The Maine Maritime Museum celebrates Maine’s maritime heritage and culture in order to educate the community and a worldwide audience about the important role of Maine in regional and global maritime activities. The Museum accomplishes its stewardship through: discriminate collection, preservation and dissemination of historic materials and information, engaging educational programs, relevant and compelling exhibitions, and a unique historic shipyard, all connecting the past to contemporary and future issues.

The Maine Maritime Museum is located 10 miles up the Kennebec River,
from the Gulf of Maine in historic Bath ME, known as the ‘City of Ships.’
243 Washington Street, Bath, Maine 04530
Tel: (207) 443-1316 ext. 0 Fax: (207) 443-1665

The Maine Maritime Museum, located on the grounds of the former Percy & Small Shipyard offers a myriad of opportunities to explore Maine’s maritime heritage and culture and to experience the mystique of Maine.

Bath is renowned for shipbuilding, which began here in 1743 and continues today at the Bath Iron Works founded in 1884.

1. •Fascinating exhibits brimming with art and artifacts
   

2. •Contemporary, interactive areas for children and adults
   

3. •An historic shipyard, the Percy & Small Shipyard with five of the original 19th century buildings  The last commercial enterprise to build wooden ships in the city was acquired for preservation in 1971
   

4. •A Victorian-era shipyard owners home
   

5. •An active waterfront
   

6. •A life-size sculptural representation of the largest wooden sailing vessel ever built
   

7. •A scenic campus on the bank of the Kennebec River