From now until our Wrecked! Exhibition Grand Opening on May 5th, we will be sharing weekly videos with insights on the new exhibit every Tuesday on Periscope, followed by a re-cap blog post and video every Wednesday. Follow along as we unveil this exciting new exhibit at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum!

This past weekend, something REALLY big happened.

We opened the doors to our newest exhibition, Wrecked!, to share it with the public for the FIRST time.

This “soft opening” is a little scary for us, after six years of excavation and four years of exhibit planning, we are exposing our new Museum baby to the world for the first time.

So far, the reviews have been fantastic! People are really enjoying the artifacts, the interactive games, the insights from Star Waters, and the overall feel of the exhibit.

We know YOU can’t wait to see it too, so we thought we would bring you a little sneak peek with the staff curators of our new exhibit, Division Director of Collections & Interpretation Brenda Swann and Director of Interpretation Paul Zielinski.

Check out the video below (which originally aired in full on Periscope — go follow us there for more videos leading up to the big exhibit launch!) and get your first look inside the completed exhibit.

Video Highlights:

  • 1:35 – Star Waters Interactive Video Game
  • 3:22 – X-Ray Station and Magnetometer Survey Experience
  • 3:50 – Introduction to the Sand Bar
  • 5:20 – Cistern Art Installation
  • 5:48 – Gold Coin Recovered from Shipwreck
  • 6:20 – Shipwreck Cannon and Lead Deck Pump Artifacts
  • 7:11 – Ship’s Bell Artifact
  • 7:54 – Meet Star Waters!
  • 9:16 – Find Out More About Wrecked!