Family and Friends: Happy belated Father’s Day! Thank you to the crew that came out in force over the weekend to provide incredible experiences for our visitors. This past weekend was one of the few times that our attendance exceeded pre-pandemic numbers. We are happy to see the case numbers falling and the recovery in motion. Yesterday, we held our quarterly board meeting and discussed recent accomplishments, our near-term goals, and the capital campaign for the National Museum...

Announcing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity How would you like to personally honor our veterans and create a lasting legacy? With the opening of our VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER at the Battleship IOWA, you have a unique opportunity from now until JULY 18th to include your personal inscription or create a lasting tribute to loved ones who served their country. The welcome sign for the center will be a stunning, custom-built sign that will greet veterans and visitors as they enter the space.A major...

Family and Friends: The past couple of weeks have been very busy with multiple projects in motion, the veterans program growing, and attendance increasing. On the visitation front, we are still experiencing a decrease in attendance, but are also seeing enthusiastic adoption of the more in-depth tour options including the Gun Tour, Engineering Tour, President’s Tour, and Guided Deck Tour. Many of these tours are led by our dedicated volunteer force, which contributes on average 65,000 hours per...

Movie night! t's here! We're kicking off our summer movies partnership with Councilmember Joe Buscaino TOMORROW EVENING! Have you got your tickets yet? Oh, wait. You don't need tickets. You can just hop in your car, drive to the ship, and watch TOY STORY with your family. Make sure to arrive no later than 7:45 PM. Film starts at 8:00. Use the entrance at Harbor Blvd and Swinford. (Swinford is the street straight off the exit from the 110 freeway.) Check our Facebook event for details....

To Infinity... And Beyond! Remember back in October when our parking lot was turned into a drive in movie theatre? Everyone had a blast and wanted more, so just in time to kick off summer, we're partnering with Councilmember Joe Buscaino to make it happen again. And we're starting it off with a blast from the past: the original TOY STORY!   Pack the kids into the car and drive on down to Battleship IOWA on Saturday, June 12. Film starts at 8:00 PM! No tickets required. Check our Facebook...

Family and Friends: Yesterday we remembered the men and women of our armed services who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom. Battleship IOWA’s Military & Veterans Affairs team hosted a virtual remembrance aboard the ship. You can view the replay on our YouTube channel. Part of the mission of our National Museum of the Surface Navy is to expand accessibility to our programs to a global audience. Virtual accessibility is a component of the strategy. Memorial Day weekend has...

That's A Wrap! Ten weeks, cool videos, cofferdams, cathodic protection... Our hull preservation campaign has been a heck of a ride. On Monday we'll be bringing this informative journey to a close (but not the hull preservation!). Vice President of Development & Marketing Joleen Deatherage and COO Mike Getscher got together to let you know how we did and to thank you for your remarkable support. Click the photo below for their remarks.   [embedyt]...