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New President At Whaling Museum
New President At Whaling Museum
New President At Whaling Museum
The New Bedford Whaling Museum has a new President and C-E-O. According to a press release, the Museum's Board of Trustees has selected Amanda McMullen to fill the post last held by James Russell who resigned last year. McMullen is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Meeting Street in Providence and The Schwartz Center in Dartmouth, where she oversaw programming, operations, marketing and phi
Telling The Story
Telling The Story
Telling The Story
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is assisting the Cape Verdean government in creating permanent exhibits on Cape Verde on whales and whaling. The exhibits are set to officially open next month featuring some of the Whaling Museum's vast collection and resources...
New Bedford Whaling Museum Cabo Verde Ministry Of Culture Of New Bedford To Reveal International Cultural Partnership Plans
New Bedford Whaling Museum Cabo Verde Ministry Of Culture Of New Bedford To Reveal International Cultural Partnership Plans
New Bedford Whaling Museum Cabo Verde Ministry Of Culture Of New Bedford To Reveal International Cultural Partnership Plans
The New Bedford Whaling Museum, Cabo Verde Ministry of Culture, City of New Bedford will announce a major long-term cultural partnership Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at 12pm. It will take place at the Harbor View Gallery at the New Bedford Whaling Museum located at 18 Johnny Cake Hill in New Bedford.
Theme For 2014 Moby Dick Marathon Is Education
Theme For 2014 Moby Dick Marathon Is Education
Theme For 2014 Moby Dick Marathon Is Education
New Bedford Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin kicked off the 2014 Moby Dick Reading Marathon Saturday at the Whaling Museum with the famous words, "Call Me Ishmael. " The theme of this year's Marathon is education, wtih Museum Director James Russell announcing a spring groundbreaking for the Museum's new education center. ...
Whaling Museum To Upgrade Exhibits Honoring Immigrant Whalers
Whaling Museum To Upgrade Exhibits Honoring Immigrant Whalers
Whaling Museum To Upgrade Exhibits Honoring Immigrant Whalers
The New Bedford Whaling Museum has been awarded a $300,000 grant over three years to upgrade exhibits that highlight the contributions of Cape Verdean and Portuguese immigrants to New Bedford's whaling history.  The grant comes from the William Wood Foundation and was announced Friday...