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Whether you are shopping for a history buff, a lover of the sea, a foodie, someone who can never have too much Christmas in the house, children, adults, males, females ... WHOEVER ... our Museum Store has the perfect gift.

Avoid the stress of the last-minute big box or mall shopping and take your time browsing in our Museum Store. And of course, don't forget to pick up that box of scrumptious fudge from our Bake Shop - there's a whole wall of flavors!

The store is open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Open until 9 p.m., on Lantern Light Tours nights (December 21-23). 

Our Museum Store is offering a new assortment of ocean-themed gifts this year. Our holiday trees are filled with ornaments of sea creatures, and we have coral-inspired décor to make your home feel under the sea. Give the gift of ocean wonder this year!

Can you smell the ginger cookies and fudge? We sure can! We have a wonderful assortment of holiday goodies to satisfy any foodie. Savor the wonderful flavors of Winter: peppermint fudge, Lantern Light ginger cookies, and all the mix-ins needed for a creamy hot cocoa.

Picking out a gift for the guy who has everything is daunting. Worry not! We have the best gift ideas for every man in your life. Our scrimshaw boxes, leather journals, and metal mugs are always a hit!

Keep the Holiday Magic Going, December 26-31!

Visit Mystic Seaport Museum for Holiday Magic! Explore the Museum’s 19th-century seafaring village, historic vessels, and maritime exhibits. Take part in special activities throughout the week, including:

~ Learn simple magic tricks at our Abracadabra Magic Workshop. 

~ Watch as historical magician E.A. Davis performs an authentic 19th-century magic show twice daily.

~ Take a special “Family Christmas at Sea” tour aboard the Charles W. Morgan.

~ Create a holiday keepsake.

~ Visit the Children’s Museum for holiday story time and a craft workshop.

Included in Museum admission! Buy your tickets online and save 10 percent.

(Please note the Museum is closed December 24 and 25. Merry Christmas!)

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The holiday break is the perfect time to immerse yourself in our newest exhibition, Death in the Ice.

In 1845, Sir John Franklin led the Royal Navy’s sturdiest two ships into the Arctic to great international acclaim. His mission: to discover a Northwest Passage to Asia. Franklin and his crew of 128 men were never heard from again. Thirty-six expeditions were launched from several countries in a decades-long effort to discover the fate of Franklin’s men. Tantalizing clues, including graves, provisions, Inuit tales, and a single handwritten note told a grim story, but the men and ships would never be found.

This most enduring of mysteries leapt back into the headlines in 2014 with the discovery of Franklin’s flagship, HMS Erebus, then two years later with the discovery of HMS Terror, each incredibly well preserved at depths of less than one hundred feet in the Arctic Ocean. Dives aboard the wrecks are rapidly changing our understanding of what befell Franklin’s expedition.

This exhibition pulls together every strand of this epic history, including expedition materials from London, Inuit culture and knowledge that led to the wrecks’ discoveries from Canada, and artifacts raised from HMS Erebus, seen for the first time in 170 years.

Note: Beginning January 1, Death in the Ice will be open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. From Monday through Wednesday, admission to just the exhibition is $10 per person (all ages). Only the Thompson Exhibition Building and Death in the Ice are open Monday-Wednesday as of January 1. The north campus of the Museum will be open Thursday-Sunday. 

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