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Opening tomorrow - 12/11 Christopher Volpe's "Loomings." That title should ring a bell for people familiar with #MobyDick. Volpe is drawing comparisons between our current oil-driven society and Herman Melville’s dark depictions of the 19th century. ow.ly/REkm50H74b1

Make a splash with these hand painted dishes from Portugal! Last day to order for Christmas delivery from The White Whale is December 15. Free shipping on orders $50+ (some restrictions.) Use code HOLIDAY2021. #supportmuseums #whalingmuseum store.whalingmuseum.org/collections/ki…

We're featuring #toys from #WhalingMuseum collections this month. Ted Toy-lers, Inc. began toy production in 1925. They introduced beaded toys like these in 1927. At its peak, Ted Toy-lers shipped more than 50,000 toys a week all over the world.#ObjectOfTheWeek #MuseumCollection

Here's something for women 65+ who want to make friends, share stories & learn! A new 8-part series > "LifeLong Learning: Celebrating Women & Work" runs Jan16 - Feb17. Some sessions R in-person & others via Zoom. Learn more & apply > historicwomensouthcoast.org. #lifelonglearning

Join the New Bedford Whaling Museum in welcoming Ricardo Serrão Santos, the Portuguese Minister of Maritime Affairs and distinguished scholar of marine science. whalingmuseum.org/program/portug…

NOTICE: we will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Beginning Jan 2, 2022, we will be open Tuesday – Saturday from 9 - 4 and Sundays from 11 – 4 until March 31, 2022.

Our #toy trend continues with this #ObjectOfTheWeek - the 1866 edition of the first game produced by Milton Bradley, The Checkered Game of Life. The game was redesigned & released as The Game of Life for the company’s hundredth anniversary in 1960. #whalingmuseum #MiltonBradley

Hot off the press! This year, the iconic role of Ishmael will be read by legendary award-winning actor, Sam Waterston! His reading of Chapter 1 will kick off the 25-hour Moby-Dick Marathon. whalingmuseum.org/press-release/…

Purchase your ticket to this Friday’s Moby-Dick Marathon Lecture with Christopher Benfey, as he discuses “The Spouter-Inn Revisited.” Friday, Jan. 7 7:00p.m. EST Zoom For more information & how to purchase tickets, visit: www.whalingmuseum.oeg/program/moby-dick-marathon-2022/

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Herring Gull! Join the New Bedford Whaling Museum and Mass Audubon, August 24th between 10am - 2:00pm, for this week's Creature Feature to learn all about Herring Gulls youtube.com/watch?v=a6xCfh…

As mammals, #whales need water to survive but if they drank salt water, they would get sick. So how do they get fresh water? 🤔 They “drink” their food! Almost all of a humpback’s fresh #water comes from the thorough digestion of the 2,000lb of fish they eat daily!

Last week I dropped this textile piece ‘Whales Historically Regarded’ off Scottish Maritime Museum for an exhibition later in the year! Inspired by the Right whale skeleton New Bedford Whaling Museum #MelvilleMonday

The traveling Common Ground recording booth is now in the History Room at the #WestportFreePublicLibrary, where it will stay until Nov 4. #CommonGround #oralhistory Learn more about the Museum's #oralhistory project here: whalingmuseum.org/commonground/

Sign up starting tonight at midnight #MobyDickMarathon #HermanMelville #NewBedford whalingmuseum.org/program/moby-d…

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"Re/Framing the View: Nineteenth-century American Landscapes" tomorrow @ 5:30pm w/ lecture @ 6:30pm. Join us! A short clip from training tour given by Chief Curator Naomi Slipp to staff and apprentices, as final touches to the installation continue. whalingmuseum.org/program/readin…

Join us (in-person or #livestream) for our 27th annual #readathon of #MobyDick. 25 straight hours of reading aloud #whitewhale #hermanmelville #museum January 7-8, programs throughout including Friday night, before we begin reading together. whalingmuseum.org/program/moby-d…

Aili Waller, thanks for contributing your article! #VistasJournal