For First Time, Steinway Baby Grand Piano from the Historic SS United States Now on Public Display at Steinway Hall in New York Piano from America’s Flagship Once Played by Duke Ellington and Other Renowned Musicians Was Recently Acquired by SS United States Conservancy The ship’s famous Steinway & Sons piano in the SS United States’ first class ballroom, with legendary jazz bandleader Duke Ellington seated at the keys and Broadway star Ethel Merman at the microphone. NEW YOR

Part of the mission of the SS United States Conservancy is to spread awareness of America's Flagship through participation in cultural and historical events. To that end, we are thrilled to have participated in a current exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum. As we recently reported, Finding Home: Four Artists Journeys celebrates the work of four immigrant artist, including David Macaulay — who, as a boy, traveled to his new home in the United States aboard the Big U. From

From the Conservancy's inception, we have focused on acquiring items from and related to the SS United States and United States Lines for future public display and educational outreach. Our ultimate goal is to create a shipboard museum aboard the redeveloped Big U, allowing our extensive archive of artifacts and photographs to be showcased in a permanent public display. In doing this, we will help preserve the legacy of America's Flagship for future generations, so that she m

“Finding Home: Four Artists’ Journeys” will Feature Famed Illustrator David Macaulay’s New Book, Crossing on Time, and a Massive Model of the SS United States. STOCKBRIDGE MA—Depicting poignant stories of immigrating to America, a new exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum showcases the journeys and rich family narratives of four renowned artists. For famed author-illustrator David Macaulay, that journey included a transatlantic voyage on board America’s Flagship, the SS Un

Artist Maria Mijares has a lifelong connection to America's Flagship that dates back to age 2, when she traveled aboard the Big U from New York City to Le Havre, France. In the decades since, she has toured the vessel on several occasions and been a staunch advocate for keeping her afloat. Mijares has channeled her deep, personal connection to the ship into her artwork, immortalizing the SS United States in paintings that have been exhibited and enjoyed by captive audiences i

Cunard's RMS Queen Mary sailed into the Port of Long Beach over fifty years ago; there, he has been successfully developed into a hotel, event space and museum complex. The impressive restoration of the British Queen Mary serves as an inspiring example — reminding us that it is imperative that we save America's own ocean liner, the SS United States, before it is too late! This winter, QMI Restore the Queen has partnered with Long Beach, California's Shoreline Village for a st

The extraordinary exhibition "Ocean Liners: Speed and Style," previously on display at the London V&A and at Salem, Massachusetts' Peabody Essex Museum, opened on Saturday, September 15th at the V&A Dundee, a new branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum and Scotland's first dedicated design museum. The exhibition's opening coincides with the museum's grand opening, and the hotly-anticipated "Ocean Liners" attraction will be on display until February 24th, 2019. The Independen

On June 14th, "Full Speed Ahead to the Fabulous SS United States!" opened at the National Lighthouse Museum, presented by the museum in partnership with the New York Chapter of the SS United States Conservancy. The exhibition's grand opening was celebrated with with a festive event at the museum and rare screening of acclaimed New York filmmaker Manny Kirchheimer's SS United States film, "Colossus on the River." Video producer and friend of the Conservancy Bill Magee generous

On June 14th, "Full Speed Ahead to the Fabulous SS United States!" opened at the National Lighthouse Museum in Staten Island, presented by the museum in partnership with the New York Chapter of the SS United States Conservancy! The exciting new exhibition will be on display through August 3rd, and was inaugurated with with a festive evening event and film screening. An event attendee shares her personal memorabilia at the grand opening of "Full Speed Ahead to the SS United St

The extraordinary exhibition "Ocean Liners: Speed and Style," on display at London's V&A through June 17th, will be hitting the road again! Tickets have gone on sale for "Ocean Liners: Speed and Style," at V&A Dundee, a new branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum and Scotland's first design museum. The exhibition's opening will coincide with the museum's grand opening on September 15th, and the hotly-anticipated attraction will be on display until February 24th, 2019. The In