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by superadmin | May 4, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, Diver, history, Mark V, museum, navy, submarine
Emerson Emory in diving suit c.1950As we learned in the previous video, What Does a Museum Curator Do, museum curators are often tasked with caring for artifacts within their museum collections. USS Bowfin’s Museum Curator, Sarah Bellian discusses the maintenance of...
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by superadmin | Feb 21, 2020 | artifact, gift shop, museum, news, WWII History
Take a selfie in front of our JAKE Mark V #USSBowfinMuseumJAKE is our 1961 Mark V Mod 1 standard diving dress, equipment for deep sea diving. This artifact received a thorough and much-needed cleaning. The boot soles and belt weights, made of lead, were deteriorating...
by superadmin | Feb 17, 2020 | construction, museum, news, updates
What is going on with the construction? Well, a lot! MUSEUMAll of the structural steel was delivered and the new museum wing is taking shape. The installation of the roof for the new entry way has started. There has been a ton of progress on the museum interior where...
by superadmin | Feb 10, 2020 | construction, museum, updates
Pictured: (left) rendering of the museum entrance. (Right) current construction of museum entrance.In late January, construction on the museum entrance began to resemble the photos of our museum renderings. We are so pleased to see the new museum take shape as...
by superadmin | Oct 1, 2019 | capital campaign, museum
Phase Two of the museum’s construction is in full swing! For those planning to visit in the next couple of months, we have a couple of updates.ACCESSOur submarine will be open and available to tour throughout our renovations. Tickets may be purchased online, at...
by superadmin | Jul 1, 2019 | capital campaign, museum
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park would like to wish you and your family a Happy Fourth of July!If you’ve been to the park recently (or plan on visiting in the next several months), you’ll notice a lot of changes. In an effort to expand our reach and...
