The developing story of Chicago’s maritime traditions and impact.
The Chicago Maritime Museum, located on the River Level of the Bridgeport Art Center at 35th Street and Racine Ave, opened in July of 2016. The museum offers visitors a chronological walk through local maritime history including the eras of French fur traders, sail and steam-powered vessels, modern commercial Great Lakes frigates, recreational sailing and the Ralph and Rita Frese Canoe Collection. Designed by renowned architect and CMM chairman emeritus, Dirk Lohan, the 10,000-square-foot museum serves as a window into Chicago’s maritime history.
Vision and Mission
Mission
The mission of Chicago Maritime Museum is to become recognized as the leading authority on our waterways and their significance to Chicago and the world in the past, present, and future.
Vision
People in its community will:
Know Chicago changed the nation’s economy thanks to its people, maritime heritage and location
See that Chicago’s evolution was defined by its location between the Mississippi and Great Lakes
Understand the impact of our waterways on our ecology and well being
Appreciate the role our waterways have played in discovery, settlement, trade and recreation
Become more involved with our waterways, for both work and leisure
Land Acknowledgement
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Curator
Madeline Crispell | curator@chicagomaritimemuseum.org
Museum Manager
Ariana Rubin | manager@chicagomaritimemuseum.org
Museum Associate
Isabelle Carrillo | info@chicagomaritimemuseum.orgMuseum Assistant
Dante Peterson
David DavisonDan Keidl
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Carolyn Aronson
Glenn Braun
Joseph Gamble
Tom Kastle
Dick Lanyon
Patrick McBriarty
Pamela Nelson
Patricia O'Shea
Betsy Perrine
Kathy Perrine
Mark Perrine
Chuck Perry
Norma Portillo
Scott Reimer
Charlene Schibrowsky
Teddy Schibrowsky -
Chairman
Captain Dave Truitt
Vice-Chairman & Treasurer
Gerald H. Thomas, Ph.D, President Emeritus
Secretary
David R. Metzger
Directors
Anil AhujaMary Alyce Blum
Grant Crowley
Matthew Howard
Deane Tank, Sr, Ph.D.
Special Advisor
Dirk Lohan, Chairman Emeritus -
Gerald H. Thomas, Ph.D., Chair
Sari Breslin
William Derrah
Jim Jarecki
Theodore Karamanski, Ph.D.
Nancy Michael
Mary Ann O’Rourke
Kathleen J. Thomas
Thatcher Waller, Jr.Staff:
Madeline Crispell
Ariana Rubin