News & Events
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum to Feature Symposium Examining Diversity in World War II
Posted: Sep 14, 2021Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will offer visitors access to this year’s Admiral Nimitz Foundation Virtual Symposium hosted by the National Museum of the Pacific War. The theme is […]
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Switching to Fall/Winter Operating Hours
Posted: Aug 30, 2021Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will operate under an adjusted seasonal schedule starting Monday, September 13. The museum’s operating hours will change to 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on […]
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Receives $10,000 Growth Grant
Posted: Aug 26, 2021Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum received a Growth Grant from South Carolina Humanities, www.schumanities.org. Funding for the Growth Grants has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities […]
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USS Yorktown Foundation Receives Grant for Laffey Preservation
Posted: Aug 23, 2021The USS Yorktown Foundation was awarded a grant from Tin Can Sailors Inc. The $10,000 grant will be used for restoration and preservation projects on the USS Laffey (DD-724). The […]
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Volunteer Spotlight: Bill Casassa
Posted: Aug 18, 2021Bill Casassa and I met up on the quarterdeck of the Laffey, where you can always find him during his Thursday volunteer shift (or other days and places where Thom […]
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Exciting Updates for Summer 2021
Posted: Jun 07, 2021School is out for summer! We’re so grateful to be open and sharing our passion for the military and history with visitors again. We do not require reservations and are […]
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Artifacts to Play a Role in Big-Budget Korean War Movie
Posted: May 05, 2021Multiple artifacts from the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum collection will play a role in the upcoming feature film Devotion. More than a dozen Ready Room chairs, a Captain’s […]
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A New Exhibit at Patriots Point Shows Visitors the Inner Workings of a Combustion Engine
Posted: Apr 27, 2021A new exhibit at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum teaches visitors how World War II airplanes work. The Radial Engine Exhibit opened in April and features a working model […]
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New Annual Pass Program Launches in February
Posted: Jan 08, 2021‘Friends of the Fleet’ Offers Unlimited Admission If you love history and our museum, we think you’ll also like our new annual pass program, Friends of the Fleet, debuting next […]
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The Vietnam Experience 2.0
Posted: Jan 07, 2021Something great happened at the Museum last month. For that we gratefully thank our volunteers, Lowcountry Leathernecks veterans, and staff for making a thorough renovation to the Vietnam Experience. We […]