Children ages 7 to 12 build simple circuits, learn how electrical energy works and send coded messages on real telegraph sets at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf. The two-hour hands-on workshop covers electricity, circuits and Morse code. A phone reservation is required, and the museum is open Wednesday through Sunday.
Before you go
- Call Curator of Education Jennifer Theeck at 251-208-1048 to reserve a spot
- Arrive at 155 South Water Street in Mobile by 10:00 AM Saturday
- Pay a youth museum admission ticket of $15 per child
- Pick the children up at noon
What we checked, and when
Read off the venue's own page on 2026-10-14.
The museum events page states the workshop costs a youth museum admission ticket at $15. The museum admission page lists adults 18 to 64 at $19. The total assumes both adults buy admission as well; a drop-off parent pays only the child ticket.
A phone reservation is required, and the workshop is for ages 7 to 12.