Mission

THE STATED PURPOSE OF THE MUSEUM SHALL BE:A.TO PRESERVE LONG ISLAND'S MARITIME HISTORY AND HERITAGE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.B.TO PURCHASE, COLLECT, RESTORE AND PRESERVE BOATS, VESSELS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT HAVING TO DO WITH THE PAST AND PRESENT MARITIME ACTIVITIES OF LONG ISLAND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SHIPBUILDING, WHALING, SHELLFISHING, COMMERCIAL AND SPORTFISHING, WILDFOWLING, PLEASURE AND COMPETITIVE BOATING, WATERCRAFT AND THE ETHNIC HERITAGE PERTAINING THERETO.C.TO RESTORE, PRESERVE, INTERPRET, DISPLAY AND EXHIBIT WATERCRAFT OF HISTORICAL INTEREST, MODELS OF SHIPS AND OF SMALL CRAFT, TOOLS, AND IMPLEMENTS OF THE MARINE CRAFTS AND TRADES, WILDFOWLING DECOYS, PAINTINGS, PRINTS, MAPS, CHARTS AND BOOKS; AND DISPLAYS FEATURING WILDLIFE.