The museum is dedicated the history of The Arabia and the
treasures that were recovered 132 years after the boat sank. The boat was not only a passenger boat, but
also a cargo ship, and was loaded with merchandise. Much of the merchandise and cargo was wet,
but had been preserved by being encased in water and mud.
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| The Hull of the boat |
Inside the Steamboat Arabia Museum you will learn the
history of The Arabia, why it sank, how many causalities, including the one
mule that was supposed to be released, but was discovered it had not been, and
learn how they recovered the boat and merchandise.
I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Steamboat Arabia
Museum, I could have spent hours wondering through the museum, learning the
history, and admiring all the artifacts.
However, I must confess the Steamboat Arabia Museum was not ideal for my
little man had ZERO patience for the museum.
He lasted through the introduction, five minutes into the short clip,
they show, and that was about all he was good for. Now Lesse on the other hand who was eight,
she really enjoyed the museum, but had a hard time understanding and following
the guidelines. There is very few things
you can touch, and hands-on stuff, therefore they did not “enjoy” the museum as
much as they have other museums.
However, I will note Lesse remembers a lot from the museum and often
talks about the things that she saw and how the perfume smelled that she had
the opportunity to smell.
