LOCATION USA
ATTRACTION TYPE Museum/gallery
OPENING YEAR 2022*
BUDGET $100,000,000*
SUMMARY
The US Coast Guard is undertaking a project to build a National Museum, located in New London in Connecticut. The museum association has raised about $48 million toward the estimated $100 million project thus far. Renderings by architects Payette showcase an 80,000-square-foot, five-story, interactive museum. The Eagle, a training vessel for cadets at the Coast Guard Academy and those going through the Officer Candidate School, is expected to be a main feature of the museum and will be docked at City Pier when the ship is in New London. AldrichPears Associates have unveiled several exhibit design concepts. The goal of the interpretation is to put the visitor in the shoes of Coast Guard, offering opportunities to solve problems, learn real skills and interact with virtual members of the service. Exhibits will also focus on the past, present and future of the Coast Guard. The exhibit detailed design is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. The first phase of construction is projected to start in early 2020. Our completion date is an estimate.
CONTACTS
Ferry Street
New London, Connecticut 06320
USA
Elizabeth Varner
Museum Director
+1 860 443 4200
evarner@coastguardmuseum.org
Capt. Matt Meilstrup
Chief of External Outreach and Heritage Programs
+1 860 443 4200
mmeilstrup@coastguardmuseum.org
Drew Forster
Director of Communications
+1 860 443 4200
dforster@coastguardmuseum.org
Danielle Degnan
Chief Development Officer
+1 860 443 4200
ddegnan@coastguardmuseum.org
Wes Pulver
President
+1 860 443 4200
rwpulver@coastguardmuseum.org
Anna Gibson Holloway55-57 Melville Avenue
Boston, MA 02124
USA
Museum Services Director
anna.holloway@searchinc.com
Payette
+1 617 895 1000290 Congress Street, Fifth Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
USA
Adam Blood
Associate
info@payette.com
AldrichPears Associates
+1 604 669 7044800 — 1281 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 3J7
Canada
info@aldrichpears.com
