Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Admission Ticket

Overview

Mel Fisher Maritime Museum is the only fully accredited museum in the Florida Keys. That means this is more than just an exciting adventure story - it is also a nationally recognized research institution!

City: Key West

Fri 20 Jun

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Fri 20 Jun

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What's Included

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Key West
200 Greene St,

• Voucher valid for 60 days after selected travel date

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Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Ticket valid for single use within 60 days of selected date

What To Expect

Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum

Relive Mel Fisher's battles with the government to retain the artifacts they found - all the way to the US Supreme Court. A true folk legend right in Key West where it all happened! See the amazing treasure in the Spanish Treasure Galleons galleries discovered by Mel Fisher and his crew, plus so much more! The thought provoking Slave Ship and Key West African Cemetery exhibits provide a stark look into the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Key West’s unique role in it. Discover the relics found aboard the Henrietta Marie, an English merchant slave ship dating back to 1699. The wreck as discovered in 1972, but was only partially excavated until years later. Hear about the story behind this important piece of history. Learn about Spanish Coins in the New World, the Real Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Science of Shipwrecks. You can even take a lab tour and see how history is revealed through conservation every day! Come celebrate 30 years of treasure with the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum!

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T5764VCjoec

Mar 2025

The gold exhibit, whiich was the best part of the museum, is no longer on display Some silver is still on display The museum is now mostly a slave ship museum The administrator said someone stole one of the gold bars, so the gold exhib, which was the great reason to go the museum, had been removed All jewelry items for sale are now imitations, not the real gold/silver couns The museum is a pale imitation of what it once was It should not be recommended at all

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Yes, one of our most iconic artifacts on exhibit was stolen about 10 years ago. Nobody is more heartbroken by the theft then the museum and its staff. Despite the FBI arresting the theives and them being convicted in federal court, it has not resulted in the recovery of the bar for it to be returned to display. Nonetheless, the museum has more than 11,000 artifacts on display. Since your previous visit the museum has increased in size and scope by 400%. We have added more than 10,000 square feet of never before gallery space. The museum NEVER sold authentic artifacts or coins, as it is counter to our mission of preservation of the collection for future generations. If you sell it, even one piece at a time, it soon will be all gone. We do not do that --ever. Less than 4% of all museums are fully accredited, we are proudly fully accredited and as such recognized as a leader in the museum field. Perhaps the experience you were looking for is best found in one of the local jewelry stores. Our goal is to provide the many shipwreck tales in an authentic, engaging and intellectual manner. Yes, one of those stories is the merchant slave ship Henrietta Marie. When Mel Fisher discovered her final resting place in the 1970s, the transatlantic slave trade was virtually absent from history books. Through 30+ years of exploration, recovery and research the museum now has the single largest collection of transatlantic slave trade artifacts. We are proud to have delved into an under studied chapter of world history for the benefit of history lovers everywhere. Before being installed here in Key West as a permanent exhibition our museum toured the exhibition "A Slave Ship Speaks", visited internationally by more than 1 million museum-goers, a greatly expanded exhibition incorporating the stories of 5 additional ships has been developed with the support of many generous funders. If you wish to broaden your horizons, expand your knowledge of world history and be wowed by objects recovered after 400+ years on the ocean floor, stop on by. We're telling these stories everyday. What we have become as an instution is exactly what Mel & Deo Fisher hoped for as their legacy.

amandafH1618AW

Feb 2025

Was recommended to come here and was glad we did it was very interesting to learn more about some of the history around key west definitely worth a stop

JohnFromKansas

Jan 2025

I remember when it was announced the Atocha (Spanish ship from the 1600's) was discovered and the initial stories were released. It was an amazing story about the biggest sunken treasure ever recovered. As a kid I was fascinated about treasure hunters, especially sunken treasure. The museum did not present this amazing story as amazingly as I could imagine it could have been told. That being said, it is a good museum with good displays. It is informative and educational. The excitement and the importance of this find were underemphasized.