Winter at the Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum
Egan Maritime Institute’s winter 2023 Programming .
Shipwreck Remains Discovered On South Shore
On Friday, December 2nd the remains of a 19th or 20th-century shipwreck were discovered on Nantucket's South Shore!
Senior Moments at the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
This fall we are thrilled to bring back the ever popular, Senior Moments at the museum.
Museum Speaker Series
This fall, join us for a series of lectures focused on the 2022 Featured Exhibiion: Gallant Guardians: The Nantucket Lightships.
Gallant Guardians: The Nantucket Lightships
Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum announces its new special exhibition for the 2022 season.
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"
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.
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.