The mission of the Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum is to promote the awareness and appreciation of lightship baskets and their makers, by educating and engaging the public about the complexity of this art form unique to Nantucket, and placing it within a broader context of related crafts.
We are dedicated to preserving Nantucket’s rich history of basket making, supporting scholarship of this art form, and encouraging and mentoring new generations of lightship basket makers.
The baskets at right are part of the permanent collection at the Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum.
49 Union Street, Nantucket, MA 02554 508-228-1177