Needle/Work - Art, Craft, and Industry in a Port City
An exploration of New Bedford's textile heritage and the interconnectedness and multicultural character of the whaling and textile industries.
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From the Deep: The Sperm Whale, Bone by Bone
The 45-ton whale was found beached off Great Point, Nantucket, on June 7, 2002 and has been carefully rearticulated.
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Industry and Nature Collide: Photographs of Modern Shore Whaling Stations
Photographers Kendall and Whitman had the opportunity to visit isolated sites of former whaling operations.
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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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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
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
He's Big & Beautiful. Come learn about our famous blue whale, Kobo!
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The Lagoda
Come aboard the world's largest ship model!
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Portraits of a Port
Museum classics return! See whaling history in its prime featuring the finest examples of scrimshaw anywhere.
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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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