Exhibits at the Maritime Museum of San Diego
Visiting & Permanent Exhibits included with museum admission.
Sea Monsters: Delving Into The Deep Myth
Sea Monsters: Delving Into The Deep Myth Exhibit, Now Open
This fresh, fun, eye-catching exhibit, complete with dramatic Kraken-inspired tentacles climbing across the yards and rigging of the legendary Star of India , will take visitors...
Model Gallery
Features Model Making Legends, Exquisite Representations, Illustrations, Maritime Fine Art
Model Gallery exhibit is located in a newly created visitor annex on the aft-end of the 1898 Victorian-era steam ferryboat Berkeley .
The Maritime...
To The Brink Of War
To The Brink Of War Exhibit is preserved as the film,
The Man Who Saved The World
Produced by the Maritime Museum of San Diego
The Man Who Saved The World is a depiction of a moment in the Cold War when the world came frighteningly...
Wish You Were Here
New Maritime Vintage “Wish You Were Here” Postcard And Photography Exhibit
Maritime Museum of San Diego, serving as the community memory of our seafaring experience by collecting, preserving, and presenting our rich maritime heritage and...
Charting The Sea
Technology and History of Navigation
Charting the Sea covers two major eras of Pacific maritime history; the Age of Exploration and the Age of Science . San Diego, once an object of European discovery, is now a hub for expeditions into the depths ...
Age of Sail
All the technology of the age of sailing and explorers
Exhibits aboard the 1863 bark Star of India place her in context as an example of the final and highest technology of the Age of Sail. Visual and hands-on displays show visitors how ships are...
Age Of Steam
The world at the time of steam power
The Age of Steam exhibit incorporates many features of the Ferryboat Berkeley . She was part of the technological revolution of steam power, which enabled the world's commerce to be transacted on precise timetables...
Harvesting The Ocean
San Diego area commercial fishing
Harvesting the Ocean chronicles the growth and subsequent decline of commercial fishing out of San Diego. This Maritime Museum exhibit profiles the technology and the people who built an industry that once made San...
San Diego's Navy
History of the Naval Presence in San Diego
San Diego's Navy is the only exhibit depicting the remarkable history of the United States Navy in San Diego. From the visit of the "Great White Fleet" over 100 years ago, when the harbor was too shallow...