Collaboration to Fulfill a Bold Vision: The 38 th Voyage of the CHARLES W. MORGAN
CHARLES W. MORGAN • Built in 1841 • Whaled for 80 years • 37 Voyages • Oldest commercial vessel • Sparred Length- 165’ • Length on Deck- 107’ • Draft- 14’
Mission Mystic Seaport is a museum that strives to inspire an enduring connection to the American maritime experience. Core Values Inspiration Knowledge Authenticity Stewardship Community Homeward Bound, Provincetown and New Bedford, 1921
“If not now, when?”
transit window work/sea trials open to public MAY JUNE JULY AUG MMA NPT MV New London New Bedford Stellwagen Boston
Voyage Goals • Sail the ship! • Use our public history strategy to reinterpret an iconic artifact • Reach new and important audiences by bringing the Morgan to them • Spotlight maritime communities • Forge partnerships with other cultural organizations • Make history, don’t just preserve it • Understand and document this artifact more fully through use • Draw on partner expertise and perspective to fully realize the project potential
Donor and member engagement
A new vision for an old ship Reinterpretation of the Charles W. Morgan • Perils and profits of whaling • Whaling as a cultural crossroads • Impact on American Identity • Changing perceptions of whales In collaboration with NOAA “When the Morgan returns to Stellwagen Bank in 2014, she will arrive not as a predator but as a shepherd, and her cargo will be knowledge, not whale oil . “ – Dan Basta, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Benefits to Collaboration 1. Make Stronger Grant Proposals 2. Reach New Audiences 3. Add to the Collections 4. Gather Fresh Perspectives 5. Embrace a 21 st -century Approach 6. More Voices to Tell the Story 7. New Friends for the Museum 8. Share the Work! Artwork by Laura Rawson, Dalvero Academy
Collaborative Planning • 2009: Feasibility study • 2011-2013: Expert input at charrettes Humanities scholars Science scholars Port partner museums Tall ship captains • Committees meeting throughout Voyage Steering Committee Port Program Committee Staffing and Logistics Committee
Whaleboat Builders Alexandria Seaport Foundation (VA) Great Lakes Boat Building School (MI) The Apprenticeshop (ME) Independence Seaport Museum (PA) Lowell’s Boat Shop (MA) Gannon and Benjamin Boatyard (MA) Beetle Boat Shop (MA) Rocking the Boat (NY) Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (VT) 15
Find nb hurricane pic
#SailWithMorgan #SailForTallShips
Coordination with Local Agencies to Manage Port Risks Agencies • U.S. Coast Guard • Law enforcement – federal, state, and local • Fire Departments • Emergency Medical Service • Harbormaster • Local governmental agencies Risks Include • Vandalism / trespassing • Fire • Injury • Protesters
38 th Voyage Programming • Voyage Programmatic Approach & Goals • Partnerships • In Ports: Public Exhibits and Programs • Onboard: 38 th Voyagers and Stowaway
Charles W. Morgan as… Artifact Historic Site Space Shuttle Historic Technology Symbol of a difficult topic
Mystic Seaport Vision…. To significantly influence how new generations engage with our nation’s past, present, and future. Relevant & Immersive Authentic Immersive Shared Authority Participatory
Sampling of Project Partners Tisbury Towing 28
Satellite Exhibit Hosts ALASKA Baranov Museum - Kodiak Historical Society CALIFORNIA -- Los Angeles Maritime Museum -- Channel Islands Maritime Museum (Oxnard) MASSACHUSETTS -- New Bedford Whaling Museum -- Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum NEW YORK The Whaling Museum at Cold Spring Harbor PENNSYLVANIA Independence Seaport Museum (Philadelphia) TEXAS Galveston Historical Foundation VIRGINIA Mariners' Museum (Newport News) WISCONSIN Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Dockside Exhibit
Dockside Exhibit Scale Model: 1/8” = 1’
Support and enhance the visit on board
Support different learning styles through demonstration Smithing and coopering demonstrations
Give voice to others
Reaping the Harvest
Unexpected outcomes
Cape Ann Mystic Seaport NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Boston Mystic Seaport Cape Cod
National Marine Sanctuary Tent
OceansLIVE Broadcasts July 11-13
Jean-Michel Cousteau at Faneuil Hall
Whale of a Game at Fenway Park – July 18
38 th Voyagers • 85 Voyagers on 10 transit legs • Goal: adding multiple perspectives to the Morgan ’s history and reaching new audiences • Each Voyager produces a project that Mystic Seaport can use in future exhibits, online, etc. • 38 th Voyager Coordinators helping refine and implement projects
Training Days
Map showing bucket samples taken during 38 th Voyage, from Williams-Mystic professor Lisa Gilbert
Mike Whitney, UConn professor, launching ocean drifters to measure current patterns
Research Center From Mystic Seaport Collections and Tyler Putman Blog Post Samples: “Shoes and Rigs aboard the Charles W. Morgan” “ Whalemen and Waterproofing: The Recipes”
“Down to the Seas Again” comic by Lucy Bellwood
Kathleen Lafferty talks about her ancestor, captain’s wife Marian Smith, as part of an OceansLIVE broadcast
Dante Francomano Matt Ecklund
Tom Sullivan holds wood from the Morgan ’s restoration that he and his brother identified in Boston
Sketches by Evan Turk
Ger Tysk, from Boston to Japan and across the Atlantic
Who Will Be the Morgan Stowaway?
“Voyaging in the Wake of the Whalers” NEW Exhibit opening Summer 2015
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