Chesapeake Encounters

Chronicling communities through a new exhibition
America began as a maritime enterprise. For centuries, we have relied upon our maritime resources for food, transportation, jobs, and recreation. The Chesapeake Bay’s coastal and inland waters have shaped the course of our history and future.

As an orientation to both the Museum and the region, the Bay History building will feature a new permanent exhibition on the history and culture of the tidewater area—from Native American oyster harvesters, tobacco merchants, and free and enslaved African American sailors, to the watermen, farmers, recreational boaters, and migrant workers of today.

Planning funds will bring scholars, curators, and designers to our campus to help create interactive components of the exhibit, demonstrating how the Bay’s abundant natural assets have supported distinctive communities with rich maritime traditions.

1. "At Play on the Bay" Exhibit
2. Historic Vessel Program Endowment & Skipjack Restoration Project
3. Marine Railway Upgrade
4. Information Technology
5. Old Point Restoration
6. Curatorial Acquisitions
7. Rosie Parks Restoration
8. Boat Shop Renovation
9. Chesapeake Encounters
10. Steamboat Building Expansion

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