We look forward to seeing you!
Hours: Thursday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm & Sunday 12 pm – 4 pm.
Masks are required to be worn 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
Current exhibit
THE EARLY AMERICAN TAVERN
Entertainment for Man and Horse: Victuals Libations and Distractions in an Early American Tavern
What’s going on around here?
Museum Receives Painting of Ship Anahuac
Recently, on a beautiful September morning, Custom House Maritime Museum Executive Director Joan Whitlow, and former museum curator Kevin MacDonald, traveled to Maine, to meet with Mrs. Ellen Grant, whose great-grandfather was Captain George Prescott Spalding, of...
A Peek Into Our Collection: Carl S. Johnson’s Autograph Book
Written by: Emily Hoffman, Docent and collections researcher Among the Custom House collections, is a small autograph book. The cover is linen embossed with detailed color paper of a bird perched on a branch of flowers. Artistically inspired corner fold reveals a...
The Things We Find!
In an effort to improve space and assess the holdings of the Custom House Maritime Museum, we have begun to review the 250 linear feet of books. Books are in every room, mostly historical or relating to Newburyport, maritime, or the Custom House history. However,...
Header Photo Credit: Mary Johnson