day (AFAD) public boatbuilding program, with gift certificates available. “The museum’s Apprentice for a Day program is one of a kind,” said CBMM’s Curator Pete Lesher. “What sets it apart is that it allows participants to […]
Midshipmen Develop Foreign Audio Programs For Museum
The Naval Academy Museum is expanding their audio tour to include foreign languages to reach international visitors. Visitors can now learn about 30 different museum artifacts in Spanish as well as English. The Naval Academy Languages and Cultures Department is working with the museum to produce two-minute audio recorded descriptions of the 30 artifacts and […]
Have You Ever Slept In A Lighthouse?
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD is now accepting reservations for its fall Lighthouse Overnight Adventures program. Under the guidance of a museum educator, youth groups participating in the program experience the rustic life of a lighthouse keeper while spending the night in the historic 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse, located on […]
Stained Glass Mosaic Workshops At CBMM August 9
On Friday, August 9, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels invites the public to participate in one of four “Introduction to Stained Glass Mosaic” workshops led by noted mosaic and stained glass artist Jennifer Wagner. The workshops will be offered in one-hour sessions beginning on the hour from 4 to 7pm, with […]
Annapolis Maritime Museum To Host 2nd Annual Arts Alliance Show
The Annapolis Arts Alliance will hold its 2nd Annual Juried Art Show at the Annapolis Maritime Museum from July 3 to August 25. The show’s opening reception will be on Thursday, July 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. where announcement of this year’s top selections will be made. “We were absolutely delighted to have been […]
Annapolis Maritime Museum: Boats Of The Bay
At a recent reception to open the show, two local artists tied for the People’s Choice award. Artist Lee Boynton with his winning entry At Rest and artist Carolyn Councell with her winning entry Force 3. The show at the Annapolis Maritime Museum features the works of 13 local artists with their interpretation of boats on the […]
Upcoming Events At Chesapeake Children’s Museum
The Chesapeake Children’s Museum is constantly offering special events and weekly activities. In honor of Black History Month, Uncle Remus Stories will be featured in a program at Chesapeake Children’s Museum. The history of these stories is almost as fascinating as the tales themselves. In 1880 Joel Chandler Harris started publishing stories told to […]
Chesapeake Children’s Museum To Participate In Assessment Program
The Chesapeake Children’s Museum has been selected to participate in a nationwide Museum Assessment Program (MAP). Through guided self-study and on-site consultation with a museum professional over a one-year period, participation in MAP will empower the Chesapeake Children’s Museum to better serve the children and families of Annapolis by working towards the highest professional standards of […]
St. John’s College’s Mitchell Gallery Awarded National Accreditation
The Mitchell Gallery at St. John’s College has achieved accreditation from the American Association of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum. AAM Accreditation signifies a museum meets and often exceeds the standards and best practices of the museum field; it is the field’s primary vehicle for quality assurance, self-regulation, and public accountability. […]
