Aug 22, 2022
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Museum Speaker Series
This fall, join us for a series of lectures focused on the 2022 Featured Exhibiion: Gallant Guardians: The Nantucket Lightships.
Apr 22, 2022
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Gallant Guardians: The Nantucket Lightships
Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum announces its new special exhibition for the 2022 season.
Apr 15, 2021
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Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum to Reopen in May!
After 18 months on hold, we are thrilled to reopen this island treasure. Opening day is Friday, May 28 at 10:00am. Check out our Special Exhibition, "Duty & Diligence"
Nov 27, 2019
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Wreck of a Whaling Ship
The "Joseph Starbuck" was a beautiful Nantucket-built whaling ship. On November 27 in 1842, she left the island on route to Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, a destination she would never reach.
Oct 21, 2019
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Go in Your Deeds of Kindness
On October 21 in 1865, a remarkable expression of Nantucket’s unwavering human spirit rescued a sixty-two year old Captain and his four crewmen from a watery grave off the island’s south shore.
Sep 9, 2019
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Nantucket's Lifesaving Legacy
Lifesaving is the most inspiring and humbling legacy Nantucket has made in the maritime world. With great esteem, Egan Maritime remembers those whose efforts to save lives were recognized.
Sep 9, 2019
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Fifteenth Annual Museum Day
On Saturday, September 21, the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum will participate in the "Smithsonian" magazine's 15th annual Museum Day from 10am to 5pm.
Aug 27, 2019
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Chapel's Chest
A gift to the Museum greatly enhances permanent exhibitions in the Shannon Gallery, while expanding the story of an iconic Nantucket lifesaver and Tuckernuck resident, Erastus Chapel.
Aug 7, 2019
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Island Beacons
On the 30th National Lighthouse Day and the 230th Anniversary of The Lighthouse Act of 1789, Egan Maritime pauses to celebrate Nantucket's iconic beacons.