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Welcome to the Chicago Maritime Museum Chicago Maritime Museum Debuts Two New Exhibits The Chicago Maritime Museum announced the grand opening of two new permanent exhibitions on May 17 the most significant addition to the galleries since the museum opened in 2016. The exhibitions focus on the Lady Elgin the deadliest disaster on the open waters of the Great Lakes on a passenger trip from Milwaukee to Chicago in 1860 and on Chicago native Captain Bill Pinkney the first Black sailor to solocircumnavigate the globe around the five Great Capes. In conjunction with theBridgeport Art Centers Third Friday Open Housethe Chicago Maritime Museum hosts local maritime experts and authors on the third Friday of the month starting at 700pm. Join The Crew Your membership is valuable.