The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release.
The USS Constitution Museum announces the opening of Exploring Old Ironsides, a new photography exhibition featuring the work of longtime Museum photographer Greg M. Cooper. Presented with generous support from Yawkey Foundation, the exhibition invites the public to encounter USS Constitution through dramatic light, unexpected angles, and close details that reveal America’s Ship of State in fresh and compelling ways.
Drawn from decades of photographing the Ship, Exploring Old Ironsides offers more than a visual experience. It creates a meaningful point of connection between the public and a national icon whose story continues to speak to service, resilience, craftsmanship, and the ideals that shape our shared civic life. Through Cooper’s images, visitors are invited not simply to admire the Ship, but to look more closely and reflect on why USS Constitution still matters today.