{"id":610,"date":"2022-07-13T19:01:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T23:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/?post_type=exhibit&p=610"},"modified":"2023-08-30T15:08:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:08:00","slug":"ship-model-gallery","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/exhibit\/ship-model-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ship Model Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About the exhibit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Come and explore the well-respected and long lived maritime custom that is practical and artistic — modelmaking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Crabtree Miniature Ships exhibit<\/a> is a celebration of the work of August Crabtree, the Ship Model Gallery is a love letter to modelmaking as an art form. Every one of the 35 models on display was created by the attentive hands of a skilled modelmaker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The craftsmanship alone is awe-inspiring. But we don\u2019t collect them just for their looks. Models can be viewed as primary sources from a specific moment in time. Well-built models show us how ships were used during their lifetimes, whether for leisure and pleasure, defense and commerce, or maybe even a mixture of all! Indeed, each model tells the story of a vessel from our shared history \u2013 and in turn, each vessel carries stories of our shared maritime heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you’ll experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n