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Explore the Chesapeake Bay through hands-on learning, world-class exhibitions, and on-the-water experiences. Watch the restoration of the Bay’s historic vessels in our Working Shipyard. Participate in programs that shine a light on the Bay’s maritime history and culture. You can do it all at your Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum!
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CBMM’s collection contains more than 80,000 objects dedicated to the history of the region
CBMM serves more than 5,000 Maryland public school students, teachers, and chaperones.
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CBMM employees are involved with more than 100 community organizations through public service or volunteering.
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Scenes from Demystifying Wood Technology!
Students got a hands-on introduction to the art and science of wood with Shipyard Educator Walter Atkins.
From milling and grain orientation to steam bending and joinery, they built foundational skills that carry into woodworking and boatbuilding.
Next up in the Shipyard: Joinery 101, May 2–3. Learn to cut box joints and dovetails in this hands-on workshop with instructor Grigg Mullen. No experience needed!
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📸 Thank you to volunteer Mary Sue Traynelis for sharing her photos
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Join CBMM’s Vessel Conservation Manager Sam Hilgartner on May 23 for a one of a kind shipbuilding tour through southern Dorchester County, where some of the region’s most iconic Chesapeake Bay vessels were built. This guided driving experience explores the waterways, towns, and traditions that shaped Bay craft.
Along the way, you’ll connect CBMM’s collection to the places where these stories began, all while traveling through one of Maryland’s most remote and historic landscapes.
🎟️ CBMM members save 20% on registration
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Join us April 24–26 for a series of screenings of Bear Me Into Freedom: Frederick Douglass and the Struggle for America’s Promise in the Van Lennep Auditorium.
Presented on an 18-foot screen, this immersive, one-hour film traces Douglass’ journey from enslavement on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to becoming an influential abolitionist, writer, and statesman who challenged the nation to live up to its founding ideals. We are proud to feature this film, developed locally by the Bear Me Into Freedom collaborative, as part of the America 250 celebration.
While you’re here, explore Bear Me Into Freedom: The Talbot County of Frederick Douglass, an exhibition on view in the same building.
🎟️ $15 | CBMM members save 20%
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Live music is coming to CBMM this Saturday!
Join us March 21 from 10am-2:30pm as our friends from the Easton Choral Arts Society bring their voices to our Welcome Center. We`re thrilled to welcome them as they prepare for their spring concert.
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