Guests entering CBMM’s Welcome Center are greeted by four walls that will orient them to their CBMM experience and introduce them to the interpretive themes they will discover throughout campus during their visit. The overarching concept is that the essence of the Chesapeake Bay story is how people have connected to place over time. It is the story of how this unique environment—where land is intricately intertwined with water—has impacted individual lives and communities throughout history.
Through select objects and images, the orientation exhibition gives guests a taste of how the exhibitions and artifacts preserved at CBMM tell the stories of how people have interacted with the Chesapeake Bay, a source of bounty and income, a place of work and recreation, where traditional culture is valued, but change has been ever-present.
