Exhibitions & Collections

The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum features permanent and changing exhibitions that will fascinate both children and adults. Highlights of the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum’s collection of over 5,000 objects include period surfboats, beach carts, Fresnel lenses from Brant Point and Great Point lights, vintage photographs, and more.

Exhibitions are mounted within Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum galleries and are devoted to the history of Nantucket lifesaving, famous shipwrecks around the island and rescues, life-saving equipment, daily routine at life-saving stations, and the United States Coast Guard today.