PIRATES!

Florida's East Coast Pirates! on display January 18 -- July 4, 2009

Dead Men Tell No Tales but at the Museum of Mobile there are plenty of tales to tell when “Pirates” opens on January 18, 2009. This exhibition made possible by the Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach, provides an historic account of some of the more famous Pirates of Florida's East Coast. Such legendary pirates as Edward Teach, A.K.A. Black Beard and others who plied the coastal waters of Florida in search of treasure primarily during the 16th through the 18th centuries, are noted.

Also on display are artifacts, including coins, bullion, ingots and tools recovered from shipwrecks off the East Coast of Florida, weapons from the period help illustrate the persuasive means that were used to relieve those less fortunate of their assets.

For more than three centuries, pirates and piracy thrived and flourished in our own back yard – the Gulf Coast. Marvelous tales abound of swashbuckling encounters involving rogues like Gambi, Lafitte, de Graaf, and Scott. An English pirate attack against our own Dauphin Island in 1711 brings home the point that piracy affected and influenced local culture, economy, and society from the 17th to the early 19th century.

Grab your cutlass, don an eye-patch, hoist the Jolly Roger, and climb aboard as we set sail for a glimpse of the characters that charged local waters with their intrigues and exploits. No passports are necessary, only a desire for adventure.

The Museum of Mobile, located at 111 Royal Street, is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors and $3.00 for students, and free for children under 6. For more information, call the Museum at 251.208.7569 or www.museumofmobile.com.
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