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The National Coast Guard Museum is a museum currently under construction in New London, Connecticut, an historic seaport at the mouth of the Thames River on Long Island Sound and home to the United States Coast Guard Academy. The museum is scheduled to open in 2026.

The National Coast Guard Museum Association, which has been working to create the museum since 2001, had hoped to break ground on the building in 2018. [1] Construction of the museum officially started August 19, 2022 with a "keel laying ceremony". [2]

The Coast Guard and the Space Force are the only two out of America's six service branches that do not yet have a dedicated museum; the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force already have museums. [1]

The City of New London has provided a site along the Thames River for the museum. [1]

The museum association has already received $50 million in federal funding and raised $49 million of a $50 million goal. The state has pledged $20 million toward construction of a pedestrian bridge that will link the waterfront and the museum with the Water Street parking garage. [3]

The proposed five or six-story, 80,000 square feet building will include an outdoor concert pavilion where the United States Coast Guard Band and other groups can give concerts. [1]

The Museum will feature ‘more than 600 artifacts and 5,000 images, including STEM-based educational programs for schools and colleges’. [4] It will also become home to the U.S. Coast Guard ship, Barque Eagle, and will be free to the public. [5]

The National Coast Guard Museum is expected to feature over 200 galleries and exhibits, attracting an estimated 300,000 visitors annually. Additionally, the museum is projected to make an estimated annual economic impact of $10 million. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Woolhouse, Megan (16 August 2017). "Plan for new Coast Guard museum in Conn. gains momentum". Boston Globe. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Commandant to officiate keel-laying ceremony for the National Coast Guard Museum". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Smith, Greg (December 7, 2023). "Coast Guard highlights national museum project's oldest artifact". The Day. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Coast Guard museum in CT set to open in 2026". WSHU. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  5. ↑ Scott-Smith, Brian (2024-10-30). "National Coast Guard Museum Set To Open In 2026". CT News Junkie. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  6. ↑ "Fast Facts/By The Numbers". National Coast Guard Museum Association. Retrieved 2025-01-14.

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