MILWAUKEE — A
new exhibition at the Milwaukee Public Museum explores 18th-century
piracy with more than 200 artifacts recovered from the ocean floor.
The museum is
hosting the exhibit, "Real Pirates," which tells the stories
of four crew members of the pirate ship Whydah. It sank off the Cape Cod
coast nearly 300 years ago, killing the famous Captain "Black
Sam" Bellamy and all but two of its 146 crew members.
The Whydah was
located in 1984 and underwater explorer Barry Clifford is still finding
treasures.
The exhibit
features cannons, muskets, pistols, cutlasses and swords, a treasure
chest filled with coins last touched by pirates and Whydah's bell. The
exhibit also has a replica of the ship visitors can board.
The show runs from
Friday through May 27, 2013.
