Opening reception on Thursday, June 16, 2022, 6–8 PM
Exhibition on view through June 2023
featuring the collection of diver and researcher
John Moyer, Salvor in Possession of the Andrea Doria

Small preview exhibition now on view!

The SS Andrea Doria was the pride of postwar Italy. A glamorous transatlantic ocean liner, she was a “floating art gallery” and a marvel of mid-century modern design. She also carried Italian immigrants to new opportunities in America. On July 25, 1956, the Swedish liner MS Stockholm collided with her when she was en route to New York. What followed was one of the most dramatic and well-documented rescues in sea history.

This exhibition was made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; a Humanities New York SHARP Grant with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the federal American Rescue Plan Act*; and by a grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation.

Curated by Megan Beck, Ciro Galeno, Jr., and Michael McWeeney

Thank you to diver and researcher John Moyer, Salvor in Possession of the Andrea Doria, and survivor, author, and educator Pierette Domenica Simpson.

* Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Some exhibition graphics have been adapted from a circa-1952 Andrea Doria promotional booklet published in Italy by the Italian Line. This includes the exhibition title graphic, postcard graphic, and some exhibition didactic materials.

The booklet is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements: 1) it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the United States. within 30 days); 2) it was first published before March 1, 1989 without copyright notice or before 1964 without copyright renewal or before the source country established copyright relations with the United States; and 3) it was in the public domain in its home country (Italy) on the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).

The physical booklet is on display in the exhibition and is owned by a private collector.

The Noble Maritime Collection is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, chartered with the New York State Education Department. Museum admission is by donation, and there are no mandatory fees. The exhibition Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea is presented for educational purposes and all marketing material for it promotes an educational museum initiative.