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Newport Harbor Nautical Museum - Currents

Jan / Feb 2011

Western Ship Model Exhibit / Lecture Series
The 7th Western Ship Model Exhibit will be held in Newport Beach from March 29 to April 2, 2011. Don Preul, Curator of Ship Models for the US Naval Academy Museum will be the featured speaker for our next lecture on March 31st.
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Next Shipmates Meeting!

Join us for coffee and donuts:
Wednesday, February 23rd at 9:30 a.m.
in our newly renovated Steele Model Pavilion
to learn about ways you can get involved.

Sea Tales
Join us Wednesday, March 2nd for "Under the Sea with Sea Stars" and again on Wednesday, March 16th for "Treasure Chests". Call us at 949-675-8915 or e-mail rsvp@nhnm.org to reserve your space! Read More >

Adventure Awaits You
The crowds have gone home and our galleries are yours to freely explore. Meet our newest "ambassadors of the sea" we recently added to our Touch Tank in the Sea of Adventure exhibit! Read More >

Extraordinary People Featuring Nick Scandone
What stands in the way of you living your dreams? Experience Nick Scandone's inspiring story of overcoming great odds to achieve his dream of Paralympic Gold! Read More >

What's New?

Volunteer Opportunity

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum/ExplorOcean is partnering with the Ship Modelers' Association and needs your help with the festivities of the 2011 Western Ship Model Conference & Exhibit. The Exhibit will take place in the Harborside Grand Ballroom at the Historic Balboa Pavilion March 29^th - April 2^nd.

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed volunteers and volunteer leaders to help prepare and organize a sale of interesting ship modeling tools, accessories, and other paraphernalia as well as staff the exhibit selling tickets and tools throughout the week. Volunteers should be dedicated, organized and work well independently.

The Conference is the end of March however preparation must begin soon!

To learn more about how you can contribute to this exciting volunteer project please send an email to lnichols@nhnm.org or call (949) 675- 8915.

Blue Star Museums Initiative

Newport Harbor Nautical Museum/ExplorOcean is a proud participant in the Blue Star Museums Initiative. Blue Star Museums is a partnership program between the National Endowment for the Arts and participating museums that offers free admission for all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 30, through Labor Day, September 5, 2011

The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes active duty military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), National Guard and Reserve members and up to five immediate family members.
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Riviera Magazine and the Quiksilver Foundation are proud sponsors of the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum/ExplorOcean

About Us...
The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum/ExplorOcean is dedicated to preserving and promoting the nautical heritage of Newport Harbor, southern California and the eastern Pacific through stimulating exhibitions, and inspiring education programs pertaining to nautical arts, artifacts, events and customs.

Newport Harbor Nautical Museum/ExplorOcean
600 East Bay Avenue
Newport Beach, Ca 92661
949-675-8915 www.nhnm.org