April Vacation Week
April 18 - April 22
Expanded Hours!
The Museum is now open 7 days a week, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
During April school vacation week, we invite families to explore themes of art, history, and culture throughout the museum. From 9:30 am-noon, explore different stations to learn and create, discover the museum’s newest exhibitions, and connect your own story to the Greater New Bedford community. In the afternoon, continue the fun with our scavenger hunt until the museum closes.
Art Stations
Monday - Friday
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Scavenger Hunt
Monday - Friday
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Vacation Stations | learn and create
Explore the Museum to Learn, Create, and Connect
Find all 4 special activity stations to participate in hands-on programming, perfect for all ages!
Balcony - Common Ground: Greetings From New Bedford/ Postcards from New Bedford
Create and design your own postcard or record your voice in our story-telling booth to lend your voice to the Museum’s upcoming exhibition “Common Ground: A Community Mosaic” that shares the lived experiences of our dynamic communities.
Jacobs Family Gallery - Turn the Tide
View our exhibition, "Turn the Tide: Courtney Mattison" to learn all about coral reef ecosystems, different coral lifeforms, and the importance of protecting the coral reefs in our oceans. Create your own coral masterpiece to take home!
Energy and Enterprise - Scrimshaw Sketches
View our scrimshaw exhibition showcasing objects drawn from the world’s largest and greatest scrimshaw collection. Then, practice your hand at Scrimshandering, as the whalemen called it, an indigenous and exclusive shipboard art of the deepwater trades.
Rebelo - Spot the Difference
Visit the Museum’s newest exhibition “The Azorean Spirit: The art of Domingos Rebelo,” and test your observation skills as you try to spot the differences between two nearly identical images.
Ignite! Youth Art Showcase
Thursday, April 21st
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Harbor View Gallery
Free and open to the public.
This special exhibit showcases artworks from local students inspired by Lighting the Way: Historic Women of the SouthCoast. The showcase features paintings and drawings from more than 20 young artists in grades 4 through 12. Their artworks reflect the inspiration of abolitionists Polly Johnson and Harriet Jacobs, labor activists Eulalia Mendes and Laurinda Andrade, artists Cecil Clark Davis and Nancy Holt, and more.
These artworks come from a call for artists in March 2022 when youth were invited to ignite interest in the impact of women from the region through original artworks. Students from 10 different afterschool, school, or homeschools submitted artworks, including Youth Opportunities unlimited, Global Learning Charter School, and Dartmouth High School. A “best in show” will be awarded in three age categories.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the New Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
