| Hudson River Maritime Museum | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2007 |
| Location | Kingston, NY, USA |
| Type | private: history, transportation |
| Visitor figures | 20,000[1] |
| Director | Russell Lange (acting)[2] |
| Curator | Allynne Lange[2] |
| Website | http://www.hrmm.org |
The Hudson River Maritime Museum is a maritime museum dedicated to the Hudson River.
It is located at 50 Rondout Landing at the foot of Broadway in Kingston, New York, USA, along Rondout Creek in the city's old waterfront, just east of the John T. Loughran Bridge.
Its collections are devoted to the history of shipping, boating and industry on the Hudson and its tributaries, such as the Rondout, where Kingston grew prosperous early in the 19th century as the northern end of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. The city was the busiest port between New York City and Albany.
The museum was founded in 1980, but did not move to its present property, an old boat shop, until 1982. Its exhibits include various small craft, artifacts of river steamships such as the Mary Powell, a research library, ice-harvesting tools and maps, paintings and sketches from past eras. The 1898 steam tugboat Mathilda, is displayed in the yard next to the museum. In the summer months boat trips are available to nearby Rondout Lighthouse, where the creek drains into the Hudson. Boats putting in at the dock range from privately owned pleasure craft to ocean going cruise liners. The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater visits frequently as do many historic reproduction vessels such as the Onrust and the Half Moon. As well as having the ability to accommodate deep draft vessels at their docks the museum provides free docking for canoes and kayaks.
It is open 11 am until 5 pm. Seven days a week from May 1 to October 31. Admission is US$5 for adults and US$4 for children and 'seniors'. Special tours for groups are available. There is a gift shop which features books pertaining to Kingston and the Hudson Valley as well as the maritime history of the Hudson.