April Vacation Week 2021 - New Bedford Whaling Museum

April Vacation Week

Expanded Hours!

The Museum will be back open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. starting April Vacation Week.

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April Vacation Week

April 19 - April 23

Expanded Hours!

  • The Museum will be back open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. starting April Vacation Week.
  • FREE ADMISSION! Thanks to our friends at the Highland Street Foundation and the Patriots Foundation, we are excited to offer FREE ADMISSION on Monday, April 19!

Online reservations for your FREE tickets will be available starting Thursday, April 15.

RESERVE TICKETS

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Ocean Beats | A Beat Maker Project

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You've heard the term "whale song," right? 

The New Bedford Whaling Museum invites you to explore the songs and sounds of marine mammals and show us your personal style by creating a remix!

How to participate:

  • Listen to sounds of marine mammals from our collection.
  • Download your favorite.
  • Drop it into your preferred beat creation tool.
  • Mix and create.

Whales Today Virtual Tours

Still looking for a fun virtual activity during vacation week?

​Interacting live with one of the Museum’s educators, discover what makes a whale a whale, what people have in common with whales, and what we can do to help protect them in our oceans today. ​

This highly visual program allows participants to ask questions in real-time while exploring life-sized whale models and looking at real whale artifacts.

FREE and open to the public, but registration is required and space is limited to 30 households. There are two chances to get the virtual tour:

Tuesday, April 20  |  10 AM  |  Register Here
Thursday, April 22  |  1 PM Register Here

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