Nantucket Historical Association Whaling Museum

508-228-1894
www.nha.org

Included admission free with the card.

Description

No visit to Nantucket is complete without a stop at the world-renowned Whaling Museum, owned by the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA). Although the NHA preserves and interprets over twenty historic sites on the island, the Whaling Museum is truly its crown jewel.

The museum features a fully restored 1847 spermaceti candle factory that houses the original whale-oil beam press-a magnificent three-story wooden structure that is the only such artifact still in its original location anywhere in the world. It also features a 46-foot sperm whale skeleton, especially impressive because the sperm whale put Nantucket on the map as the most prosperous port in America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Other galleries display major changing exhibitions, world-class scrimshaw, and numerous historic objects and paintings.

From July 2 through November 2, the museum will feature a traveling exhibition from Winterthur Museum & Country Estate - Harbor & Home: The Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850.

Cost without the card:

Adult $15.00, Child $8.00

Hours:

February 14-April 19: Weekends, 11:00 am-4:00 pm;
April 23-May 11: Thursday-Monday, 11:00 am-4:00 pm;
May 14-October 31: Daily, 10:00 am-5:00 pm;
(July and August: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 10:00 am-8:00 pm);
November 1-December 21: Thursday-Monday, 11:00 am-4:00 pm

Closed

Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. All holiday hours are subject to change without notice.

Public Transportation:

By Ferry: Hy-Line ferry to Nantucket. The Museum is a short walk from the ferry dock.

Redemption Instructions:

Please read: important instructions on how to use your card.

Included admission with the Go Boston Card

The Go City Card is accepted until 5:30pm unless otherwise noted; during all other times standard admission will apply.