Cowes Maritime Museum

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UPDATE:
The museum is now open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm. The museum will remain open through the Winter into 2021. Please phone 01983 293341 to check opening arrangements before visiting. 

To help keep everybody safe, numbers will be limited to 4 per party. Please leave your contact details for NHS Track and Trace with the library staff. 

For up-to-date information please visit the website. 

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This small museum situated in Cowes library began in the 1970’s when library staff began collecting plans, photographs and models from the ship building firm J. Samuel Whites. The collection now incorporates all aspects of local maritime activity from shipbuilding to sailing. The museum displays a selection of objects and images which help to tell the story of Cowes and its important maritime heritage.

Complementing the museum collection is the Library Services’ Maritime Collection, consisting of books, journals, press cuttings etc. on the local maritime industries and all aspects of yachting. The Collection is housed on the gallery in the library.

Free Entry.