The Watermens Museum Preserving The Heritage of the Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay

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Web Name: The Watermens Museum Preserving The Heritage of the Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay

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The Watermens Museum

Preserving The Heritage of the Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay

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Located on the Yorktown, Virginia waterfront just upriver from the Riverwalk shopping and dining area, the Watermen’s Museum is the perfect addition to your Historic Triangle visit.

Our mission is to demonstrate the role Chesapeake Bay Watermen, from pre-colonial to modern times, have played in the shaping of our nation.  We provide a historical exhibits depicting  military and civilian water craft and activities, crafts and methods of their trade, and a look into the lives of the people that have worked and fought on the water.

The Watermen’s Museum offers school and civic groups 13 different educational field trips and we conduct summer childrens programs in Archaeology, Boatbuilding, Environmental Explorer, and Pirate topics.  We also have a volunteer team that operates our Chesapeake Bay boat building program, constructing and refurbishing boats in our Boat Shop, and a boat modeler that works in our main gallery.  During events, we also demonstrate activities such as metal forging and blacksmithing, glass artwork and bottle making, pottery, and many more.

Our great little Gift Shop carries a variety of nautically-themed jewelry, books, T-shirts, hats, home and office decor and much more.  The Museum also offers rentals of its Carriage House, Events Tent and Deck, and our private Beachfront for corporate and private special events, weddings and receptions.

Weve annually been voted Peninsula Gold and Silver for our Summer Camps by Coastal Virginia Magazine for many years, 2018 Best Small Museum by Chesapeake Bay Magazine, and 2019 and 2020 Best Wedding Venue by Virginia Living Magazine, 2021 Best Community Museum in Virginia by Chesapeake Bay Magazine.  Come by for a visit, browse our site, or contact us for more details on any of our program and rental offerings.

To learn more about us before you visit, watch this YouTube Video About Our Museum (Courtesy WMBG Radio) or this YouTube Showing some Interior Exhibits (Courtesy WMBG Radio)

And, If you are fortunate enough to arrive at the right time, you could see a ship-to-shore cannon battle like this Schooners and Land Battery Exchange Fire (Courtesy York River Sailing Charters)

Phone Number:  757-887-2641

We Are located at 309 Water Street in Yorktown VAHours of Operation

April 1 through December 23, 2021

Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 1 PM – 5 PM, Closed Mondays (Except some Monday Holidays)

December 23, 2021 through April 1, 2022

Closed – Except for Special Events and Scheduled Tours

Museum Location: 309 Water Street, Yorktown VirginiaMuseum Admission

Members, Active Duty Military, First Responders, and School Teachers FREE

Adults $5

Seniors (62+) and Students $4

Groups of 10 or more $4

Under 6  Free

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Nothing from Sun, 21 November, 2021 to Sun, 28 November, 2021.

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