Museum of Chincoteague Island

Museum of Chincoteague Island Welcome to the official page for the Museum of Chincoteague Island! The Museum is dedicated to preserving the people, culture and heritage of the Island.
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Exhibits display life on this barrier island chronologically from before man to the present. Objects on display include fossils dredged from the waters around the Island and items salvaged from shipwrecks along our coast. Exhibits include implements from our oyster and seafood industry along with a contemporaneous video of oystering beginning with planting the beds to canning for shipment. The Gil

ded Age exhibit depicts life on the Island in the late 1800's into the early 20th century when wealthy merchants owned large Victorian homes on the Island. There are historical artifacts from our churches, businesses and volunteer fire company including an 1880 hand pumper wagon and items from the rich traditions of the carnival. Visitors are welcomed by a first order Fresnel lens manufactured in Paris in 1866 used to light the Assateague Lighthouse. The Museum brings alive the community's early sailing history in an exhibit of models of early vessels used by watermen on our bays, creeks, and channels. There is a video of the 1962 flood that impacted life on the Island. Other exhibits portray the development of the causeway and the bridges that connect Chincoteague to both Assateague and the mainland. And The Museum of Chincoteague Island is now the home of Chincoteague's most famous resident, Misty!

June is right around the corner! Here are our June Tuesday Night Lectures. Lecture sign-ups are now online! visit chinco...
05/23/2026

June is right around the corner! Here are our June Tuesday Night Lectures.

Lecture sign-ups are now online! visit chincoteaguemuseum.com/TNL to register

Join us this Tuesday! 🦆🦆
05/22/2026

Join us this Tuesday! 🦆🦆

We can't wait for our lecture tonight with Jim Duffy! There is still time to reserve your seat by calling the Museum (75...
05/19/2026

We can't wait for our lecture tonight with Jim Duffy! There is still time to reserve your seat by calling the Museum (757-336-6117).

Be sure to check out the rest of our Tuesday Night Lectures for May!
05/16/2026

Be sure to check out the rest of our Tuesday Night Lectures for May!

We are very excited for our next Tuesday Night Lecture with Jim Duffy! Please call the Museum to reserve your spot, 757-...
05/14/2026

We are very excited for our next Tuesday Night Lecture with Jim Duffy! Please call the Museum to reserve your spot, 757-336-6117!

Join us on Tuesday to celebrate Bob Dylan! Call to reserve your spot.
05/07/2026

Join us on Tuesday to celebrate Bob Dylan! Call to reserve your spot.

Tomorrow Night! Call now to reserve your spot (757-336-6117)!
05/04/2026

Tomorrow Night!
Call now to reserve your spot (757-336-6117)!

Join us for a discussion and viewing of Tides of Tradition on Tuesday, May 5th. Call to reserve your seat! 757-336-6117.
05/01/2026

Join us for a discussion and viewing of Tides of Tradition on Tuesday, May 5th. Call to reserve your seat! 757-336-6117.

We had a wonderful time at our Colonial Tea Party last night! Thank you to everyone who came and to Melynda Wrightstone ...
04/29/2026

We had a wonderful time at our Colonial Tea Party last night! Thank you to everyone who came and to Melynda Wrightstone for guiding us through the evening. ☕️🥐🌸🫖

May is right around the corner! Check out our May Tuesday Night Lectures.Be sure to call the Museum to reserve your spot...
04/27/2026

May is right around the corner! Check out our May Tuesday Night Lectures.
Be sure to call the Museum to reserve your spot! 757-336-6117.

There is still time to vote for the Beebe Ranch for Best Initiative!
04/27/2026

There is still time to vote for the Beebe Ranch for Best Initiative!

Address

7125 Maddox Boulevard
Chincoteague, VA
23336

Telephone

(757) 336-6117

Website

https://museum-of-chincoteague-island.shoplightspeed.com/

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