Even the littlest visitors love our Built to Win Design Challenge!
LIVE: Tune in to watch the surprise reunion between one of the most storied tank gunners in Army history, Clarence Smoyer, and his old Sherman Tank!
LIVE: Tune in to watch the surprise reunion between one of the most storied tank gunners in Army history, Clarence Smoyer, and his old Sherman Tank!
LIVE: Tune in to watch the surprise reunion between one of the most storied tank gunners in Army history, Clarence Smoyer, and his old Sherman Tank!
Dear Friends,
Your support for the USS Constitution Museum makes possible the hands-on history that happens here every day. It’s not too late to make your year-end tax-deductible gift to the Museum! To everyone who has, THANK YOU!
The Annual Fund enables us to make our maritime heritage engaging and accessible to all, like through our new exhibit, opening in the spring, about the sailors currently serving on board USS CONSTITUTION. These crew members will share in their own words how they preserve the mission and values of “Old Ironsides” 221 years after the Ship’s launch. This is just one of the many ways in which the Museum shares how our maritime past is relevant and relatable today – and we cannot do it without you!
We at the Museum send you all warm wishes for a peaceful and productive 2019!
https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/support/donate/
There's still time to experience the large scale line drawings and sculptures of Marlon Forrester’s immersive art installation "B.O.A.T. (Crane 65)." We and USS Constitution are open during the shutdown so come and experience American history first-hand!
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The USS Constitution honoring those lost on September 11, 2001 #Boston25 @uss_constitution @usscm
Maria Finkelmeier - "IronSounds"
Maria Finkelmeier - "IronSounds"
Fair winds and following seas to CDR Robert L. Gillen, USN (Retired), 59th commanding officer of USS Constitution. His tireless dedication to service has left a lasting legacy on the Museum, “Old Ironsides”, Boston National Historical Park, and the #CharlestownMA community. Rest easy shipmate we have the watch.
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#USNavy #Navy #USSConstitution #OldIronsides #military #maritime #Boston #Massachusetts #NewEngland #American #heritage
Land of the free and home of the brave! 🇺🇸 USS Constitution
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#ussconstitution #oldironsides #happyfourth #indepebdenceday #usnavy #navy #military #maritime #boston #american #history #heritage #musem
And we’re off! Today we join @uss_constitution and @boston_nhp along with special guests Secretary of the @usnavy Richard Spencer and Secretary of the @usinterior Ryan Zinke to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Midway.
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#ussconstitution #oldironsides #usnavy #usinterior #wwii #boston #harbor #massachusetts #newengland
Maria Finkelmeier Sound Art Recording
History meets art! We are working with percussionist and composer Maria Finkelmeier who, along with her crew, literally played Dry Dock 1! Stay tuned for more details on this summer art installation. Thank you to our friends USS Constitution, Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston, and Boston National Historical Park for making this a possibility!
We spent the afternoon in Dry Dock 1 with percussionist Maria Finkelmeier in preparation for a summer art installation in the Boston National Historical Park. Stay tuned for details!
Resilient as ever, America’s Ship of State, USS Constitution braves the #noreaster storm surge!
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#USNavy #Navy #military #maritime #Boston #Massachusetts #BostonHarbor #flood #rain #history #museum
20 February 2018 Cyane-Levant Ceremony
It's always a treat to watch USS Constitution sailors perform period gun drills aboard "Old Ironsides". This morning's ceremony, commemorating Constitution's victory over HMS Cyane and HMS Levant during the War of 1812, included USS Constitution's officers and crew, members from the USS Constitution Museum, Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston, a former officer of the Royal Navy, and special guest VADM Sawyer, Commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet.
Ending the HMS Java ceremony aboard @USS_Constitution with a bang. Stand by!
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#USNavy #Navy #military #maritime #Boston #American #history #heritage #cannon #guns
This mechanical astronomical slide found in @HarvardArtMuseum’s “Philosophy Chamber” exhibit reminds us of @USS_Constitution’s 1931-1934 National Cruise and travels across the globe during her storied history.
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#BostonInstaSwap #MuseumInstaSwap #BostonSMASH #Boston #Massachusetts #American #USNavy #Navy #Military #Art #History #Heritage #Museum
Sunset gun, 5:40 PM.
On November 11, 1976, Commander Tyrone Martin recommenced the practice of firing morning and sunset guns from USS Constitution.
#USNavy #navy #military #gun #salute #cannon
USS Constitution featured on the WGBH #digital mural in honor of her birthday! Photos and video provided by Greg M. Cooper Photography and Michael Blanchard!
#USSConstitution220 #USNavy #navy #military #maritime #Boston #American #history #heritage #museum #NPR
Navy Band Northeast's Rhode Island Sound helps celebrate USS C...
Those voices! Bravo Rhode Island Sound - Navy Band Northeast!
USS Constitution's 220th Birthday Ceremony
USS Constitution's birthday ceremony with CDR Robert Gerosa, 74th Commanding Officer, LCDR Tim Anderson, Executive Officer, Maria Cole, National Parks of Boston Boston National Historical Park, and Anne Grimes Rand, USS Constitution Museum President. (USS Constitution's saluting battery at 5:43)
USS Constitution's 220th Birthday Celebration Begins
USS Constitution's birthday party is in full swing! Rolling Thunder has arrived with music by Rhode Island Sound - Navy Band Northeast. Thank you Battleship Cove, Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program, USS Thomas Hudner Commissioning Committee, and USO New England for coming out and helping us celebrate!
Cruising aboard @USS_Constitution during her first turnaround demonstration in three years!
#USSConstitution220 #USNavy #navy #military #maritime #Boston #American #history #heritage #museum #rainbow
On board USS Constitution for her 17-gunsalute at the US Coast Guard station.
Underway aboard USS Constitution for her first cruise in three years with Carl Herzog, public historian with the Museum and Margherita Desy, historian with the Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston.
USS Constitution's 1997 Sail
A conversation with the crew who sailed "Old Ironsides" for the first time in 116 years.
It's a beautiful day out there! Come explore all the Charlestown Navy Yard Boston National Historical Park has to offer...from USS Constitution Museum, USS Cassin Young, to the now open USS Constitution. Here's to an #endlesssummer!
#findyourpark #usnavy #navy #military #maritime #boston #american #history #heritage #museum
A warm, #BostonHarbor welcome to the #USNavy Chief Petty Officer selectees here for USS Constitution's Chief Heritage Week!
#navy #military #maritime #boston #america #history #heritage #museum
Ready. Aim. Fire! The hands-on fun continues in the Sandman Memorial Courtyard as visitors step into the role of 1812 sailors who manned #USSConstitution's cannons. Today's gunpowder? Alka-Seltzer! Highland Street Foundation
#freefunfriday usnavy #navy #military #maritime #boston #american #history #heritage #museum
ICYMI, here is a time lapse video of USS Constitution's undocking. Thank you to Boston National Historical Park, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Naval History & Heritage Command, and, of course, "Old Ironsides'" officers and crew for an exciting and successful event!
After 26 months in dry dock, USS Constitution is back where she belongs...in the water and afloat again - huzzah! #OldIronsides2017 #USNavy #Navy #military #maritime #American #Boston #history #heritage #museum
USS Constitution's undocking. The flooding of historic Dry Dock 1 is beginning.
This morning, USS Cassin Young moved to Pier 1 West to prepare for USS Constitution's undocking on July 23. Once afloat again, CONSTITUTION will be berthed at Pier 1 East for the remainder of her restoration. During that time, CONSTITUTION Sailors will provide pier side interpretation of the ship daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until the ship reopens in early September. #USNavy #Navy #military #maritime #Boston #American #history #heritage #museum
Thank you Sail Boston, Boston National Historical Park, USS Constitution, United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE and Silent Drill Team, Irish American Police Officers Association Pipes and Drums, the Singing Trooper Sgt. Dan Clark, and all who participated in the Sunset Salute in the Charlestown Navy Yard!
#SailBoston2017 #SailBoston #USNavy #navy #military #maritime #Boston #American #history #heritage
U.S. Navy Blue Angels flyover @USCG Barque EAGLE.#SailBoston
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United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE has arrived at Pier 1 in the Charlestown Navy Yard. EAGLE will be open to the public tomorrow! #SailBoston #tallships #USCG #USNavy #navy #military #maritime #American #history #heritage
The Museum preserves and shares the stories of "Old Ironsides" and those who shaped her history with minds-on, hands-on exhibits and programs for all ages.
