Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

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4472 Basin Harbor Road
Vergennes, Vermont 05491 United States Get Directions
Phone 8024752022
Website www.lcmm.org

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  • Devyn Cabral behind the scenes collections corner 800x600

    Collections Corner: Behind the Scenes

    Collections Corner
    Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Where do the Museum’s Archaeology and Collections teams do their work? What happens to artifacts once they are conserved? Find out in this free behind-the-scenes tour of our Nautical Archaeology Center! Take a glimpse into the workspace of an archaeologist and try your hand at treating some iron objects in our Conservation Lab. See the brand-new collections storage area and […]

    Free

  • Devyn Cabral behind the scenes collections corner 800x600

    Collections Corner: Behind the Scenes

    Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Where do the Museum’s Archaeology and Collections teams do their work? What happens to artifacts once they are conserved? Find out in this free behind-the-scenes tour of our Nautical Archaeology Center! Take […]

    Free

  • A carved wooden puffin with a shiny coating

    Collections Corner: Behind the Scenes

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    Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Where do the Museum’s Archaeology and Collections teams do their work? What happens to artifacts once they are conserved? Find out in this free behind-the-scenes tour of our Nautical Archaeology Center! Take a glimpse into the workspace of an archaeologist and see the brand-new collections storage area while learning about items in the Museum’s collection. […]

    Free

  • Collections Corner: Canal Boat Artifacts

    Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Learn about the journey artifacts take, from excavation to accession, in this Collections Corner! We will talk about artifact types, conservation methods, interpretation, and more. This Collections Corner showcases artifacts from the sailing canal boat General Butler, which sank in 1876.

    Free
  • Person leaning over to look at the shipwreck simulator and take notes.

    Collections Corner: Shipwreck Simulator

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    Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Try your hand at being an archaeologist! Visitors will experience an archaeological excavation firsthand in our shipwreck simulator. Staff will teach the basics of archaeological documentation and demonstrate how artifacts now in the Collection were recovered. Learn about the importance of context in both archaeological investigation and Museum interpretation through this program, and try making […]

    Free

  • Collections Corner: Canal Boat Artifacts

    Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Learn about the journey artifacts take, from excavation to accession, in this Collections Corner! We will talk about artifact types, conservation methods, interpretation, and more. This Collections Corner showcases artifacts from the sailing canal boat General Butler, which sank in 1876.

    Free

  • Collections Corner: Canal Boat Artifacts

    Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Learn about the journey artifacts take, from excavation to accession, in this Collections Corner! We will talk about artifact types, conservation methods, interpretation, and more. This Collections Corner showcases artifacts from the sailing canal boat General Butler, which sank in 1876.

    Free
  • A scale diagram of a canalboat from a birds-eye-view.

    Collections Corner: Canal Boat Artifacts

    Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Come experience the Museum's newest exhibit with a special Collections Corner showcasing canal boat artifacts! To celebrate the opening of Underwater Archaeology: Diving into the Stories of People and Canal Boats on Lake Champlain, we're bringing even more canal boat artifacts out of our collections for one day only. Visitors will have the opportunity to […]

    Free

  • Person leaning over to look at the shipwreck simulator and take notes.

    Collections Corner: Shipwreck Simulator

    Nautical Archaeology Center, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vermont, United States

    Try your hand at being an archaeologist! Visitors will experience an archaeological excavation firsthand in our shipwreck simulator. Staff will teach the basics of archaeological documentation and demonstrate how artifacts now in the Collection were recovered. The public will learn about the importance of context in both archaeological investigation and Museum interpretation through this program, […]

    Free