National Museum of the Great Lakes Offers Behind-the-Scenes Tours of Museum Vessels
WHAT: Hard Hat Tours: Go Behind-the-Scenes of our Museum Vessels
WHEN: Saturday, May 25, 2024
Tours offered at 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm & 2 pm
Additional tour dates: June 22, September 21, October 19
WHERE: National Museum of the Great Lakes
1701 Front St., Toledo, OH 43605
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
On Saturday, May 25, the National Museum of the Great Lakes invites visitors to go behind-the-scenes inside our Museum vessels during our Hard Hat Tours, presented by John and Barbara Burson. Enjoy an exclusive opportunity to explore spaces not open to the general public via guided small group tours of the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship and the Museum Tug Ohio. Registered participants will uncover the inner workings of the boats by visiting “hard-hat only” locations.
Tours are $50 for NMGL members and $65 for non-members. Each tour lasts approximately 2 hours and groups are limited to 8 individuals per tour, so advance registration is required. For more information visit nmgl.org/events or call 419-214-5000.
ADMISSION: $50 for GLHS/NMGL Members, $65 for Non-members
MEDIA CONTACT: Ashley Streichert, 419-460-8181
About the National Museum of the Great Lakes: Founded in 1944, the Great Lakes Historical Society has been preserving our shared cultural history by publishing a quarterly journal Inland Seas® since 1945; by operating a maritime museum since 1952; by offering educational programs to the general public since 1956; by conducting underwater archaeological research across the Great Lakes since 2001; and by managing the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship since 2014 and Museum Tug Ohio since 2019. The opening of the National Museum of the Great Lakes enables the Great Lakes Historical Society to continue its mission to preserve and make known the important history of the Great Lakes.
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