[2] The mission of the museum is to preserve and present the history, art and science of boats and ships, in the hope of generating public interest in maritime culture and in turn inspiring the pursuit of knowledge and the spirit of exploration.

[3] The Evergreen Maritime Museum consists of multiple exhibitions spanning five floors including scale models, dioramas, maps and globes, various navigational equipment, anchors, graphic timelines and vessel backgrounds, and interactive games for kids.

[4] Floors 2–5 include comprehensive showcases of scale model ships both ancient and modern along with other memorabilia.

Though not apparent from the museum's official website, the permanent collection on display on these floors is vast and of high quality.

The exhibitions are divided by the following categories: Here is a partial list of the scale models (ship vessels) on display as of (4 June 2017) The museum is English, Japanese, and Chinese language friendly.