THE MUSEUM IS OPEN!!
Welcome to the Herreshoff Museum. We are now open to the public for self-guided tours, Thursdays through Sundays, 10-5pm, for Summer, 2020. Visitors of the Museum will be asked to wear a mask and follow a few simple rules to keep everyone as safe and healthy as possible.
NEXT EVENT
Video: “In Contact with the Enemy: The Nazi Spy and U.S. Navy Lieutenant John F. Kennedy” A presentation by David Kohnen, Ph.D.
David Kohnen earned the PhD with the Laughton Professor of Naval History in the War Studies Department at the University of London
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THE HERRESHOFF MARINE MUSEUM / AMERICA'S CUP HALL OF FAME is dedicated to the education and inspiration of the public through presentations of the history and innovative work of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and the America's Cup competition. The Museum, bordering beautiful Narragansett Bay, in Bristol, Rhode Island, is one of the nation's most important historic maritime treasures.
LATEST NEWS FROM HMM
September 10, 2020
The 2020 Gala will be reimagined as a virtual event on December 10th, 2020.
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Reliance Society
Support the Herreshoff Marine Museum by joining the exclusive Reliance Society and receive gifts, invitations to events, and access to special content.
The Curator's Log
Read Part Three in Curator Emeritus John Palmieri's three part series on the 13th Challenge, originally published in our Curator's Log in 2016.
The Trials of 1914
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This Week in Herreshoff History: We remember the Hurricane of 1938 – photos from our archive and links to some incredible historic footage from the actual hurricane – and discuss winter storage and maintaining the ways at HMCo.⠀
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Step back in time with us via the link in our profile. ⠀
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The health and safety of our patrons and staff means the world to us. Because of the continuing risk of Covid-19, we have decided to reimagine the 2020 Reliance Gala into a virtual event. ⠀
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This event will take place on December 10th, 2020. A detailed event program and online tickets will be available soon. We look forward to gathering together our community, even if only virtually. ⠀
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Please join us for an exciting, thoughtfully curated, celebratory hour! Stay tuned at herreshoff.org ⠀
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#Herreshoff #Gala #VirtualEvent #HerreshoffMarineMuseum
A new perspective on the lines of the R-Boat thanks to @BlockIslandSteve in this month's IYRS Classic Yacht Regatta held in Newport, Rhode Island. ⠀
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Gamecock(@gamecocksailing) a 1925 Herreshoff R-Class Racing Sloop owned by Peter McClennen. McClennen enjoys the camaraderie of classic yacht ownership especially among the local fleet of smaller day-sailors. "It is my dream to see even more boats and events on the water to keep this momentum and camaraderie going."⠀
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Photo: @BlockIslandSteve
This Week in Herreshoff History: A sneak preview of next week’s “From the Vault” post about this mystery boat and a clambake on Prudence Island. We also learn about the founding of the HMCo. fire brigade and get a visit from the steam yacht IOLANDA with the help of a few little Herreshoff launches.⠀
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Can you identify in the comments below:⠀
- The vessel and the year from the Prudence Island Clambake? (1st photo)⠀
- Which HMCo. vessel appears on the fire brigade badge? Hint: the badge is from 1904!) (2nd Photo)⠀
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Read the full post via the link in our profile. ⠀
“The museum did such a great job this year. On one hand, it was odd not having the events, but on the other hand, this really brought out the pure nature of sailing," - Peter McClennen about this year's Herreshoff Classic Regatta.⠀
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Results and a recap of the events can be found on our website (link in profile).⠀
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📸: Jens Lange of Baltic Boatworks⠀
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This week in Code Flag Lima news! We highlight a recent artifact acquisition at HMM - a beautiful cast signal bell assembly from the 1910s, a debate over Rhode Island style clam chowder and a broadside from the Rocky Point - that’s #1871 friends, not #1971 - a little Labor Day history, swimming off the pier (again) and one last celebration of the successful 1920 America’s Cup defense by RESOLUTE. As always, head on over to Herreshoff.org/Lima/ to learn the story behind each of these wonderful images!
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Important News:
The 2020 Reliance Gala has been rescheduled to December 10th, 2020.
Join the Reliance Society
Support the Herreshoff Marine Museum by joining the exclusive Reliance Society and receive gifts, invitations to events, and access to special content.