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
Friends: Your museum has experienced an incredible couple of weeks, capstoned by the check presentation from Assemblymember Mike Gipson for $6.7 million from the State of California to the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA. This support from...National Museum of the Surface Navy Announces 2022 Freedom of the Seas Award Recipients
SAN PEDRO, Calif., Oct. 12, 2022 – The National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA, the museum for America’s Surface Navy located aboard the historic Battleship USS IOWA Museum, today announced the recipients of its 2022 Freedom of the Seas Awards. The...
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...
Museum Update 5 October 2022
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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
BATTLESHIP USS IOWA LAUNCHES UNIQUE ESCAPE ROOM / SCAVENGER HUNT EXPERIENCE “Escape the Mothball Fleet” Allows Visitors to Experience the Challenge of Rescuing the Historic Battleship from Suisun Bay SAN PEDRO, Calif., Sept. 30, 2022 – When Battleship USS Iowa...
CEO Update 28 September 2022
Friends, We have returned from the annual Historic Naval Ships Association (HNSA) conference, which was held in Honolulu, HI. The hotel selected for the conference was the same hotel where my adventure with historic naval ships began in 2000, when my grandfather and I...