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Join us down by the river May 4-6 for Tall Ships Challenge weekend! More than a dozen tall ships from around the world will be docked on both sides of the Savannah River. Ships of the Sea is partnering with the Sea Cadets and the Coast Guard Auxiliary to teach knot tying on River Street at the Planet Ocean in Motion tent, near the Waving Girl statue, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm each day. Knot tying is a useful skill and fun to learn! Lessons are appropriate for adults and kids ages 9 and up. Free of charge.

Across the river at the Trade & Convention Center, stop by our booths to learn more about Ships of the Sea, the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Sea Cadets. The Coast Guard Auxiliary will have on hand the life-saving basket used in rescue operations, and materials about all three organizations will be available. Selected gift shop items from Ships of the Sea will be offered for purchase.

Tall Ships

In recognition of the SS Savannah's historic Trans-Atlantic crossing, departing on May 22, 1819, Ships of the Sea is proud to honor National Maritime Day with free admission.

Hours of Operation: 10:00 am - 4:15 pm.

Tall Ships

In recognition of the historic 100 year anniversary of the Girl Scouts, Ships of the Sea Museum is pleased to offer an exhibition and educational patch program on Girl Scout Mariners. The exhibit will highlight the development of this unique Girl Scout program and feature Mariner and Girl Scout artifacts from 1917-1960's.

Mariner education program requires a group reservation of at least ten participants.  Please call or email Wendy Melton for further information at: 912-232-1511, wendymelton@shipsofthesea.org

The American Girl Magazine, October 1937

SOS Collection

Receive free admission to Ships of the Sea Museum on Sunday, February 5th, from 12:00 - 4:00 pm in celebration of Georgia History.

Super Museum Sunday 

Feb. 21          

A celebration of our "Journeys, Passages and Transitions" through the spoken and printed word.  For a complete schedule of the Black Heritage Festival please visit www.savannahblackheritagefestival.com.

Sistah "V"

A book launch and signing by Barry Sheehy and Vaughnette Goode-Walker on this second of the four volume series Savannah - Imortal City.  This will be the inaugural presentation of this book in Savannah.

Brokers, Bankers & Bay Lane

Sixteen concerts in 3 days from Savannah Stopover!  All concerst will be held in the Museum's Scarbrough garden.  Please go to www.savannahstopover.com  for ticket information. See schedule below:

March 8th:

March 9th:

March 10th:

Savannah Stopover

We are delighted to announce a major expansion of Ships of the Sea and invite you to take a stroll in our North Garden this spring.  We hope that with its lovely flowers, shrubs, hedges and maple trees, the new garden will serve as a tranquil spot to relax for a moment during your busy day.  The new open-air assembly space will provide a setting for concerst, presentations and other cultural events you'll enjoy.

The new garden will be open to the public seven days as week.  It will be filled with plants that are native to the Savannah area or that have been available locally in Savannah since the early 1800s, including a selection of plants representing the originial Trustees Garden.

The Assembly Hall will seat up to 600 people and will be a prime location for educational and artistic events.  It will also be available for private rentals, including weddings and corporate gatherings.

 North Garden Interior View

North Garden Street View

Cruise on in during your Spring Break!  From April 7th - 15th up to two children will receive free admission with one paying adult.  Musuem hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00 am - 4:15 pm.

Spring Break Sailors

When looking out to sea, the horizon, actually a curve which traces an eternal cycle in time and space, appears to be a straight line.  These paintings are composed in a rectangular, not circular format, but their endless unbeginning is characterized by the background text, map or other image folding back onto itself from the right side of the canvas to the left side.  While working on top of the textual background, some of the words have become highlighted; an unforeseen message sometimes occurs.

Bertha Husband:

A painter and installation artist, native of Scotland and graduate of the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Bertha Husband has exhibited nationally and internationally for the last 30 years in museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago; the Bradford City Art Museum, Bradford, England: and in cultural centers, galleries and art schools in London, Cambridge, Chicago, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Mexico.  She has also been a member of numerous artist collectives since the 1970's, such as Artists for Democracy in London and Axe Street Arena in Chicago. 

"On the other hand, breakers, #1" 

Join us down by the river May 4-6 for Tall Ships Challenge weekend!  More than a dozen tall ships from around the world will be docked on both sides of the Savannah River.  Ships of the Sea is partnering with the Sea Cadets and the Coast Guard Auxiliary to teach knot tying on River Street at the Planet Ocean in Motion tent, near the Waving Girl statue, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm each day.  Knot tying is a useful skill and fun to learn!  Lessons are appropriate for adults and kids ages 9 and up.  Free of charge.

Across the river at the Trade & Convention Center, stop by our booths to learn more about Ships of the Sea, the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Sea Cadets.  The Coast Guard Auxiliary will have on hand the life-saving basket used in rescue operations, and materials about all three organizations will be available.  Selected gift shop items from Ships of the Sea will be offered for purchase.

Tall Ships

In recognition of the SS Savannah's historic Trans-Atlantic crossing, departing on May 22, 1819, Ships of the Sea is proud to honor National Maritime Day with free admission. 

Hours of Operation: 10:00 am - 4:15 pm.

National Maritime Day

Ships of the Sea Museum continues its program of annual free concerts featuring accomplished and creative Savannah musicians with this performance of original Spanish and South American compositions for the guitar, largely from the early twentieth century.  Brian Luckett recently relocated to Savannah from Atlanta, where he was Director of Classical Guitar Studies at Emory University.  This will be an excellent opportunity to enjoy the trees, shrubs and flowering plants in our new North Garden and explore our new outdoor assembly room.

www.brianluckett.com

Brian Luckett