Whales Today

An exhibition dedicated to the science and behavior of whales, their cultural impact, the current threats to their survival, and empowering all to support conservation efforts.

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What's Your Story?

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is collecting stories that help paint the picture of Greater New Bedford. By lending your voice, you will help create the collective story of the community.

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A Wild Note of Longing: Albert Pinkham Ryder and a Century of American Art

By Christina Connett Brophy, PhD, Elizabeth Broun, PhD, and William C. Agee. This long-overdue new look at the life and work of beloved painter Albert Pinkham Ryder explores the powerful and enduring directions he forged for generations of American modernists.

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Arctic Passages

The Photographs of John Bockstoce and his Arctic Journey. Through his photographs, join John Bockstoce and Inupiaq hunters and experience his own narration of small-boat journeys through the Arctic.

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What's Happening

May 13, 2021

Join editors H. Richard Dietrich III, Deborah M. Rebuke, and the museum's Curator of Maritime
History and publication contributor, Michael P. Dyer, for a discussion around their newest
publication, In Pursuit of History, featuring topics surrounding Chinese exporting, whale trading,
and the histories and interest with the maritime industry.

May 20, 2021

2021 Sailor's Series. The Sailors’ Series is an annual lecture series of the New Bedford Whaling Museum presenting a wide variety of experiences and adventures by individuals with lifelong commitments to sailing, boats, and the sea.

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May 26, 2021

Join us at the 118th Annual Meeting of Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum Members, featuring keynote speaker Michael Bobbitt, Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council. Open to the public.

May 27, 2021

Here's the Story; Common Ground Story Hour Listen as people share Greater New Bedford stories from the Common Ground: Community Mosaic project, in their own words: neighborhood stories, stories about immigration, family stories, and more.

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Exhibitions

"The Book of the Earth,” Denis Avdic, Age 14, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Albert Pinkham Ryder, "With Sloping Mast and Dipping Prow", ca. 1880–85

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Whales Today

An exhibition dedicated to the science and behavior of whales, their cultural impact, the current threats to their survival, and empowering all to support conservation efforts.

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