The Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA
On your next trip to Boston or the Cape Cod region, plan to visit the Whaling Museum in New Bedford. This wonderful Museum established in 1907 features a variety of intriguing exhibits related to whaling, the history of the whaling industry, and New Bedford. You will see many different types of artifacts, artwork, and manuscripts in intriguing exhibits at the Whaling Museum. Explore the fo’c’sle of a whaleship in the Forecastle exhibit. This full-scale reproduction of the forward section of a whaling ship includes hands-on experiences above and below deck.If you are interested in New Bedford’s history as a maritime center, you will appreciate “Portraits of a Port.” This exhibit includes artifacts and paintings from Native American, African-American and European communities that detail New Bedford’s maritime history. A very unique exhibit at the Whaling Museum features photographs of former shore whaling operations in very remote places. Photographs of the remains of shore whaling stations now in disuse in a sub-Antarctic island and Hawke Harbour, Labrador are featured in this fascinating exhibit. In addition to these and many other incredible exhibits, special programs and events are held at the Whaling Museum seasonally and annually including lectures, films and other events.