• Chatham Marconi Maritme Center / Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum

    Chatham Marconi Maritme Center / Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum

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    About Us

    Founded in 2002, the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation which celebrates the rich history of 20th century maritime radio and the innovative advances in science and technology that continue to transform our lives. The Center sits on the 11.3-acre site of the former Marconi-RCA Wireless Receiving Station built for Guglielmo Marconi in 1914, and which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Marconi’s Wireless Receiving Station was initially part of his visionary global point-to-point radio network planned to link America with Europe and Japan. Bought by RCA following the First World War, Chatham Radio WCC instead rose to preeminence as ''The World's Greatest Coastal Station'' serving mariners around the globe until late in the last century, and played a crucial role for the US Navy during World War II.
    The 10 original, distinctive buildings and the adjacent antenna field comprise the campus and have been preserved by the Town of Chatham. Today, the former Operations and Residence Hotel buildings serve respectively as the Center's Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum and it's Education Center. Chatham Marconi Maritime Center’s mission is executed through operation of the museum and the advancement of youth STEM education, principally in communications science. In addition to the museum’s exhibits and interpretive programs, the Center offers forward-thinking STEM education in area schools through its unique Chatham Marconi TechSmart program, STEM After Hours outside the classroom, and fun on-site Summer STEM classes.

    Images

    A drone's eye view of Chatham Marconi Maritime Center (Chris Seufert)
    The Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum, Operating Building ca. 1914
    A new exhibt for 2023 features sorites of the great ocean liners.
    Chatham Radio WCC and the story of long-range maritime radio.
    The Education Center, formerly the employees' Residence Building ca. 1914
    A typical Summer STEM Robotics class - one of many.
    Princess Elettra Marconi shops at our museum store!

    Events

    Radio, Sound & Light for Kids at Chatham Marconi!
    Radio, Sound & Light for Kids at Chatham Marconi!
    • Discover the fun Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) experiments in radio, sound and light created for our Chatham Marconi TechSmart program.
    • Monday Apr 15, 2024
    Radio, Sound & Light for Kids at Chatham Marconi!
    • Discover the fun Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) experiments in radio, sound and light created for our Chatham Marconi TechSmart program.
    • Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
    Radio, Sound & Light for Kids at Chatham Marconi!
    • Discover the fun Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) experiments in radio, sound and light created for our Chatham Marconi TechSmart program.
    • Thursday Apr 18, 2024
    Radio, Sound & Light for Kids at Chatham Marconi!
    • Discover the fun Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) experiments in radio, sound and light created for our Chatham Marconi TechSmart program.
    • Friday Apr 19, 2024
    International Marconi Day 2024 at The Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum
    International Marconi Day 2024 at The Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum
    • The Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum will celebrate Guglielmo Marconi's 150th Birthday on International Marconi Day, Saturday, April 27.
    • Saturday Apr 27, 2024
    Speaker Series: Dr. Don Arthur, 35th Surgeon General of the US Navy
    Speaker Series: Dr. Don Arthur, 35th Surgeon General of the US Navy
    • Chatham Marconi Welcomes Dr. Donald C. Arthur, M.D., J.D., retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral and 35th Surgeon General of the Navy.
    • Thursday May 2, 2024