Essex Shipbuilding Museum

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Summer & Fall (June - October) Wednesday through Sunday,10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Winter & Spring (November – May) Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 5:00.

See how wooden vessels were built. See and feel the actual tools that built them. Learn the lost art of the mold loftsman. Bore a hole. Caulk a seam. Relive history through dioramas, full-scale construction displays, hands-on exhibits, video presentations and a real schooner - all at The Essex Shipbuilding Museum. The home of so many of Cape Ann's best kept secrets.