Permanent Exhibits

Point Allerton U.S. Lifesaving Station

Dramatically situated at the mouth of Boston Harbor, with breathtaking views of Boston Light and the Graves Lighthouse, the museum is located in the restored 19th century Point Allerton U.S. Lifesaving Station, home of Joshua James and h is crews, the most celebrated lifesavers in the world. A g r eat family destination, as well as scholarly site, visitors of all ages will delight in learning about storms, l ighthouses, shipwrecks, and rescues from our vibrant hands-on exhibits.

The Orientation Room helps visitors trace the history of orga nized lifesaving from its 18th century roots to today’s modern Coast Guard.

The Keeper ’s Room celebrates the amazing life and deeds of America’s Greatest Lifesaver, Joshua James, introduces visitors to the Massachusetts Humane Society, and tells the exciting story of the Great Storm of 1888.

The Boat Room displays the lifesavers’ actual apparatus, including the massive surfboat Nantasket, a rigged Beach Cart, and a working Breeches Buoy.

The Edward Rowe Snow Room features lighthouse models, exhibits about Boston Harbor, the museum’s rare book collection, video library, and research room.

The Children’s Navigation Loft is a special play attic for youngsters, complete with dress-up trunks, g ames, puzzles, maritime activities, and a climb-on sailing ship.

The Observation Cupola, atop the station, allows for stunning views of Boston Harbor and the Islands.

Past Exhibits

The Camera's Coast
June to September 2004
Exhibit Opening: Saturday, June 19, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Hull Lifesaving Museum
1117 Nantasket Avenue, Hull, MA

The Camera’s Coast” is a sampler of historic coastal New England images from the collections of The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA). The pioneering photographers represented from SPNEA include Nathaniel Stebbins, Henry G. Peabody, Baldwin Coolidge, and Emma Coleman. Subjects depicted include square-riggers, coasting schooners, fishing vessels and fishing ports, small boats and large yachts, summer hotels and fishermen’s shacks, fishermen, seaweed gatherers, and saltmarsh haymakers.

Curated by noted author and maritime historian William H. Bunting, “The Camera’s Coast” illustrates life along the New England coast in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Museum hours are Wednesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
General Admission is $5.00 adults, $3.00 seniors, and chi ldren under 18 free.
For more information please contact Victoria Stevens at 781-925-5433.