Free with General Admission

Following a highly successful two-year run, Exploring Our Waters with Eric Carle is concluding its time at the Seaport Museum on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Reserve your General Admission ticket now to visit before the exhibition comes to a close. Don’t miss your chance to experience this engaging discovery room!

Visit the discovery room of maritime-themed art by Eric Carle, beloved creator of picture books for young children. Seaport Discovery: Exploring Our Waters with Eric Carle is designed specifically for children aged 2–7 and their adults.

Huge immersive murals will bring families into Carle’s book A House for Hermit Crab and the cargo-ship adventures of 10 Little Rubber Ducks. Visitors will enjoy activities, like meeting a live hermit crab, driving ferries on a giant play-table, and learning about cargo ships through the eyes of a rubber duck—all while exploring Carle’s use of color and pattern.

Admission to Seaport Discovery: Exploring Our Waters with Eric Carle is included in your Pay What You Wish General Admission ticket and can be reserved below. In addition, your General Admission includes access to all current exhibitions on view in the introduction gallery space at 12 Fulton Street and access to the 1885 tall ship Wavertree at Pier 16. Free timed tickets for a tour of the lightship Ambrose are available separately.