Due to concerns over the COVID 19 virus, we are postponing our opening dates for the Museum, Oyster Cracker Cafe and our 2nd Friday events. However, our gift shop, The Meerwald Mercantile is open NOW for online purchases! All proceeds go to support our educational programing and our mission. Stay tuned! We will keep you posted on upcoming opening dates.
In the meantime, please check out our Virtual Experiences, and follow us on Facebook for daily posts!
What To Do @ Bayshore Center
Delaware Bay Museum
2020 Season: April 10 – November 28th
Open: Wednesday – Sunday
Hours: 12 noon – 4pm
Phone: (857) 758-2060
Admission: suggested donation of $7 per adult and $5 for senior and children
Schooner AJ Meerwald
For schedule and sail information please click here. Please note the AJ Meerwald travels to various ports throughout the season, check the schedule prior to booking tickets.
Oyster Cracker Cafe
Whether in the café or on the docks the Oyster Cracker café has great food everyone can enjoy.
Open:
April 1 – December 1
Wednesday – Sunday
11am – 3pm
From January 4 – March 31
Saturday and Sunday
11am – 3pm
Closed December
For the Kids
The Bayshore Center at Bivalve is a good place to unplug and experience the natural beauty of region. We have a pirate boat for children to play on, a scavenger hunt in our museum, and miles of nature trails to explore. Together you and your children can shell bag, a fun family activity that will also help to improve the Delaware Bay and the local economy. Or perhaps you and your children could simply sit quietly on our docks watching the boats pass bye while counting the osprey flying overhead.
The Bayshore Center also offers a variety of formal educational programs. Click below to learn more.
What to Expect
The Bayshore Center at Bivalve is unlike any other museum you will visit. Your experience will begin miles before you arrive. Observe the natural beauty of the area, take note of the homes and streets. Observe our neighbors – waterman, scientists and oystermen, as they go about their work. These people and this community are all part the experience of the Bayshore Center at Bivalve.
When you arrive in our parking lot, look around. Everything you see is an exhibit. We encourage you to wonder, knock on doors and ask those who pass by questions. For more information on our exhibits click here.
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