Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum
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The Hart Nautical Gallery is a gallery in the MIT Museum
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, Cambridge, Massachusetts
, USA.
The original Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum was established in 1922 at MIT as part of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. It was incorporated into the MIT Museum in 1982.
William A. Baker
, a maritime historian, was curator of the museum from 1963– until his death in 1981.
The collections include construction drawings of the Doris
sailing yacht, William Hand
’s surviving drawings, and material relating to Jacob Aaron Westervelt.
MIT Museum
MIT Museum, founded in 1971, is the museum of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It hosts collections of holography, artificial intelligence, robotics, maritime history, and the history of MIT. Its holography collection of 1800 pieces is the largest in...
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, USA.
The original Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum was established in 1922 at MIT as part of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. It was incorporated into the MIT Museum in 1982.
William A. Baker
William A. Baker
William Avery Baker was a distinguished naval architect of replica historic ships and a maritime historian, who was curator of the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1963-1981.-Early life and education:The son of William Elisha Baker and his wife Margaret...
, a maritime historian, was curator of the museum from 1963– until his death in 1981.
The collections include construction drawings of the Doris
Doris (sailing yacht)
Doris is a sailing yacht yacht, which has also been known as Astarte, Huntress and Vayu, in Deep River, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. She was designed by N.G...
sailing yacht, William Hand
William Hand
William H. Hand, Jr. has been described as one of the most prolific yacht designers of the 20th century with an exceptionally good eye for handsome boats. Hand’s career began around 1900 with small sailboats, but soon shifted to V-bottomed powerboats...
’s surviving drawings, and material relating to Jacob Aaron Westervelt.