The museum is currently closed. Our hours are Wed - Sat, 10AM - 4PM. General Admission - Only $14!

Upcoming Events

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Speaker Series

  • Free to attend
  • Sessions start at  12pm
  • About one hour long
  • Bring your lunch or order at the café in advance https://nmmog.org/cafe/

Please note that museum access is not included with attendance

Schedule –

May 21—A Yankee Does Good: Stirring Gumbo, Raising Ruckus, and Cleaning Water
Roberta Swann, retired director Mobile Bay National Estuary Program 

June 18—Onstage with Lucy Buffett 
John Sledge, maritime historian-in-residence in conversation with Lucy Buffett, author, entrepreneur, chef 

July 16—Special America 250th GulfChat: The Revolution on the Gulf Coast
John Sledge, maritime historian-in-residence, in conversation with Mike Bunn, author of The Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South during America’s Revolutionary Era 

Aug. 20—Seeking the Good Kind of Fear: Cam Marston’s Story of Paddleboarding Across Mobile Bay
Cam Marston, Host Alabama Public Radio’s “Keepin’ It Real” 

Sept. 17—The Story of South Mobile, 1699-Present
Susan Rouillier, author, painter, photographer, poet 

Oct. 15—Getting to the Starting Line
Laura M. Knight, Team Fight Oar Die 

Nov. 19U.S. Navy during the American Revolution Randy Myers 

Child Safety Day

May 30, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

This free event will teach water and boating safety, include boating tours, e-bike and scooter safety as well as include many more safety agencies teaching kids how to be safe.