The Annapolis Maritime Museum seeks to connect the richness of the maritime heritage of the Annapolis area with our local youth and adults.The Museum operates from a waterside campus on the shores of Back Creek, with unequaled views of Annapolis Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay.
The Museum campus is the site of the last remaining oyster packing plant in the area, the McNasby's Oyster Packing Company. The McNasby building was severely damaged by Hurricane Isabel in 2003, but has been restored, thanks to community support, as the Bay Experience Center -- an interactive facility like no other. It is now home to our signature exhibit, "Oysters on the Half Shell." Programming, such as our popular summer concert series and winter lecture series, continues.
The Museum's activities have grown through the years wtih commmunity surpport and sheer determination, first in our other campus building, the 650 square-foot Barge House, restored through volunteer efforts and in-kind donations, and now in the McNaby building. The Museum is host to meetings, community events, lectures, concerts, and children's educational activities. It is the launching point for the Museum's tours to the iconic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse -- the most famous symbol of the upper Chesapeake Bay.
With a great deal of community support, the Museum has continued to do great things -- full steam ahead! We have accomplished much and there are big plans in the offing. Join us. Participate in history and in keeping history alive.
The exhibition gallery is open for regular with the new exhibit, "Oysters on the Half Shell." Regular hours are Thursday-Sunday, noon – 4 p.m., and for seminars, concerts and other meetings and programs by appointment. The Museum office is open for business 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. See Events for an up-to-date listing.
On Now
Summer concert series is underway - Read more
Next concert, August 5, features Them Eastport Oyster Boys
"Our Chesapeake," Photographs of the Bay by Michael Land runs through August 24. Read more
Museum Seeking Volunteer Coordinator through the Volunteer Maryland Program and AmeriCorps - Read more
The second printing of Over the Bridge: A History of Eastport at Annapolis, a 368-page hardback by Ginger Doyel, is in! If you didn't get your copy because we sold out of the first printing, call us now. Read more about the book.Interested in renting our facility?
Please call 410 295-0104
