VISIT THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM
2011 Schedule of Hours
October 9, 2011- mid-June, 2012
Museum Galleries and Gift Shop: Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm
Library: Open to the public Tuesday and Thursday, 1pm-4pm, or by appointment.
The Cooke House is closed during the off-season.
To schedule a research appointment, call 508-627-4441
To schedule a school visit, call 508-627-4441 x118
Closed for the following holidays: MLK Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day through New Year's Day (Dec. 24 - Jan. 2).
Admission Prices
Individual Admission
Adults: $7 summer; $6 fall through spring
Seniors: $6 summer; $5 fall through spring
Children ages 6-15: $4 year round
Members and Children under 6: Free
Group Admission
Groups of 10 or more (please call 508-627-4441 x110 to schedule ahead)
Adults and Seniors: $5 year round
Children ages 6-15: $3 year round
Combo Passes
Historic Edgartown Pass: $15
Admission to the Museum, Edgartown Lighthouse, and Preservation Trust properties.
Lighthouse Combo Pass: $10
Admission to the Museum and Edgartown Lighthouse.
The MVM is proud to be a Blue Star Museum. Active and veteran military personnel and
their families are invited to tour the Museum for free from Memorial to
Labor Day annually with proper identification.
Members of the Massachusetts Teachers' Association are invited to tour the
Museum for half price and receive a 10% discount in the gift shop with proper identification.
Members of WUMB 91.9 FM - Boston Folk Music Public Radio get $1 off the price of a Lighthouse Combo Pass for admission to the Edgartown Lighthouse and Museum with your WUMB Member Card.
Campus Map
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Key:
- Gate House: Enter the Museum here
- Cooke House: Visit the c.1740s Colonial home lived in by four generations of the Cooke family
- Herb Garden: Take in a fragrant blend of culinary and curative plants
- Gale Huntington Research Library & Archives: Research a collection of primary source materials from the 17th to the 21st century (open Tuesdays and Thursdays only from 1-4pm)
- First Order Fresnel Lens: View 1,000 individual prisms that illuminated the Gay Head Lighthouse from 1854 until 1951
- Tryworks: View a replica of the oil processing station found on the deck of a working whale ship
- Carriage Shed: Explore vessels and vehicles such as an old whaleboat, pieces of the Martha's Vineyard Railroad, and more
- Pease House Galleries & Museum Gift Shop: Wander through five exhibitions and visit the gift shop
- Ventilator/ Lightning Rod: Examine a 1900s lightning finial for evidence of being struck
- Anchor (not marked on map, located along Cooke Street near the Gate House): Study the 1900s anchor from the Schooner Liberty, an Edgartown fishing boat
Directions
59 School Street, Edgartown, MA 02539
The Museum is situated in the Historic District of Edgartown, 2 blocks from the Old Whaling Church, the Vineyard Transit Authority Edgartown bus stop, and the shops on Main Street. Our entrance is at the intersection of Cooke and School Streets. There is parking available off School Street.
Public Transportation
There are Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) buses that run from both ferry terminals to Edgartown. From the Vineyard Haven Ferry Terminal, take either Bus #1 (Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road) or Bus #13 (Beach Road) to Edgartown. From the Oak Bluffs Ferry Terminal, take Bus #13. Both buses stop at the Edgartown Visitors Center on Church Street. Once off the bus, walk to Main Street, cross the street, and turn right onto School Street. From there, walk two blocks to reach the Museum.
Traveling by Car
Off street parking is available in a small dirt lot off School Street. There is also free one hour parking on School Street if the lot happens to be full. Drivers can also find limited parking on and around Main Street.