yes-presently exhibiting in Astoria Oregon at the Columbia River Maritime Museum: "Tattoo, The Art of the Sailor". At Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic Conneticut: "Skin and Bones" Exhibit....a traveling exhibit from Philadelphia's Independence Seaport Museum presenting over two centuries of ancient and mordern tattooing tools, flash, tattoo related art, historic photographs and artifacts to tell the story of how tattoos entered the sailor's life and what they meant and why they got them.
To preserve, display and share the history of tattoo.
Hand and Electric Tattooing
American Patriotic Tattoos Native American Tattooing Japanese Tattooing American Tattoo History South Sea Tattoo History New Zealand Tattoo History Filipino Tattoo Eskima Tattoo History Circus Sideshow Attraction History and much more
Tattoo Implements both early 1900's electric and hand tattooing instruments-American, European, East Indian, Japanese, Burmese and more.... Tattoo designs from 1800's to the present...paintings...implements...
Recently we are loaning American Patriotic Tattoo implements, photos, paintings, books written by us.
Access: General Public
Appointment required: False
Noon to six summer hours 7days week spring hours wed-Sunday