EXHIBITION OPENING: Beach Finds of the Chesapeake

Beach Finds of the Chesapeake

April 6, 2019–June 29, 2019

Van Lennep Auditorium

Beach Finds of the Chesapeake, on display in CBMM’s Van Lennep Auditorium from April 6–June 29, 2019, explores a sampling of the different types of finds discovered by those who seek to preserve the history of the region by collecting fragments of its past.

From shark teeth and other 20-million-year-old Miocene-era fossils, through Victorian doll parts and marbles, to modern plastic toys and marine debris found today, the Chesapeake Bay holds history, treasures and trash alike to be discovered by beachcombers who search its disappearing shorelines.

The exhibition is organized by the Sea Glass Center, a non-profit organization preserving and presenting the historical, artistic, and cultural significance of sea glass through education, and kicks off the April 6–7 Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival.

Beach Finds of the Chesapeake is free with festival or general CBMM admission, with the two-day Sea Glass Festival tickets set at $15 for adults; $12 for seniors and retired military; $6 for children 6–17; and $5 for CBMM members, member’s children 6–17; and active military (ID required). Advanced admission tickets can be purchased online at cbmm.org/seaglassfestival, with tickets also sold at CBMM the day of the event.

Photo Credit: Mary T. McCarthy