New Bedford Whaling Museum - New Bedford, MA
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The whaling museum of New Bedford, Massachusetts has a variety of artifacts related to the history of the whaling industry.
Waymark Code: WM68FV
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2009
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The New Bedford Whaling Museum specializes in the history of whaling, whaling vessels, and the variety of whale species worldwide. There are a number of art collections relating to the whaling industry including paintings, pictures, journals, scrimshaw, harpoons and other artifacts. The museum also contains several whale skeletons that are on display in the main hall, a half-scale whaling ship (the Lagoda) and a full-size replica of a whaling ship's forcastle that the kids can climb on.
Museum Address:
18 Johnny Cake Hill
New Bedford, MA USA
02740
Museum Website: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
Hours (June - December):
Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Until 9 p.m. every second Thursday of the month
Winter Hours (January - May):
Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday noon - 4 p.m.
Until 9 p.m. every second Thursday of the month
Cost: Not Listed
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