Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

OUR MISSION

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum explores and preserves the history, environment, and culture of the entire Chesapeake Bay region, and makes this resource accessible to all. 

OUR VALUES

Relevance

We provide meaningful and accessible experiences to all of our communities and constituencies.

Authenticity

We seek to represent genuinely the people and cultures whose stories we preserve and tell.

Stewardship

We value the priceless assets entrusted to us—our collections, our campus and facilities, our financial resources—and accept their preservation and enhancement as our paramount responsibility. We support the volunteers and staff who perform our mission and make CBMM the rich enterprise it is.

OUR VISION

As a vital community partner and industry leader, CBMM will create engaging, immersive, and transformative experiences that educate and inspire individuals throughout the Chesapeake Bay region and beyond. 

OUR IMPACT

By engaging in high-quality experiences that meet a variety of needs, CBMM’s audiences will:

• Connect stories of the Chesapeake Bay to their own lives.
• Value the history, environment, and culture of the region.
• Act as stewards and advocates of the Bay and its cultural and environmental resources.