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Join us on Thursday, October 17, 2024 for a very special behind-the-scenes tour of San Francisco Maritime’s Visitor Center and Collections Storage as part of Shipwreck Week 2024.

Our voyage begins at 4:30pm at San Francisco Maritime’s Visitor Center where Park Ranger Sabrina Oliveros will take us on a shipwreck-focused tour. Housed in the Park’s 1909 historic brick cannery warehouse, the Visitor Center tells the stories of voyage, discovery, and cultural diversity of the Bay Area’s maritime history. As cohost of the Park's award-winning “Better Lives, Bitter Lies” podcast that examines untold stories of the city’s waterfront, Oliveros is uniquely suited to share stories about the famed City of Rio De Janeiro shipwreck and so much more. There may even be a museum ghost story in the mix…

We’ll next take a short 20-minute walk from the Visitor Center to a super secret location at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture where Park Registrar Kirsten Kvam will lead a tour of the Park’s 3-D object collection storage. San Francisco Maritime stewards and maintains an extensive collection of library and archival materials, as well as small crafts seen at Hyde Street Pier. The object collection includes over 48,000 artifacts that represent the lives of the men and women who built and sailed vessels along the Pacific Coast of North America, and either worked in or relied on maritime-related industries. Kvam will share highlights that speak to shipwreck history and more.

You don't want to miss your chance to be part of this intimate experience. Please register through Eventbrite. The tour is limited to 10 people. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $40 for Western Neighborhoods Project to cover the cost of organizing this special Shipwreck Week program.