This is the 2011 page. Detailed information for the 2012 Scrimshaw Weekend (May 11-13) will be posted shortly. 

Antiques Show and Swap Meet (Friday)
Presentation Programs (Saturday)Cocktail Reception and Banquet (Saturday)
Consignment Auction (Saturday evening)
Special Exhibition (items for Summer auctions)
Field Trip – Nantucket (Sunday)

PRESENTATIONS (from this past year)

Pirates and Female Pirates on Scrimshaw
"Built" Scrimshaw: Types, Tools, and Construction Methods
Care and Feeding: Taking Care of Your Scrimshaw
Pictorial Sources of Scrimshaw:
In the New Bedford Whaling Museum
In Institutional and Private Collections
New Insights into the Works of Individual Scrimshaw Artists
Scrimshaw Market Report
Update on the Grand Catalogue of Scrimshaw
Collectors' Show-and-Tell

ADMISSION
Museum Members: $295 ($330 after May 1st)
Non Members: $335 ($370 after May 1st)

The Scrimshaw Weekend general admission fee includes access to:
All open galleries and exhibitions at the Museum
The Scrimshaw and Marine Antiques Show
All Saturday Presentations
All scheduled meals

Tickets to Saturday’s banquet only may be purchased for $75 each.
To register: call 508.997.0046, ext.100 or email: frontdesk@whalingmuseum.org

We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of Northeast Auctions of Portsmouth, NH, and the Maine Antique Digest, who have helped make this event possible year after year.