New Bedford Whaling Museum will take part in AHA! Night on Thursday, May 14, with an evening of history, music, and community activities. Free museum admission will be offered from 4 to 5 p.m. Limited museum access continues from 5 to 8 p.m. A performance by Old Time Fiddle Session begins at 6 p.m.
Kerri Greenidge will discuss her book "Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter" during a free virtual program on May 28 from noon to 1 p.m., presented by the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Greenidge is a professor at Tufts University and co-director of several public history projects focused on race, slavery, and […]
New Bedford Whaling Museum will host “Across the Atlantic, Onto the Field: The Story of Portuguese American Soccer” on Thursday, May 28, at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for museum members and $20 for nonmembers. WJFD FM sportscaster John Gonsalves will present a look at soccer’s history across the SouthCoast […]
Proteanna: Susan Heideman is on view at the New Bedford Whaling Museum from May 29 through Nov. 1. The exhibition features large-scale mixed-media works by Heideman inspired by ocean life and imagined underwater forms. Combining watercolor, collage, and hand embroidery, the pieces create richly layered, textured compositions that blur the line between real and imagined […]
Susan Heideman will speak at the next Art Talks! program at the Whaling Museum on Friday, June 5, from noon to 1 p.m. Registration is required. Heideman is a Smith College professor emerita who taught painting and drawing for 36 years. Her work has appeared in museums, galleries, and collections across the East Coast. Pieces […]
First Fridays: Funk Lab with MonteiroBots is on Friday, June 5, at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 for the public and $12.50 for museum members. Marcus Monteiro leads the New England funk group on saxophone. Band members include Nick Sanfilippo on keyboards, Chris Bryant on guitar, Rob Massoud on bass, […]
The New Bedford Whaling Museum welcomes author Will Sofrin for a Sailors’ Series program on the history of the USCGC Eagle. Admission is $25. The ship launched in 1936 as the German naval training vessel Horst Wessel. After World War II, the United States seized the vessel and recommissioned it as the USCGC Eagle in […]
Live music and theater highlight the First Fridays event at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Friday, July 3. The program includes a preview of New Bedford Festival Theatre's upcoming production of "Escape to Margaritaville," followed by a performance by The Jethros. Museum galleries will be open from 5 to 9:30 p.m. with ticket purchase. […]
New Bedford families can visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum free of charge on Wednesday, July 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The complimentary admission day is offered in partnership with the New Bedford Police Department. Free parking will be available in the Elm Street Garage.
A cyanotype photography workshop inspired by the exhibition "Look pleasant, please: Early Portrait Photography in New Bedford" will be held at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Thursday, July 9. Marina Dawn Wells, the exhibition curator, will lead the session. Participants will use the historic sunprint process to create blue-and-white prints with natural light and […]
The New Bedford Whaling Museum will hold its annual Harbor Lights Benefit on Saturday, July 11, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The proceeds support the museum's exhibitions, educational programs, and ongoing mission. The festivities begin with a cocktail reception and light fare in the Bourne Building. A live auction and program will follow in the […]
"Liberty Declared: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence" is scheduled for Saturday, July 18, at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The program commemorates the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Massachusetts on July 18, 1776. A procession led by fife and drum musicians begins at 11:30 a.m. in the Jacobs Family […]
New Bedford Whaling Museum's Portuguese and Lusophone World Lecture Series will feature "Sagres Tallship: Celebrating an Icon" on Tuesday, July 21. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and the program begins at 4 p.m. Member tickets are $12.50. General admission is $25. The Portuguese Navy training ship NRP Sagres will be highlighted during its visit to […]
Bank of America's Museums on Us program offers eligible Bank of America, Merrill, and Bank of America Private Bank cardholders free general admission to participating museums during the first full weekend of each month. In New Bedford, the New Bedford Whaling Museum participates in the program. Visitors can view exhibitions on the city's whaling history, […]
Melville in Our Seaport is a four-day literary and cultural festival showcasing Herman Melville and New Bedford’s connection to Moby-Dick. The event unites writers, historians, artists, and scholars. Together, they will explore Melville’s life, the city’s whaling history, and the novel's lasting impact. Attendees can join guided walking tours, author talks, and panel discussions. The […]
CUFFE: TAXED Film Premiere and Discussion begins on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 5:30 p.m. at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Doors open at 5 p.m. Set during the American Revolution, the 14-minute film follows 19-year-old Paul Cuffe and his brother-in-law Michael Wainer as they sail through a British blockade to deliver food to Nantucket. The […]
"In the Whale" screens Sunday, Aug. 16. Doors open at 2 p.m., and the film starts at 2:30 p.m. The documentary follows Cape Cod lobsterman Michael Packard, who survived being engulfed by a humpback whale during a dive off Provincetown. The film explores Packard’s life as a commercial lobster diver and the aftermath of the […]
Author Sarah Crabtree will discuss "Quaker, Whaler, Traitor, Spy!" from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27. The free program is virtual, and registration is required. The graphic history follows Quaker merchant William Rotch, who was accused of treason four times by three governments during the Age of Revolution. His pacifism often put him at […]
The New Bedford Whaling Museum will host First Fridays on Friday, Sept. 4. Doors open at 5 p.m., with live music by The Catnip Junkies beginning at 6 p.m. in the Harbor View Gallery. The New Orleans-inspired band mixes pop covers, Tin Pan Alley classics, and traditional jazz with brass, humor, and high energy. Guests […]
The Incremental Development Alliance hosts a free lecture at the Whaling Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 6–8 p.m. Speaker Marques King will lead the talk and Q&A session, showing how small projects built America’s best neighborhoods and how to use that approach today. The session welcomes developers, residents, and local leaders. It examines post-World […]
Historian Seth Rockman will discuss his book, “Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery,” on Thursday, Sept. 24, from noon to 1 p.m. The event is free. Rockman is a professor of American history at Brown University. His research focuses on slavery, labor, capitalism, and material culture. Published in 2024, " Plantation Goods” examines […]
An international lineup of short films will be screened Thursday, Sept. 24, during the 29th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The screening begins at 6 p.m. in the Cook Memorial Theater. The festival features short films from around the world. Audience members will vote […]
Adrian Tió will discuss his work and artistic career on Friday, Oct. 2, from noon to 1 p.m. Tió is a Puerto Rican American artist based in Mattapoisett. His work spans printmaking, drawing, and painting, and he has exhibited for more than 50 years. A retired fine arts professor, Tió has taught at several universities, […]
Celebrate National Authors Day with Write With Community on Sunday, Nov. 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. This free gathering features local authors Gail Braccidiferro MacDonald, Elizabeth Sylvia, Melinda Green, Marjory O’Toole, and Linda Coombs. The program includes conversations about writing practices followed by a place-based workshop that […]
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