Mel Fischer Maritime Museum in Key West

It is interesting to know the real history of Florida Keys. While visiting Keys, Mel Fisher Maritime Museum helps discover the history of Key West and many adventure stories with preserved historical monuments. It is worthy to visit this fully accredited museum of Florida and experience the historical journey which takes you long back. The museum is located at the corner of Whitehead Street and Greene Street in downtown Key West. It discovers treasure explored by Mel Fisher and his crew. The African Cemetery here reveals transatlantic slave trade and role of Key West in the trade. The museum is featured with adventure stories and artifacts of shipwrecks explored by Mel Fisher, well known treasure hunter of his time. It also conducts underwater archaeological projects to promote study of science of shipwrecks to reveal the history. The museum is a recognized archaeological study and research institute. It conducts two lab tours in a day which help learn the science behind the conservation of historical monuments. The museum exhibits around 100,000 artifacts made of different materials like gold, silver, wood, metals, bones, ceramics etc. and laboratory here takes care of all these artifacts applying specific treatments. You can get to know about it with the lab tour. You can watch The Wreck of Henrietta Marie collection which brings to light the transatlantic slave trade, Turtle harbor, 1622 fleet, St. Jones Wreck and many more. If you are archaeology enthusiast, student or work in the field archaeology, Mel Fisher museum must be on your top of the list of places visited in Key West. The Schimmel Archive is a digital library of museum which brings maps, drawings, paintings and artifacts of shipwrecks online. Mel Fisher Museum offers educational programs for adults and summer camps for kids. It remains open all 365 days, so, do not forget to experience Key West history, an eternal memory of your Key West visit.

No video available.