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Is it something we'll be able to listen to somehow? 
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The web page I indicated lists suggested frequencies of operation at the bottom of the page. Participating stations will likely be within several kHz of the suggested frequencies, but they could be anywhere within the allocated amateur radio frequency bands for the country where the ship/museum is located. Permitted frequencies and bands do vary somewhat from country to country.
The suggested frequencies lie within the High Frequency (HF aka shortwave) and 6 Meter (50 MHz) amateur radio bands. So if you just want to listen, you would need a shortwave receiver that is capable of receiving Single Sideband (SSB) and Morse Code (CW) transmissions in order to hear participating stations. A shortwave receiver that receives only AM shortwave (broadcast) stations would not be sufficient as a general rule (although there are a few AM frequencies listed at the very bottom of the page). Consumer grade portable shortwave receivers may or may not have sufficient sensitivity and selectivity to hear participating stations even if they can tune SSB/CW stations. Also, the better your antenna, the better your results are likely to be. An external long wire antenna may provide better results than a built-in telescoping whip antenna on a consumer grade receiver, and some consumer grade receivers have jacks for the connection of an external antenna.
An amateur radio operator or club with 2-way HF (shortwave) equipment will likely be able to transmit and receive on one or more of the bands that will be used in the event. That is part of the reason that I was suggesting that folks interested in participating find an amateur radio operator (or amateur radio club) to provide necessary equipment and information on how to tune the stations.
One other thing to keep in mind is that your ability to hear or communicate with participating stations will hinge on solar or space weather conditions during the event since we are talking about HF or shortwave communications. We are at the peak of the solar cycle and conditions are extremely volatile. The last few days have been quite poor in this regard, but matters may be quite different during the event. Check out the latest space weather conditions here:
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
Indications of geomagnetic and solar radiation storms and radio blackouts are generally a sign of poor conditions, although there are some exceptions to this rule.