Capt. Bangs Hallet Museum exhibit opens

From Susan Vaughn, susanmvh1@comcast.net

With photo of Ryan Cooper with the Tamerlane figurehead

Capt. Bangs Hallet House marine exhibit

The Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum will showcase the original marine paintings and nautical artifact collection dating to the 1800s of Ryan Cooper of Yarmouth Port. The authentically furnished Yarmouth Port sea captain’s house represents the history of the Victorian era and seafaring days to the Far East in the 1800s. The museum also has an 18^th century furnished kitchen.

Docent guided tours are at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Admission $5. Free to students and Yarmouth residents, Historical Society of Old Yarmouth and active-duty military perseonnel. Group tours are available by calling the historical society at 508-362-3021 or email info@hsoy.org. www.hsoy.org. The museum, on Strawberry Lane on the Yarmouth Port Common, is open 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday until Oct. 13.