•GulfQuest hires Education Director
October, 22, 2009
MOBILE, Ala. – Ilka Porter has been named Education Director for GulfQuest, Mobile’s Maritime Museum that is slated to open in 2011. Porter brings eight years of museum education experience as well as a backgr
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•Groundbreaking Ceremony held for Maritime Museum
April, 09, 2009
Public/private project to open doors in spring 2011

MOBILE, Ala. – The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico – now
known as GulfQuest – joined the City of Mobile today to break ground on t
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•Maritime Museum to be called GulfQuest
April, 09, 2009
Museum unveils new name and logo at groundbreaking ceremony

MOBILE, Ala. – The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico has
officially changed its name to GulfQuest. The maritime museum unvei
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•Maritime Museum announces $7.6 million raised to date
April, 09, 2009
‘Charting the Course’ Capital Campaign seeks to exceed $10 million goal

MOBILE, Ala. – The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico – now known as GulfQuest – announced today that the Charting th
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•National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico set to break ground
March, 23, 2009
MOBILE, Ala. – The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, in partnership with the City of Mobile, will hold a public groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m., Thursday, April 9 at Mobile Landing, the city’s
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•Hoar Program Management to oversee Maritime Museum construction
December, 09, 2008
City of Mobile prepares for groundbreaking on public/private project
in spring 2009

MOBILE, Ala. – The City of Mobile hired Hoar Program Management today to oversee construction of the National Ma
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•Maritime Museum campaign tops $7 million toward $10 million goal
February, 27, 2008
Additional $1 million raised since public launch, including gift from ExxonMobil

MOBILE, Ala. – The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico announced that the Charting the Course Capital Campai
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•Maritime Museum launches campaign with $6 million generated to-date
June, 07, 2007
Charting the Course Capital Campaign to raise $10 million for exhibits/infrastructure

MOBILE, Ala. – The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico officially launched its Charting the Course Capi
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•Maritime Museum advances the city’s vision for Mobile Landing
June, 07, 2007
MOBILE, Ala. – When the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico opens in 2009, the City of Mobile’s effort to establish Michael C. Dow Mobile Landing and reopen the downtown waterfront as a destination f
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•Maritime Museum in Mobile will be unique among museums nationwide
June, 07, 2007
MOBILE, Ala. – While prominent maritime museums have been established on the nation’s east and west coasts, until now no maritime museum of national significance has been created to preserve and interpret the
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