Custom House Maritime Museum | Stewards of Your History

Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm & Sunday 12 pm – 4 pm.

The Museum has reinstated the original COVID protocol and requires masks indoors.

Stewards of Your History

Join us as we bring our past to life

It’s about where we’ve been. Where we are. Where we’re going.

From High Street to the shores of the Merrimack, the neighborhoods of Newburyport are steeped in maritime history, rich with stories of the people who helped build this city, explore these waters, and found our nation. From its settlement to its rise as a maritime hub to its rebirth, we’re here to tell its story. To share its legacy. To show you how you’re a part of where we will go. We are the Custom House Maritime Museum, the stewards of your maritime history.

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at the Custom House Maritime Museum

Extended through December 31, 2021

Current exhibit

THE EARLY AMERICAN TAVERN

Entertainment for Man and Horse: Victuals Libations and Distractions in an Early American Tavern

Exhibit details

Current exhibit

THE EARLY AMERICAN TAVERN

Entertainment for Man and Horse: Victuals Libations and Distractions in an Early American Tavern

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Jacob Little: “Great Bear of Wall Street”

Descended from George Little, who arrived from England to the 5-year-old Newberry Plantation in 1640, Jacob Little was born March 19, 1797, to Jacob Sr., a merchant, and Hannah (Sawyer). Jacob Sr. made his fortune throughout the 1790s and early 1800s, until the...

The Fresnel Lens is Heading Home: An Interview with a Lampist

The Fresnel Lens is Heading Home: An Interview with Lampist Kurt Fosburg On September 1st, Kurt Fosburg of Superior Lighthouse Restoration, LLC will be moving the Fresnel Lens from its home of over four decades at the Custom House Maritime Museum to its original...

CHMM Maritime Days

CHMM Maritime Days Returns! The CHMM’s #1 FUNdraiser of the year, Maritime Days, will be held September 10 – 12. This weekend will be jam-packed with fun events for the whole family. Friday Evening: Kicking off the weekend Friday night at 6:30 on the waterfront...