Newport Harbor Nautical Museum

Support the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum

Thank you for your interest in supporting the Nautical Museum.  Here are some of the ways your help can make a difference:

Become a Member

Our members have promoted the Museum since it was only an idea, since the days on the Reuben E. Lee and now in support of our vision for a new Museum on the historic Balboa waterfront.  Now it’s your turn to shape the horizons of the Museum that tells yours and others’ fascinating stories of the sea.  Join people like you who want to help the Nautical Museum explore its past, illuminate its present and imagine its future.  Download and print a membership application or use our secure online application process to join us today!  For more information about membership, visit our membership page or contact Stephanie Christian at (949) 675-8915 x113.

Join the Lighthouse Circle

A lighthouse is a beacon of hope, a guiding light and signal for the way home

Now that the Museum has successfully relocated to its home on the historic Balboa waterfront, it is positioned to embark on a major transformation that will lead to one day being recognized as a significant cultural maritime destination.  Its value to the community lies in part as a tool for preserving the local heritage and also in its ability to reflect the changing needs and interests of the community.  It is in the spirit of those who have been lighthouses to us for what sustains families and communities through changing times that we have created the Lighthouse Circle.  The Lighthouse Circle is a deeper level of membership giving that enjoys all the benefits of regular membership plus invitations to exclusive events and information on the direction of the new Museum.  If you are interested in helping to ensure the light not go out for the continuing progress of the Museum, consider becoming a Lighthouse Circle member today by downloading and printing a membership application or use our secure online application process.  If you’d like more information about the Lighthouse Circle, please contact Stephanie Christian at (949) 675-8915 x113.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum offers a range of sponsorship opportunities to suit the requirements of the Museum and our sponsors.

  • Presenting Rights and other supporting sponsorship associated with the Museum’s exhibits, programs and signature events
  • Collaborative, long term partnerships with the Museum

Each sponsorship opportunity is individually tailored to drive business objectives.  The Museum prefers to engage with companies whose core brand values resonate well with our own.

In broad terms, the Museum is interested in developing partnerships that produce for the sponsor:

  • An enhanced reputation
  • A competitive advantage
  • Cost savings
  • Improved access to capital
  • Motivated employees
  • Real and measurable impacts

Please contact the Development Department to learn more.

Rita Stenlund
Interim Executive Director
(949) 675-8915 x104

Stephanie Christian
Development Coordinator
(949) 675-8915 x113

Sarah DiCiurcio
Development Assistant
(949) 675-8915 x105

Volunteer

Find out about fun ways you can volunteer at the Museum.

Internships

Interesting and rewarding internship opportunities are now available. Please call us at (949) 675-8915 or email nhnm@nhnm.org to inquire about current openings.