New Jersey Museum of Boating
The New Jersey Museum of Boating is located on Trader’s Cove, a newly developed waterfront park on the Barnegat Bay in Brick, New Jersey, within the Mantoloking Historic Maritime District. The museum will have three components: Education Pavilion, Exhibit Pavilion and Boatyard.
The Education Pavilion will be housed in a replica of Life Saving Station 10, originally located in Bay Head, New Jersey in the 1880’s, and lost to fire in the 1920’s. It will accommodate a boat building classroom and a collections study classroom, as well as museum offices.
The Exhibit Pavilion will contain Special Exhibitions Gallery and Multimedia Auditorium with state-of-the-art exhibition and conservation environments. The Special Exhibitions Gallery will be housed in a replica of the Centennial Life Saving Station, built by the Life Saving Service as an exhibit for the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, and subsequently moved to Cape May, NJ where it was lost to fire. The Special Exhibitions Gallery will be placed on top of a one-story podium housing the Entrance Lobby and Multimedia Auditorium, among other functions, and covered on its exterior by a vertical garden of local vegetation.
The Boatyard will feature on a rotating basis the Museum’s permanent collection of historic New Jersey Boats, as well as a Gala Tent during special outdoor events. Sustainable design features will include solar power, wind power and a LEED rating.
