Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series

Presents “How Our Skeletons Can Save Our Reefs” with Dr. Marley Dewey

May 21, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Dewey will share how advances in human bone repair may help support coral reef restoration, offering a fascinating look at the intersection of bioengineering and ocean conservation.

Guests in attendance and listening to a speaker from the museum's Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series.

Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series

Presents “How Our Skeletons Can Save Our Reefs” with Dr. Marley Dewey

May 21, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Dewey will share how advances in human bone repair may help support coral reef restoration, offering a fascinating look at the intersection of bioengineering and ocean conservation.

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"Aquean" Impressions of the Sea and Shore

April 9, 2026 through July 26, 2026

Featuring artists David Ellis and Larry Vigon and will include photographs, paintings, and prints depicting time and tide, presence and absence, permanence and erosion.

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