Newburyport Museum
Museum in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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Custom House Maritime Museum
The Custom House Maritime Museum in Newburyport, Massachusetts is dedicated to protecting, preserving and interpreting the maritime heritage of the lower Merrimack Valley region. This extraordinary maritime museum is an educational center, a research facility, and a meeting place for people seeking a unique venue ideal for social gatherings and professional functions. With extraordinary exhibits that draw the visitor deeper in, that communicates the maritime heritage of the Merrimack Valley and its role in American history, the Custom House Maritime Museum opens the doors to the past, the minute you step through the doors, look up and see the night sky over Newburyport harbor, and remember a time when sailors were guided by the stars.
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Coffin House
Coffin House in Newburyport, Massachusetts provides a wonderful insight into domestic life in rural New England back in the day. Here you will find antique furnishings, art and artifacts, gardens, and collectibles from through the centuries. Coffin House was built in 1678, and accommodated over 6 generations of the Coffin family after which it is was given to Historic New England and preserved as a museum. Fascinating items include cupboards with displays of the family pewter and other kitchen objects, baskets, boxes, and earthenware displays, a mid-eighteenth century cradle, a seventeenth-century dining table, a looking glass, and so much more.