SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure
On Display through September 16, 2015

 

	SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure will capture your imagination and take you on an incredible voyage from the glory days of pirates to modern-day shipwrecks!
This exhibit features over 500 authentic artifacts, including gold and silver treasures, as well as the amazing science and technology used to work thousands of feet below the ocean's surface.
	Visitors can experience hurricane force winds and dig for treasure with a robotic arm.

 

 

 

Volunteer Field Trip

In April, museum staff and volunteers enjoyed a field trip to the Bosque Museum in Clifton. The group was given a tour by the museum director, Dr. George Larson, and enjoyed a delicious lunch at Bunkhouse BBQ.

Want to join in on the fun? Contact Sherry DeHay for volunteering opportunities.

 

 

 

Special Events

Free Sunday Program

Our Free Sunday Program continues on June 7, 2015 thanks to the support of our sponsor, Central Texas Smile Doctors.

Baylor University's Mayborn Museum would like to thank H-E-B for sponsoring May's Free Sunday.

Join us as we welcome everyone to the museum with no admission charge.

 

 

 

A Taste of Treasure
June 19, 2015
5:30 pm

The Mayborn Museum will be offering a party for our members featuring the summer exhibit, SHIPWRECK! Pirates and Treasure, on June 19, 2015.

Invitations will be mailed to Mayborn Museum members in early June with information on how to purchase reservations and RSVP.

Not a member? Contact Misty Thornton at 710-1180.

 

 

 

Coming Soon

Treasure Tuesdays


Special activities and events related to SHIPWRECK! Pirates and Treasure will be offered each Tuesday in July.

• July 7
  Ahoy - Treasure! with Nancy Worcester

  Join ventriloquist and storyteller Nancy Worcester and her friends as she artfully blends education and entertainment with an engaging performance for all ages.

• July 14
  Oceans Rock! with Walt Whittington

  Enjoy a hands-on presentation that includes fossils such as ammonites and troglodytes, prehistoric Megalodon shark teeth, and a hungry Great White Shark!

• July 21
  Pirate Magic! with Cody Fisher

  Experience an interactive pirates and treasure themed performance by our favorite master magician Cody Fisher.

• July 28
  Pirates Ahoy! with Brian Whittington

  Become a pirate! Audience members are invited to join in the show as characters in a pirate adventure story complete with costumes and props.

All performances will take place at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm in the SBC Theater.

$5 per person pricing will be offered on Treasure Tuesdays and will include admission to the museum, SHIPWRECK! Pirates and Treasure, and all special activities and events.

 

 

 

Summer Safety

The busy summer season is upon us. This is just a friendly reminder that guardians must stay with children throughout their museum visit.

 

 

 

Museum Store

Show your SHIPWRECK spirit! Pick up a t-shirt or eye patch in our museum store to commemorate our fascinating summer exhibit.	Suave Swashbuckling Shirts
Playful Pirate Patches

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