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New Bedford Whaling Museum Featured As Best History Museum In "Official Best Of Massachusetts 2008" List
Watch television broadcast this Sunday, October 26, at 1 p.m. Channel 4 CBS

NEW BEDFORD, MA (October 23, 2008) – The New Bedford Whaling Museum has been named Best History Museum in the "Official Best of Massachusetts 2008" list. A television program featuring the "Official Best of" list will be aired this Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 1 p.m. on Channel 4 CBS.

The "Official Best of Massachusetts" list includes recommendations on family attractions, zoos, restaurants and more, including museums. A brief virtual tour of the New Bedford Whaling Museum is featured in a segment in which Museum staff members, Science Programs Manager Robert Rocha and Maritime Curator Michael Dyer, explain highlights of exhibits and special programs that the Museum offers year round to families, groups and individuals. They note the Museum's vast collections explore the multitude of connections between the past history of the whaling industry and its impacts on culture, business and everyday life, and today's efforts to preserve, protect and study the great whales and their relationship with humans.

The "Official Best of Massachusetts" list can be seen on the Internet at www.officialbestof.com and will be posted on the Whaling Museum's own website. The New Bedford Whaling Museum is the world's most comprehensive museum devoted to the global story of whales and whaling. The cornerstone of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, the Museum is located in the heart of the city's historic downtown at 18 Johnny Cake Hill. Open daily year round. For more information, visit the Museum online at www.whalingmuseum.org.