New Bedford Whaling Museum
Ken Read to Speak at New Bedford Whaling Museum
On Thursday, May 2, a lecture titled “Volvo Ocean Race” will be presented by Ken Read. Considered one of the world’s most accomplished sailors, Mr. Read has twice helmed America’s Cup programs in 2000 and 2003 and was twice...
Whaling Museum to Hold 2013 Scrimshaw Weekend
The New Bedford Whaling Museum holds its 24th annual Scrimshaw Weekend on May 17, 18, and 19, 2013, and the public is invited to attend. This year’s special events include a classic swap meet and Nautical Antiques Show on...
Charles W. Morgan Focus of Whaling Museum Lecture
On Thursday, April 18, the New Bedford Whaling Museum will feature a lecture titled “The Charles W. Morgan and Our Yankee Whaleboat Project” presented by Quentin Snediker, Mystic Seaport Shipyard Director and Bill Womack, owner of Beetle, Inc. Their...
Hunt Yachts Lecture at NB Whaling Museum
On Thursday, April 4, the New Bedford Whaling Museum will feature a lecture titled “Ray Hunt and His Designs”, presented by John Deknatel and Winn Willard, of C. Raymond Hunt Associates. Founded as a partnership in 1961 between C....
Dyer Jones to Speak at NB Whaling Museum
On March 7, the New Bedford Whaling Museum lecture series will feature Dyer Jones, CEO of the Herreshoff Marine Museum. A boatbuilder by trade, he has been involved in sailing his whole life, and in the America’s Cup competition...
Ship Model Lecture at Whaling Museum
R. Michael Wall is the first of several distinguished speakers featured in the 23rd Annual Sailors’ Series lectures. His illustrated talk, “The Art of Ship Models: Collections of the Past, Present and Future,” takes place on Thursday, February 28,...
2013 Moby-Dick Reading Marathon Coming Up
The 17th annual Moby-Dick Marathon is the longest continually running readathon of Herman Melville’s literary masterpiece. The entire text of the book will be read aloud continuously by various readers from January 4 to January 6, 2013, at the...
Whaling Museum Program to Focus on Right Whales
New Bedford Guide: The New Bedford Whaling Museum examines the plight of the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale and also celebrates this magnificent animal in a free public program that features a movie excerpt and a talk by Peter...
Beetle Whaleboat to Grace Restored Whaling Ship
The Charles W. Morgan moved to Mystic, Connecticut, in 1941 and was hauled out in November, 2008, for restoration at the Mystic Seaport. After 5 years of work she will be relaunched in 2013 and embark upon a voyage...
Ocean Movie Showing at New Bedford Whaling Museum
The new movie “Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship,” will be shown at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in the Cook Memorial Theater on Monday, April 16, at 2:00 p.m. The movie will end...
