In 2023 the Maritime Museum welcomed approximately 53.339 visitors through the gate, and served approximately 9,864 school children and 43,475 adults and families. Museum activities take place aboard seven historic vessels (the flagship is the 1863 bark Star of India, the world's oldest active sailing ship). Maritime history is interpreted through: 1)permanent and temporary exhibits; 2)public programs (e.g.,Family Days with nautical activities for adults and children, half-day tall ship sailings, sea chantey concerts, members' nights, and travel programs); 3)publications (peer-reviewed journal of maritime history, quarterly newsletter); and 4)education programs (science of seafaring workshops, environmental education on the bay, day and overnight living history programs, sail training for at risk youth, docent-led tours).
