{"id":1927,"date":"2022-08-05T16:34:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T20:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=1927"},"modified":"2024-02-23T14:22:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T19:22:14","slug":"uss-monitor-center","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/exhibit\/uss-monitor-center\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Monitor Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column exhibit__content-column--left is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The Mariners\u2019 is the proud caretaker of more than 200 tons of artifacts recovered from the wreck of USS <em>Monitor<\/em>, including its revolving gun turret, Dahlgren guns, steam engine, and more. In partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/monitor.noaa.gov\/\">NOAA&#8217;s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary<\/a>, we are honored to conserve, preserve, and share <em>Monitor<\/em>&#8216;s incredible story to audiences worldwide. <br><br>The USS <em>Monitor<\/em> Center houses the award-winning exhibit <strong><em>Ironclad Revolution<\/em><\/strong> as well as the largest and most advanced conservation lab of any maritime museum in the world, The Batten Conservation Complex.<br><br><strong><em>Ironclad Revolution <\/em><\/strong>invites you to experience the story of USS <em>Monitor,<\/em> CSS <em>Virginia<\/em>, and the historic 1862, Battle of Hampton Roads through a melding of artifacts, original documents, paintings, personal accounts, and interactives that will pique all five senses. Immerse yourself in the tales of the individuals who lived through and lost their lives in this pivotal period of American history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you&#8217;ll experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be a part of the action in the high-definition Battle Theater. This 15-minute film* is family-friendly and gives a play-by-play of the Battle of Hampton Roads.*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walk the deck of the full-scale <em>Monitor<\/em> replica. See if you can find and ring the ship\u2019s bell.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the Batten Conservation Complex observation platform get a bird\u2019s eye view of <em>Monitor<\/em>\u2019s turret, Dahlgren guns, and steam engine undergoing conservation treatment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Try your hand at designing your own ironclad ship. Will it sink or be a record-setting warship?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go back in time as you explore the building of CSS <em>Virginia<\/em> from the salvaged <em>Merrimac<\/em> at Gosport Navy Yard.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venture upstairs to the Batten Conservation Complex Clean Lab to see our conservators at work!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*Note: Please be advised that this presentation has unexpected loud sounds and flashing lights that may be disorienting for some visitors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column exhibit__content-column--right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20200522_AMS__S946635-e1662072939510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1119\" height=\"843\" data-attachment-id=\"6876\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/20200522_ams__s946635-2\/\" 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1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mariners-Museum_Fall-2016_Newport-News-VA_TheVacationChannel-105-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mariners-Museum_Fall-2016_Newport-News-VA_TheVacationChannel-105-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mariners-Museum_Fall-2016_Newport-News-VA_TheVacationChannel-105-805x537.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mariners-Museum_Fall-2016_Newport-News-VA_TheVacationChannel-105-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mariners-Museum_Fall-2016_Newport-News-VA_TheVacationChannel-105-386x257.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mariners-Museum_Fall-2016_Newport-News-VA_TheVacationChannel-105-281x187.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mariners-Museum_Fall-2016_Newport-News-VA_TheVacationChannel-105-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block__mariners-cover alignfull content-position-right has-dark-background\" data-component=\"aiLazyload\">\n\t<div class=\"block__mariners-cover--content content-background-gradient-merlot\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Batten <\/strong><br><strong>Conservation Complex<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Batten Conservation Complex, a 15,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility, is dedicated to the conservation and long-term care of The Mariners\u2019 world-class Collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The laboratory complex consists of three distinct work areas: an industrial-scale Wet Lab, a Clean Lab, and an Archaeological Collection Storage and Research area. While the complex is the home of the USS <em>Monitor <\/em>Collection and the world\u2019s largest marine archaeological metals conservation project, The Mariners\u2019 Conservation team also actively conserves and stabilizes various objects from the Museum&#8217;s diverse Collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline-white\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/conservation\/\">Learn More About Conservation!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block__mariners-cover--background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-805x537.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-386x257.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-281x187.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-180x120.jpg 180w\" data-attachment-id=\"4348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/exhibit\/uss-monitor-center\/20210521-ams-membersreopening-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210521-AMS-MembersReopening-02-1024x683.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block__explore-more background-lake alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"explore-more-heading\" class=\"explore-more-heading\">Explore More<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"explore-more-content\" aria-labelledby=\"explore-more-heading\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<li class=\"block__explore-more-item\">\n\t<div class=\"card-component-article-wrapper mariners-card\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/2024\/07\/pumped-up-about-metals-conservation\/\">\n\t\t\t\tPumped Up About Metals Conservation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"card-type\">Blog<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/2024\/07\/pumped-up-about-metals-conservation\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"card-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-386x515.jpg\" class=\"attachment-386w size-386w\" alt=\"A person in a lab wearing gloves and a mask works on a rusted artifact.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 80rem) 386px, (min-width: 48rem) 33.33vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-386x515.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-805x1073.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-281x375.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-180x240.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240610_135748-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\n\n\n<li class=\"block__explore-more-item\">\n\t<div class=\"card-component-article-wrapper mariners-card\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a 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