The Museum is located on the Eastern shore of Bristol Harbor due East of the red / green middle-ground marker on the North side of Hog Island. Our coordinates are: Latitude: 41° 39.46' North, Longitude: 71° 16.26' West.

The Museum exhibitions are open for the season.

• The Museum and store are open for the season.  The hours are 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, seven days per week.  If you are planning a full visit of the Museum, please plan to arrive no later than 4:00 PM in order to give yourself sufficient time.
• To arrange a guided tour by one of our docents, please contact our Store Manager and Visitor Experience Coordinator, Maggie Church by email or telephone.
• The library and archives are available by appointment only; please contact Librarian Norene Rickson or Curator John Palmieri for an appointment.

Holiday Hours:  We will be open from 10 AM - 2 PM on July 4, 2010, and 8 AM to 3 PM on July 5, 2010.

Museum Office Hours

• Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Admission - Individual

• Members Admitted Free
• $8 - Adult 
• $7 - Senior (over 65)
• $4 - Students with ID and children 11 - 17
• Children under 10 - No Charge

Admission - Group Rates

• $7 per person - Groups of 5-10
• $6 per person - Groups of 11-20
• $5 per person - Groups 21 or larger

  For access to the collection, including the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Model Room, please contact our Curator or Executive Director at 401.253.5000.

Directions to the Museum

The Museum is located at One Burnside Street, at the corner of Hope Street (Route 114) and Burnside Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, 0.5 miles south of the center of Bristol and 1.5 miles north of the Mount Hope Bridge. The Museum is a 25-minute drive from Providence, Newport, or Fall River.

From the North (Boston): take Route 24 south to RI Exit 2 (Mt. Hope Bridge/RWU). Take a right off exit onto Boyds Lane. Follow north to Mount Hope Bridge. After crossing the bridge, take the left fork onto Ferry Road (Route 114); this becomes Hope Street (still Route 114). After the "Lobster Pot Restaurant," a short way further, note the Museum's 100-foot flag pole on the waterfront; turn right onto Burnside Street.

From the North (Providence): Take Route 195 east to Exit 7 (Barrington/Rte 114). Follow Route 114 south through Barrington, Warren and the center of Bristol. When Hope Street (Route 114) becomes adjacent to Bristol Harbor, note the Museum's 100-foot flagpole on the waterfront; turn left onto Burnside Street.

From the South: Drive north via Route 138 or 114 to the Mount Hope Bridge (linking Aquidneck Island with Bristol, RI). After crossing the bridge, take the left fork onto Ferry Road (Route 114); this becomes Hope Street (still Route 114). After the "Lobster Pot Restaurant," a short way further, note the Museum's 100-foot flag pole on the waterfront; turn right onto Burnside Street.