Jesse Mendoza and VPAN: Making a Difference for Veterans aboard Battleship IOWA
If you follow this podcast, you know that veterans are a priority at Battleship IOWA. To that end, for over a year, we have been home to the Los Angeles branch of Veterans Peer Access Network (VPAN). VPAN is a veterans-helping-veterans program that connects retired...
CEO Update 12 October 2022
CEO Jonathan Williams update on Battleship IOWA and the National Museum of the Surface Navy
National Museum of the Surface Navy Announces 2022 Freedom of the Seas Award Recipients
National Museum of the Surface Navy announces Freedom of the Seas award recipients
Ethos of Preservation
How do we think of preservation when it comes to Battleship IOWA?There are multiple layers to the question. We're a museum, so we have to conserve the ship as an artifact, but we need the functionality of a modern office space. We have to respect the legacies of three...
Museum Update 5 October 2022
The latest at Battleship IOWA
Assemblymember Mike Gipson Secures $6.7 Million for the National Museum of the Surface Navy
Taking a break from our usual fare to bring you some incredible news: Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson, 64th District stopped by this morning to officially deliver a check for $6.7 million to the National Museum Of The Surface Navy at Battleship IOWA to build the Freedom...
Battleship IOWA Launches “Escape The Mothball Fleet” Experience
Pacific Battleship Center Launches Unique Escape Room / Scavenger Hunt Experience
CEO Update 28 September 2022
Latest news from CEO Jonathan Williams
Ben Poucher & Warrior Sailing: Healing & Strengthening Veterans Through Sailing
Battleship IOWA is proud to be a safe haven for veterans as well as a resource and connection to programs dedicated to their well-being. Today, we're highlighting a truly special one:Warrior SailingWe chatted with Warrior Sailing director Ben Poucher to find out all...
Museum Update 23 September 2022
You're just a few clicks away from supporting veterans and enjoying the bold, smooth taste of Don Francisco's coffee! Don Francisco's Coffee is helping us meet our goal of raising $25,000 by the end of 2022 in support of Veterans West, the military and veterans...
Dave Way & Jim Kurrasch: A Curatorial Conversation Part II – “Artifact #1”
The second half of our conversation with Dave Way (Battleship IOWA historian and curator) and Jim Kurrasch centers on "Artifact Number 1" - which is the ship itself.When you have a ship that has served during three different eras, what ethos do you choose when...
CEO Update 14 September 2022
President & CEO Jonathan Williams on a visit from the Secretary of Transportation, the 9/11 anniversary, and more
Dave Way & Jim Kurrasch: A Curatorial Conversation (Part I)
Battleship IOWA is home to thousands of artifacts. From the ship herself to a chair from NAGATO - the last Japanese battleship, from physical objects to digital images, all of these artifacts must be cataloged and stored.Dave Way is the ship's historian and curator,...
Museum Update 7 September 2022
You're just a few clicks away from supporting veterans and enjoying the bold, smooth taste of Don Francisco's coffee! Don Francisco's Coffee is helping us meet our goal of raising $25,000 by the end of 2022 in support of Veterans West, the military and veterans...
Dave Badgett & Kent Coble: Fire Chiefs Remember 9/11 Twenty-One Years Later
Battleship IOWA volunteers Dave Badgett and Kent Coble are retired fire chiefs - Dave finished his career as an assistant chief in charge of training with LA City Fire Department, Kent as a battalion/division chief for Santa Monica Fire Department.Dave was also a task...
