Mystic Seaport

Mystic Seaport in Mystic ( Connecticut ) (United States ) is an open-air museum founded in 1929 on the Mystic River with an integrated Harbour Museum and Maritime Museum. It is operated in the concept of living history, the most important object is the whaler Charles W. Morgan.

Survey

The establishment of the museum was in 1929 under the name "Marine Historical Association " instead. In 1941 it became known throughout the region with the acquisition of the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaling. Attached are a research center, the Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies, more training facilities and one of the largest libraries in the world shipping. The Mystic Seaport was one of the first museums in the United States, which was built on the principle of " living history". The place shown consists of more than 60 original buildings, most of them rare, originally commercially used buildings. These were dismantled at their original sites and rebuilt here. In many of these houses artisans after the former form of the work processes of a seafaring town of the 19th century.

Port

The collection of ships includes, among other

• Annie ( an oystercatcher type SandBagger )
• The Charles W. Morgan
• The Emma C. Berry
• Joseph Conrad
• The Sabino
• Breck Marshall, a Katboot

Some of the ships shown are the last existing vehicles of its kind Four of the ships were classified as a National Historic Landmark, the Charles W. Morgan, the LA Dunton, the Emma C. Berry and the Sabino. The museum also offers port not belonging to the museum ships reclining for one night.

Building

In the resort, almost all trade, which are generally associated with the creation and operation of a fleet, be visited. Each building is used to represent the initial activities, by the way but also made ​​there products are explained. These include, among other things, the ship chandlers, the candle makers, the Reeperbahn, the cooperage, the ship agent office, the print shop, the shop for nautical instruments and much more.

The yard is another important part of the town. Here ships are restored in the traditional manner or kept the musemseigenen ships repaired. It created replicas of important ships, the replica of the Amistad.

In other, not true to the original houses additional objects such as a model of the Mystic River area around 1870 in 1/ 128 or figureheads be issued in the planetarium celestial navigation is explained.

Culture

On the site of the Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival is held every June since 1979, that is one of the oldest and largest festival of its kind in North America. There are also outside of the festival offered music, so Shanties are presented in their context as work songs. Employees of the port recruit guests here also to set the rhythm of the songs sail or to move a spill.

Reception

• In the book, Mystery of the Whale Tattoo Hardy Boys series Mystic Seaport plays an important role, one of the main characters is almost killed aboard the Charles W. Morgan, a major in the plot statue is found there.
• 1997 Mystic Seaport served as the backdrop for many scenes of the film Amistad.
• The band Vampire Weekend refers to in her song Walcott on this place.

Pictures

The Emma C. Berry

The Gerda III

The Joseph Conrad

The Brek Marshal