The Black Women of the Suffrage Movement
May 1-May 31, 2021 A temporary poster exhibit curated by the North Shore Juneteenth Association depicting Black Women who contributed to the Suffrage Movement. Learn more about the Association HERE.
Self-Guided Lee Mansion Garden Programs
Planting the Past: A Garden of Healing Planting the Past: Landscaping History This program is designed to take you on a brief, self-guided tour of the grounds around the Jeremiah Lee Mansion with a slant on health and wellness. Tour length: Approximately 20 – 30 minutes and includes seven spots. Signage: Each spot is marked with a small label telling you the location number and listing a QR code. Technology: A smart phone or internet enabled tablet is necessary for the program. You can download a FREE QR code reader app from your designated provider. Program start: Located to the left of the Lee Mansion’s front steps. Want a pocket size activity? Print out our Garden of Healing QR codes sheet or our Landscaping History QR codes sheet and follow the video instructions to make a pocket guide! Bring this to the gardens of the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, beginning with Spot 1 to the left of the front steps.
The Works of Marty Riskin
THE MARBLEHEAD REPORTER CARTOONS OF MARTY RISKIN (1936-2020) August 1 through October 31, 2020 Join us for a virtual opening reception on Thursday, August 27th at 7pm via Zoom. Share a story about him or one of his artworks or just listen. Click here to join. Or call 1 (929) 205-6099 and enter Meeting ID 885 0916 7527 for audio only. View a select grouping of the late Marty Riskin’s cartoons for the Marblehead Reporter. From national issues to local, serious to satire, Riskin’s work encompasses it all. Through September 30, 2020. Born in 1936 in Boston, Marty developed his love of drawing at an early age, drawing on any blank scrap of paper he could find. After graduating from the Massachusetts College of Art, Marty established his own freelance studio. Marty’s works appeared in over 250 books, on greeting cards, calendars, and brochures. In his later years, he turned to editorial cartoons. He was featured regularly in more than 25 New England newspapers, including the Marblehead Reporter. Perhaps his most famous cartoon is pictured here: a heartbroken Lady Liberty after the 9/11 terrorist attack. Riskin received over 1000 letters and responses to this drawing. In 2017, the Marblehead Museum was pleased to accept Marty’s collection of Reporter cartoons and other pieces into our collections.
COVID-19
UPDATED MAY 18, 2020 Dear Marblehead Museum Community, The safety of our visitors, members, staff, and volunteers is our top priority. Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Marblehead Museum will remain closed until the Governor allows museums to reopen. At this time, all events hosted by the Museum are canceled OR moved online (see Upcoming Programs page for complete information). Museum security and climate systems will be fully maintained throughout the closure, ensuring the safety of the Lee Mansion and our collections. Please continue to follow our posts on social media for creative ways of engaging with the Museum and Marblehead’s history. Please check our website, marbleheadmusem.org, for the most up-to-date information. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Lauren McCormack Executive Director
“The Last of the Gloucestermen,” presented by Schooner Adventure’s Captain Stefan Edick
Sponsored by the Eastern Yacht Club and the Marblehead Museum Thursday, April 2nd, 7pm, at the Eastern Yacht Club, 47 Foster Street, Marblehead Captain Stefan Edick, Executive Director of the National Historic Landmark schooner Adventure, will speak about the three careers of this extraordinary vessel. The last of the great dory-fishing schooners and the port’s all-time Highliner, Adventure was saved from the scrapyard by being converted to service as a windjammer in Maine, where she became the “Queen of the Fleet” in the Penobscot Bay. Donated back to Gloucester, she has been restored by a non-profit organization to serve as an icon of Gloucester’s fisheries history and now sails as a platform for youth education and living history programs. Captain Edick will also show the 12-minute film, “Adventure: History Reborn.” Tickets: $10 Museum and EYC members; $15 non members. Purchase Tickets HERE Captain Stefan Edick, Executive Director, Schooner Adventure Captain Stefan Edick is the Executive Director of the National Historic Landmark schooner Adventure. A lifelong sailor, he was first introduced to tall ships as a volunteer in 1992 and turned it into a career not long afterward. He has held command of a dozen traditional vessels, including the schooners William H. Albury, Lettie G. Howard, Westward, Spirit of Massachusetts, Harvey Gamage, Amistad, Virginia, Lynx, and Adventure. In addition, he has served as an officer in the Class A Tall Ships Sorlandet, Roald Amundsen, and Gazela. All told, Captain Edick has sailed over 150,000 nautical miles to twenty five countries on four continents. Stefan has devoted his career to programs of education under sail, and has worked for the Ocean Classroom Foundation, the Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation, the Lynx Educational Foundation, Class Afloat, and the South Street Seaport Museum. In addition to serving as Captain, he has held positions as Program Coordinator, Operations Director, and Instructor in Navigation and Seamanship. Capt. Edick was awarded the Tall Ships America Sail Training Program of the Year in 2002 for work with youth in the schooner Lettie G. Howard. In 2016, he was awarded the George Nichols Cup for outstanding seamanship and contributions to Gloucester’s waterfront. He is a past Commodore of the American Schooner Association, a member of the City of Gloucester’s Mariners Medal Committee, and a Trustee of the Awesome Gloucester Foundation. Marblehead Museum’s lecture series is generously sponsored by
March Calendar Raffle
$50 per ticket gives you 31 chances to win thousands of dollars in great prizes (see detailed list of prizes here). Tickets go on sale February 8th. Purchase online or at the Museum. Purchase here.