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and the preservation of the maritime
heritage of North America.
“We’re looking for direction for
each port committee as to what
they would like us to do and how
they would like us to do it,” Jensen
said. “But I think, in general ... the
ship would arrive to an audience
on shore, she would fire her guns
and then sail into the pier and tie
up and then to lower her gangways
and open her decks to the public.
She will be impressive.”
Visitors also can take part in pier-
side activities including historic ship-
building crafts demonstrations, inter-
active conversations with the volun-
teer sailors, costumed performances
by seasoned re-enactors, concerts of
period and contemporary music, and
food and craft exhibitions.
Ongoing events related to the
voyage and Lafayette’s role in
Ameri can his tory include art exhi-
bitions at the New York Historical
So ciety in Man hat tan, the Athe -
naeum in Bos ton and, in Wash -
ington, at An derson House and the
Na tional Museum of the U.S. Navy,
according to Kila chand.
The Navy Museum exhibition,
called “Twin Destinies,” is scheduled
to open when Hermione arrives in the
Washington area. It will focus on
naval power and the evolving strate-
gic partnership, in times of peace and
war, of France and the United States
from 1776 to 2014. The centerpiece
will be the voyage of Hermione as
seen from Lafayette’s perspective.
“It’s going to be an unusual and
exciting exhibition,” Kilachand said.
A photography exhibit chronicling
Hermione’s reconstruction, a play
about Lafayette, seminars and a teen-
curated exhibition at the New York
Historical Society are among some of
the other events on the slate.
Organizers on the American side
still are working out the myriad
details at the various ports so that
they are ready to receive Hermione
and play host to the many related
events. Getting everything ready in
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Hermione crew members, many in period costumes, salute the parade of ships
around the vessel as it sailed in September from Rochefort, France, on its way
to its first sea trial. Pier-side activities that will be taking place during the ship’s
visit to the United States include historic shipbuilding crafts demonstrations,
interactive conversations with the volunteer sailors and costumed performanc-
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