Martha's Vineyard Museum

We decided to take the ferry from Woods Hole to see the JAWS Exhibit before it wrapped up on the following weekend. Growing up in Mass, and being big fans of JAWS since we saw it at the movie theaters, we had to come see th w exhibit. After walking from the ferry the stairs up to the museum property were a bit daunting for my 60yo knees, but the view from the top was worth the effort! Beautiful spot overlooking Lagoon Pond to your right and the Steamship Aurhority to your left. The vast lawn is a great location for tents and celebrations! We stopped at the café, which was nearly entirely wiped out, but after a great discussion about living in Michigan, we chose a few items and stepped outside to revel in the view while we had a bite to eat! We visited all the rooms, listened to the audio clips, read the stories, spun the "filming conditions" hazard board, looked at the pictures, studied the story sketches, and even eavesdropped a bit on fellow visitors, whose stories were at least equally enthralling. Loved the shark and barrel items by the beautiful lens, as well. We toured the exhibit in a few hours and made it back on the afternoon ferrybton

We (5of us) enjoyed the museum and went specifically for the Jaws exhibit. It was a lot of fun and had some good movie memorbilia. It was a bus ride and a little bit of a walk to get to the museum. It's off the beating track a little. Entry price was $20+ each adults, it's a temporary exhibit not permanent. Without the Jaws exhibit we would not have made the ride/ walk to visit.

Wish the gift shop had some more space or a better self things. Limited Jaws things but still would have liked something for the museum but nothing. JAWS 50th being there was awesome. Hopefully, they will keep it as it should be celebrated, especially there. It's kind of hidden but it's worth a visit!

Quality over quantity! This museum had a great exhibit, especially the Jaws section. We didn’t make our time slot due to the busy ferry. Yet they were happy to accommodate. The place was so clean and everyone was so friendly.

Great museum with numerous interesting exhibits. But admittedly, we were there for the JAWS "deeper dive" exhibit. Many original props and information (written and audible) were available. Beautiful views of Lagoon Pond and surrounding landscape. An afternoon very well spent and didn't break the bank.

Neat little museum up on a hill overlooking the water. There was a larger than normal Jaws exhibit there for the 50th anniversary, and a bunch of other neat local stuff to see. The shipbuilding area outside was cool.

Jaws 50th was awesome!!!!! The museum did a really great job with the history of the movie and I learned a lot about behind the scene and the incredible impact the islanders of Martha’s Vineyard had on the movie!! The exhibition featured plenty of hands on and they had lighting and Jaws music playing throughout the experience!!! Even the non-Jaws related stuff was very interesting! I recommend going here for the Jaws Exhibition if you can! If not still go because the museum had lots of other cool stuff

Spent a pleasant 1.5 hours at the museum on a rainy Thursday morning in July. We primarily went for the special Jaws 50th Anniversary exhibit and were very happy we did – props/costumes from the filming, memorabilia, behind the scenes information & narratives from some of the locals that were extras in the movie, some good photo ops, concept drawings, photos, etc. Outside of that exhibit, there was the original lighthouse lens, children’s activities, island history, a café and small gift shop. Outside, there is a very nice, small garden and larger pieces (boats, carriages, machinery) in the barn. Happy to pay the $20 admission to support the local museum and see the Jaws exhibit. Easy walk from the ferry terminal in Vineyard Haven.