Long Island
Maritime Museum - Exhibits Programs and
Events Illustrating Long Island's Maritime
History - West Sayville Suffolk County Long
Island New York
The Long Island Maritime Museum is committed
to the research, preservation and
interpretation of our region’s rich nautical
heritage and the role of Long Island in our
national maritime story.
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Long Island
Maritime Museum
Exhibits, Programs And Events
Illustrating Long Island's Maritime History
Experience the exhibits, programs and events
illustrating Long Island's maritime history.
The Long Island Maritime Museum was founded
in 1966 and is located on the historic West
Sayville waterfront. The museum grounds,
once part of the Meadow Edge estate of Mr.
and Mrs. Anson Hard, is now comprised of
fourteen acres and nine historic buildings.
Charged with the mission of preserving Long
Island’s maritime history and heritage for
educational purposes, the Museum has been
welcoming visitors from all over the world
for over 40 years.
Inside one of the National Historic
Landmarks, the Rudolph Oyster House,
visitors can take a look at the industry and
the families who made it work, as well as
what happened to it and the aquaculture in
the Great South Bay today. Long Island
Maritime Museum and Suffolk County Parks in
the days of dead reckoning and no electronic
aids for navigation, it is a small wonder
that ships, sometimes having been at sea for
more than a year, often ended up aground on
the island’s barrier beaches. The exhibits
show how weather, chance, and human error
conspired to make the waters around Long
Island a "valley of ship wrecks".
From the earliest settlers who farmed
shellfish and built dugout canoes, to
residents and visitors of today who enjoy
sunny beaches and world-class boating, Long
Island's story is inextricably linked with
the sea.
The Long Island Maritime Museum is committed
to the research, preservation and
interpretation of our region’s rich nautical
heritage and the role of Long Island in our
national maritime story. Whether it’s boat
building, shipwrecks, shellfish harvesting
or recreational boating that captures your
imagination, it’s all here under our roofs,
in our galleries and at our many events and
programs. Kids will discover the links
between the Island's maritime and natural
histories. They will encounter some of the
amazing creatures living in our local
waters.
The Museum is located on the waterfront of
the former Meadow Edge estate of the Hard
family. With a collection of over 10,000
objects, a rich archive of documents and
photographs, and five historic buildings,
the Museum is a treasure chest of Long
Island history. Long Island Maritime Museum
is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation -
New York Charities Registration #047320-00.
Hours
Monday-Friday 10:00AM-4:00PM
Saturday 10:00AM-4:00PM
Sunday 12:00PM-4:00PM
Admission
$4.00 for adults; $2.00 for seniors and
children; group tours available by
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Long Island
Maritime Museum
86 West Avenue
West Sayville, NY 11796
631-854-4974
limm@limaritime.org
www.limaritime.org
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