C. F. Møller Architects have recently published sketches of the extension for the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London. The Danish firm won the international architectural competition for the 5200 m2 new wing in 2006.
The new wing, called the Sammy Ofer Wing, will house a large special exhibitions gallery, a new south entrance towards Greenwich Park, and the creation of storage facilities for the National Maritime Archive with associated learning and research facilities.
Tags: · architecture, design, maritime_museum
New York’s Intrepid Air & Space Museum officially re-opened for business on Saturday for the first time since September 31, 2006. The grand opening on Saturday morning was marked by a ceremonial ribbon cutting attended by: George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company; Connie Fishman, CEO of Hudson River Park Trust; Intrepid officials and former crewmembers. An evening fireworks display was scheduled across the Hudson River. In a symbolic “salute” to the Intrepid, the amphibious assault ship, USS Bataan (LHD 5), along with more than 1,000 Sailors and Marines, arrived in New York last week to be on hand for the festivities.
The entire project – which also included the complete rebuilding of Pier 86, the refurbishment of 16 historic aircraft on board, the redesigning and installation of a new Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, and an inside-and-out paint job for the 65-year-old aircraft carrier – cost approximately $115 million and took less than two years. [Continue Reading →]
Tags: · Events, maritime_museum, museum_ships, new york city, nyc
If you are in New York tomorrow (October 2nd) be sure to head down to Pier 86 to watch her return home.
Thanks Sea-Fever!
Tags: · History, maritime_museum, museum_ships, Navy, navy-ships, Video
NOAA has teamed up with the Smithsonian Institute to bring the depths of the ocean to the National Mall, in Washington D.C. This past weekend, the Institute inaugurated the Sant Ocean Hall in the National Museum of Natural History: an exhibit that aims to raise awareness of the importance of the ocean and the effect of human activities on marine life. NOAA tells us about the exhibit:
Phoenix, a 45-foot model of a living North Atlantic Right Whale, serves as the Hall’s signature symbol. There are 10 sections in the hall that address a variety of ocean-related topics, including the deep ocean, coral reefs, the Arctic and Southern Oceans and current ocean research. The Coral Reef section has a 1,500-gallon aquarium featuring an Indo-Pacific reef with over 1,000 specimens of more than 50 different species of live fish and other marine life. The hall’s “Journey through Time” section looks into the past with fossils of a large number of ancient organisms; some are more than 500 million years old. In the exhibit’s theater, a 13-minute video, “Deep Ocean Explorers,” takes visitors on a dive through the zones of the open ocean to the deep ocean bottom aboard the submersible, Alvin.
The exhibit is a good fit that fills a void in both the Natural History Museum and others in the area. I will be sure to check that out next time I am over in our Nations Capital.
In other news, just a few hours north in New York, The Intrepid is finally making its way back to the West Side of New York City after two years from being hauled off for renovations. [Continue Reading →]
Tags: · deep_water, maritime_museum, museum_ships, Navy, noaa, ocean, oceans
Our Favorite Maritime Photographer, Houston Pilot Lou Vest, has donated a few of his amazing photos to the pilot association’s charitable foundation, Anchor Watch. They will use the images to produce a 2008 calendar with the proceeds funding scholarships to maritime schools, sea scout troops, the Houston maritime museum and other worthy causes.
Purchase details and a preview of the images can be found on Lou’s Flickr page: LINK
Tags: · amazing_photos, anchor_watch, charitable_foundation, flickr, gifts, images, maritime_museum, maritime_photographer, maritime_schools, Photo, pilot_association, purchase_details, scholarships, sea_scout_troops, worthy_causes
Our ship model of the week is the Malaysia International Shipping Company’s (MISC) LNG Tanker Bunga Cenderawasih. The model is of the 17 year old Korean built ship prior to being refurbished by Keppel Verolme in 2005.
This model was built by Maritime Replicas.
Photos of the Bunga Cenderawasih
Tags: · boats, LNG, lng_tanker, maritime_museum, maritime_replicas, models, ship_model
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