whaling

There are two new exhibits up and running in New Bedford and both have light as part of their theme.

A former volunteer announced that he plans to keep the event running this year.

On Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m., the Westport Free Public Library will host a special presentation on a whaling art history book.

The New Bedford Whaling Museum received a $25,000 grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to publish "The Art of the Yankee Whale Hunt" by the museum's senior maritime historian Michael Dyer.

BOSTON (AP) — The New Bedford Whaling Museum has put together a digital list of all the men who set sail on whaling voyages out of the port to help people researching family history.
The list contains the names of more than 127,000 sailors as young as 10 and as old as 70 who set sail from 1809 …

The new Ron Howard film, "In the Heart of the Sea" is a movie that delves deep into the history of whaling in New England and one that ultimately led to herman Mellvilles' novel "Moby-Dick."

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is proud to locally premiere what promises to be a great motion picture, In The Heart Of The Sea. In 1820, crewmen (Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy) aboard the Nantucket Whaleship Essex face a harrowing battle for survival when a whale of mammoth size …

The Whaling Museum dedicated the newly constructed International Gallery to museum members Friday night.

New Bedford saw the Charles W. Morgan docked in the harbor for the first time in 80 years this summer. For over a week, thousands flocked to take a tour of the oldest surviving whaling ship and learn about its rich history. -Greg Desrosiers
 
After nearly 80 years of waiting, the oldest surviving…

New Bedford's loss is Fall River's gain.
Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan announced Monday the city will be hosting a festival similar to the now absent Whaling City Festival next year.
In fact, organizing the Spindle City Festival is former Whaling City Festival President Joe Eugenio, who joi…