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Unique research, conservation and visitor lab space opens at St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

2017-10-04T15:01:25-04:00October 4th, 2017|

Museum opens new Maritime Archaeology & Education Center as part of the progress of the Maritime Heritage Park ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – On Thursday, September 28th the Museum celebrated a project twenty years in the making with the opening of a new building that houses an education and exhibit space as well as conservation labs, research library, an x-ray room and offices. Over one hundred people including elected officials, the Museum’s Board of Trustees, Museum [...]

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Learn About Our New Exhibit During Museum Week

2017-06-14T10:14:38-04:00June 14th, 2017|

Legends of the Light After months of planning, we are less than a week away from beginning the installation of Legends of the Light a new exhibit here at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. The landings of the staircase will display historic photographs and stories of the people who lived and worked at the Lighthouse. The Maritime Archaeology & Education Center (MAEC) will present more keepers’ stories and play host to a large [...]

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Opening Soon! Legends of the Light Exhibit

2017-05-17T12:42:42-04:00May 17th, 2017|

Right now, the sounds of construction punctuate the Lighthouse grounds, as a new building takes shape. The Maritime Archaeology & Education Center (MAEC) will house offices, education space, a maritime archaeology center, and a new exhibit space. Behind the scenes, our Interpretation division is working with exhibit designers to create an engaging and informative exhibit detailing the history of the St. Augustine Lighthouse and the people that lived and worked there. Maria Andreu was [...]

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Wrecked! Grand Opening

2016-05-06T08:00:49-04:00May 6th, 2016|

WOW! We were so humbled by the turnout at last night's Wrecked! Exhibition Grand Opening! Thank you to everyone who joined us, and especially Ancient City Brewing, musician Justin Gurnsey, and Jackie Hird Photography who helped us provide a great night for our guests. We also christened and launched our 1760s British Yawl boat, built by our incredible volunteers at the Lighthouse Heritage Boatworks. If you didn't get a chance to come by, you have plenty [...]

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Making of an Exhibit: Moving Ain’t Easy

2016-01-25T08:00:27-05:00January 25th, 2016|

What does it take to build a brand new museum exhibit? Over the next few months, we’re going to give you exclusive access behind the scenes as our team works together to createWrecked! a new experience coming to the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum in May 2016. » Read our first entry “Boxes & Beginnings” Fact: Cannons are really heavy Imagine this scenario: You have a delicate, 18th century cannon that ways a ton (literally, it [...]

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Making of an Exhibit: Boxes & Beginnings

2016-01-11T08:00:21-05:00January 11th, 2016|

What does it take to build a brand new museum exhibit? Over the next few months, we’re going to give you exclusive access behind the scenes as our team works together to create Wrecked! a new experience coming to the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum in May 2016. Wrecked! A (brief) origin story Here’s the first thing you need to know about making an exhibit: It takes a long time. If you want to be technical [...]

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