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New Bedford Whaling Museum

Current Exhibits

Imagining Moby!
An exhibition of contemporary art inspired by Herman Melville's novel, "Moby-Dick".

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Cuffe Kitchen & Cuffe Park, a multi-media experience

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Cape Verdean Maritime Exhibit
This exhibition captures the essence of the important connections between New Bedford and Cape Verde, the unique characteristics of Cape Verdean culture, and the special legacy of that culture and history here in New Bedford.

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Sitting in New Bedford
What do a ship in the harbor, scallop shells, a girl on a swing, people working in a sail loft and in the Pairpoint glass factory, and the subjects of portraits by New Bedford painters and photographers have in common? They were each, at one time or another, 'sitting' in New Bedford.

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Ceramics from the Permanent Collection

Visualizing Melville
Illustrating Herman Melville's language

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Ceramics from the Permanent Collection

Azorean Whaleman Gallery
Chronicling Azorean/American cultural exchange in the 19th century.

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Ceramics from the Permanent Collection

Charmed by the Sea: One Hundred Fifty Years and more of Yachting on Buzzards Bay

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Arthur Moniz Retrospective

Harpoons and Whalecraft

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Treasures of Old Dartmouth

American Landscape and Seascape Paintings
Peruse the diversity and take in the richness of some of our finest paintings. READ MORE

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Ceramics from the Permanent Collection

The Hunt for Knowledge
This exhibition seeks to answer inquiries about current scientific studies of whales. The story of human interactions with whales would be incomplete without discussing today's scientific work. READ MORE

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From Pursuit to Preservation: The History of Human Interaction with Whales

From Pursuit to Preservation: The History of Human Interaction with Whales
Explains and explores the human fascination with whales and the history of whaling in New Bedford and in a global context
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dutch whaling

Dutch Whaling in the Golden Age
Old Master paintings and prints, sumptuous decorative arts, exquisite navigation instruments and rare natural history specimens.
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scrimshaw

British Paintings & Scrimshaw
A splendid array of paintings, prints, illustrated shipboard journals, and scrimshaw...many of the finest pieces in the world.
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new bedford art glass

New Bedford Art Glass
A beautiful and diverse collection representing the major styles of Mount Washington, Blackmer, Pairpoint, Smith Brothers, and Gunderson art glass
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kobo blue whale

Skeletons of the Deep
Come learn about the four whale skeletons at the New Bedford Whaling Museum
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The Lagoda
The Bourne Building has reopened. Construction and exhibit preparation continues.
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scrimshaw

Portraits of a Port
Museum classics return! See whaling history in its prime featuring the finest examples of scrimshaw anywhere.
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Ship's Forecastle

The FORECASTLE
A full size replica of a ship's FORECASTLE. Come and see what its like to live on a whaling ship's close quaters!
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