For research requests, follow the instructions located here . Because The Mariners' may be an interested party to items donated or offered for sale and because of the Museum's insistence on maintaining legal impartiality, Museum staff cannot provide appraisals for individuals or institutions . The Mariners' Museum's greatest strength, and the foundation on which rich exhibitions and solid educational programs are built, is its tremendous collection. The Museum's maritime collection is one of the best in the nation in terms of scope and depth, and is one of the few truly international maritime collections in North America. The collection covers a wide range of maritime activities, from the Age of Exploration to the modern navy.
Exhibitions change frequently.
If you are interested in viewing a particular artifact you have seen on our Web site, you are encouraged to contact the Museum's Collections Department prior to your visit. Click here to see a summary of the Museum's Collections. The collection of approximately 1,800 international ship models includes builders' and boardroom models, World War II warship recognition training models, a 19th-century church votive model, a gold and silver music box model, the Adney Canoe Model Collection, and a sealskin kayak model fashioned by an Inuit of Greenland. The handcrafted models in the August F. Crabtree Collection of Miniature Ships are truly works of art, constructed just as their full-size counterparts were. Other three-dimensional artifacts in The Mariners' collection include figureheads, nautical instruments, weapons, scrimshaw, ceramics, and textiles.