Have you visited
our Shipyard?
our Shipyard?
CBMM’S permanent exhibitions offer an in-depth look at myriad aspects of life on the Chesapeake, from its early history to the Bay as a place of work and recreation. Explore our permanent exhibitions below.
Shorelines gently slope down to the water, absorbing wave action, reducing erosion. Many plants and animals live in this...
Located adjacent to the Log House is CBMM’s Heirloom Garden. Maintained by volunteers, the garden features rare, unique and...
Frederick Bailey (later known as Frederick Douglass) was born at Tapper’s Corner, near the Tuckahoe River and raised by...
Board the oyster harvesting skipjack E.C. Collier to enter the working world of a Chesapeake Bay waterman. From harvesting...
Housed in a recreated crab shack, Waterman’s Wharf offers a chance to try your hand at seafood harvesting as...
Crab picking is detailed work and has historically been done by women, both Black and white women from local...
The Small Boat Shed is home to skiffs and other small craft that watermen used around the Chesapeake Bay...
At Play on the Bay explores one of the most dramatic changes to the Chesapeake Bay’s history over the...
Discover the maritime history of the Chesapeake. Explore the culture of the Indigenous inhabitants who named the Bay “Chesapeake,”...
The Chesapeake Bay is the site of one of the world’s great bird migrations. Each spring and fall, hundreds...
