February Vacation Week: Life at Sea

27 Pleasant Street,Gloucester MA 01930

22 February, 2022

Description

February 22nd through February 25th Open to ages 6-10. This program will take place at CAM’s Downtown Campus, 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA and Maritime Gloucester, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA. Details available upon registration. $150 for non-members, $125 for members of Cape Ann Museum and Maritime Gloucester. Experience life at sea during February Vacation Week at Maritime Gloucester and the Cape Ann Museum. Make your own scrimshaw, learn a sea shanty, and step into the shoes of a sailor. Students will experience tours and hands-on workshops at two of Gloucester’s major cultural institutions. Monday, Tuesday, and the first half of Wednesday will be at Maritime Gloucester. The second half of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will be at the Cape Ann Museum. The Cape Ann Museum tells multiple stories, all relating to a single remarkable place. From its earliest days as a fishing and shipping port to its mid-19th century role in the granite industry, to its singular charms of light and sea that have attracted countless artists from the 19th century to the present, Cape Ann boasts a rich and varied culture of nationally significant historical, industrial, and artistic achievement. The Museum's fine art collection includes the largest grouping of works by native son and renowned marine artist, Fitz Henry Lane, as well as work by other prominent painters and sculptors who lived on, visited or were inspired by Cape Ann. The work of contemporary Cape Ann artists is also collected and exhibited. The permanent collection includes fine and decorative arts, and artifacts from the major industries of the area - the fisheries and granite quarrying.