Museum Events

MUSEUM EVENTS 2021

2021 MUSEUM EVENTS

January Events

JANUARY EVENT/S 2021

SOLSTICE SEAFARERS!

We're waiting for you! So join us for Solstice Seafarers. FREE ADMISSION for two children when accompanied with one paying adult!

22 DECEMBER 2020 - 4 JANUARY 2021

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (LAST ADMISSION: 4:15 PM)

TUESDAY - SUNDAY

MARCH EVENT/S 2021

SURVIVING SAVANNAH

BOOK LAUNCH

Join best-selling author Patti Callahan Henry on Zoom as she launches her latest novel, Surviving Savannah, about the true and untold story of the Steamship Pulaski wreck, often called "the Titanic of the South," live from Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum. Featuring Q&A with the author, a reading from the new book, and a special preview of never-before-seen artifacts from the future Pulaski shipwreck exhibit, you will NOT want to miss this fascinating, interactive virtual event!

Virtual ticket includes link to event, an autographed copy of Surviving Savannah, and a donation to Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum to fund the future Pulaski shipwreck exhibit (scheduled to open in 2022).

9 MARCH 2021

6:00 - 8:00 PM

TICKET PRICE: $40.00

ZOOM

TICKETS

SPRING BREAK SAILORS!

HOP A RIDE TO Spring Break Sailors! FREE ADMISSION for two children when accompanied by one paying adult.

27 MARCH - 4 APRIL 2021

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (LAST ADMISSION: 4:15 PM)

TUES-SUN

OCTOBER EVENT/S 2021

HUMAN CARGO: SAVANNAH AND THE OCEANIC SLAVE TRADE

The intention of “Human Cargo: Savannah and the Oceanic Slave Trade” is to recognize this region’s role in the African diaspora. From 1755 – 1858 hundreds of slave ships arrived in Savannah from the West Indies, the Caribbean, and Africa. Each of these vessels carried tens to hundreds of enslaved people destined to be sold on the auction block. The ordeals they suffered as human cargo included the loss of their freedom, families, homeland, identity, and even their names. We may never be able to recognize them individually, but we can call out the ships that were the instruments of their torture and the brokers who profited from their misery. While their names have been lost, the volume of their collective anguish has not. It is in tribute that we acknowledge their numbers and the path of their suffering through a blanketing of the Museum’s upper and lower atriums with a registry documenting their bitter journeys into Savannah slavery.

Special focus will be given to the innumerable people who did not survive the journey. A tribute to those lost will be presented through a moving installation which will span the entirety of the North Garden’s reflecting pool. Artist and SCAD Professor Chris Nitsche will install a deconstructed slave ship which will be flanked with graphic sails created by Professor Rachel Green and the students of Georgia Southern. Professor Eric Clark and the students of Savannah State University will document the lost through ceramic sculpture within the waters of the pool. This installation will be available for viewing free of charge

14 OCT 2021 - 27 FEB 2022

OPENING RECEPTION: 14 OCT 2021, 6-8 PM, FREE ADMISSION

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (LAST ADMISSION: 4:15 PM)

TUES-SUN

NOVEMBER EVENT/S 2021

THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND ITS LEGACY SERIES

PRESENTED BY PIONEERS IN PRESERVATION

Honorary Chair: Carol Bell

Programs that acknowledge the institution of slavery and honors the contributions of the enslaved and their descendants to the culture and traditions of the Lowcountry through a series of lectures, workshops and concerts.

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC

11 NOVEMBER - 14 NOVEMBER 2021

This series is supported by Georgia Humanities, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, through appropriations made by the Georgia General Assembly and the City of Savannah Arts and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Program.

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