Maritime Museum of San Diego

Navigation is an Art. Register today for this rare opportunity to learn the ancient art of navigation from coastwise through celestial as the discipline unfolded through centuries of exploration, trade, naval warfare, and scientific advances. The combination of technical instruction and historical narrative makes this the only navigation course of its kind. It has been taught for several years in Universities and at the Maritime Museum by Capt. Ray Ashley, PhD, KCI, President and CEO, Maritime Museum of San Diego and navigator, bark Star of India. The comprehensive 10- week course will be held at the Maritime Museum Wednesday evenings from 6:00-8:00 PM, beginning July 10 and running through September 11. The course will also include a day of navigating at sea in either the Museum’s 19th century replica tops’l schooner Californian or the replica 16th century galleon San Salvador.

Looking pretty good for 100. Little known fact: The 1914 Pilot boat restored by the Museum was awarded placement on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Today, she is found daily on the Bay as passengers enjoy public 45-minute narrated Bay tours offered at $10.00 with general admission to the Maritime Museum of San Diego. From her launching in 1914 to her removal from regular service in 1996, the Pilot enjoyed an active career as San Diego’s chief pilot craft – assisting almost every one of the thousands of major commercial ships to enter or leave the bay during that time. Pilot was built in San Diego at a small local yard and in the years since served exclusively on the waters of San Diego Bay and its approaches. Generations of San Diego harbor pilots steamed Pilot out to sea in all conditions of weather to meet the incoming merchantmen which, in turn, provided the flow of cargoes and passengers to support the development of a rising urban seaport. The years since 1914 constitute virtually the entire rise of San Diego as a world center for maritime enterprise and concur precisely with the career of this vessel. San Diego possesses very few artifacts that link to the maritime past of even the early years in this century. Check availability at the Ticket Booth or reserve in advance online. https://lnkd.in/gNa7x-PM

Now Open. The traveling exhibit, Rising Tide, debuted in Spring of 2021 at the Het Scheepvaartmuseum, National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. Rising Tide visualizes the human costs of the climate crisis. Dutch documentarian photographer Kadir van Lohuizen illustrates the dramatic consequences of climate change across the world through photographs, video, drone images, and sound. Included with general admission and staged aboard Star of India Carol Lindquist gallery and Berkeley Compass gallery. https://lnkd.in/gsdBwNDw

Docent Volunteer Training starts January 16. We are looking for individuals interested in the history of exploration and engaging in enhanced social interaction with Docents, the public, and guiding small to large groups throughout the Museum are urged to attend. Find out more about the program and sign up today before the holidays and welcome in the new year ready to join our friendly and knowledgeable team of Docents. The City of San Diego #SDArtsAndCulture Port of San Diego https://lnkd.in/g_WM5rcV

Enjoy your Veteran's Day weekend celebrations! Please note: In Celebration of Star of India’s 160th Birthday Sail, the museum will be closed Saturday, November 11 & Sunday, November 12. https://lnkd.in/eBGYESV8

Did you know the Maritime Museum of San Diego is hiring for Educational Instructors? Members of our team include history students, elementary school teachers, tall ship sailors, and more. Join our education department and work with elementary school students aboard our historic fleet today! https://lnkd.in/g2KwjPij