The Mission of the Martha's Vineyard Museum:
The Martha's Vineyard Museum is committed as a museum to inspire interest and understanding of the island's unique history, culture and physical characteristics by collecting, preserving and presenting relevant materials and information to a wide audience.  In order to achieve these goals the Museum will:

• Present educational programs

• Add to its museum, library, and archive collections

• Actively involve the people of Martha's Vineyard

• Mount exhibitions on a variety of topics

• Support scholarly research

• Produce publications