Museum Report

Naval History in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum has excellent exhibits of art and artifacts from Holland’s Golden Age of Sail.

William Galvani

July 2021

Visitors can see the Mayflower II and her painted sloping sides from the State Pier on Water Street.

The Mayflower II Returns to Plymouth

For more than 60 years, the Mayflower II has welcomed visitors in Plymouth.

William Galvani

February 2021

From Fishing to Oil Rigs: Texas’s Maritime History

The Texas Maritime Museum, located in Rockport, explores the state’s maritime history, from European exploration of the Gulf Coast to offshore oil drilling and commercial and sport fishing.

William Galvani

December 2020

The Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre has been open to the public since 2005.

Jewel in the Crown Down Under

Located on Garden Island in the heart of Sydney Harbour is one of the jewels of Australia—the Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre. More a treasure chest than a single jewel ...

By William Twaddell

October 2020

This wooden outrigger canoe—the predecessor of the craft in Hawaiian artist Herb Kawainui Ka–ne’s paintings—is on display at the National Historic Park of Pu’uhonua o Ho–naunau.

Museum Report: Kona’s Maritime Heritage

The Big Island of Hawaii also offers a rich maritime heritage of Polynesian voyagers, traders, sea warfare, and European explorers.

William Galvani

August 2020

One of the museum’s exhibits displays a uniform worn by Navajo Code Talkers, who trained at Camp Elliott, today’s East Miramar. The Lady Ace 09 helicopter that evacuated the U.S. ambassador from the Saigon embassy in 1975 also is on display.

At 20, ‘5th’ Marine Aircraft Wing Eyes Permanent Museum

The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in San Diego is one of three Marine Corps command museums and the only one focused on Marine aviation.

Gidget Fuentes

June 2020

Arlington National Cemetery Alive with History

While Arlington National Cemetery honors the fallen from U.S. military actions and those who served proudly in uniform, it also is a living monument to the U.S. Navy and Marine ...

Kevin M. Hymel

March 2020