Museums & SitesMore than half a dozen Nantucket museums are open to visitors during the season, featuring exhibits on Nantucket whaling, island art, Nantucket shipwrecks, Nantucket Lightship Baskets, and more. Egan Maritime Institute Advances the scholarly study and appreciation of the history, literature, art, and maritime traditions of Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association Museums, aquarium, observatories and environmental education through walks, workshops and classes for students of all ages on Nantucket. Nantucket Historical Association The Whaling Museum and 6 historic sites preserve and interpret the history of Nantucket.appreciation and respect for their heritage. Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum Telling the story of the heroic life-savers whose motto was: "You have to go out - but you don't have to come back." Lightship Basket Museum "Weaving Nantucket's past to its future." Featuring historic and contemporary lightship baskets in exhibits, demonstrations, lectures U.S. Live-Saving Service Heritage Association Representing individuals and museums dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the heritage of America's early life-savers.
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