Introducing...

Our new multiplayer interactive brings to life a 19th-century whaling journey by grounding the voyage around the world within the Bourne Building, its exhibits, and collections. Come play and learn!

Both the upgrades to the Museum’s Cook Memorial Theater that are enabling us to host “Big Blue Pictures” (above) and our new multiplayer game kiosk (pictured left) were made possible by a transformational gift from Nancy and Jack Braitmayer. These digital experiences allow visitors to explore and learn using 21stcentury immersive technology that invites museumgoers of all ages to play and learn about art, history, science and culture.

“Big Blue Pictures” is a new immersive 3D theater experience at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, home to the first and only 3D theater on the SouthCoast of Massachusetts. Currently, the NBWM offers twice-daily showings of two 3D short films, Oceans: Our Blue Planet and Antarctica: On the Edge. Both of these stunning films explore the wildlife of the sea and the environmental threats to their natural habitats.