2022 Programs and Events

JANUARY

26th Annual Moby-Dick Marathon weekend

Loomings: Melville, Art and the Climate Crisis – Artist Talk

FEBRUARY

Local History Guild: A Few of My Favorite Things

Unvarnished, Behind the Scenes: The New Bedford Whaling Museum Collection and its Challenges –Panel Discussion

Portuguese Lusophone World Lecture Series: Founders, Farmers, and Political Activism: The Portuguese and Cape Verdean Agricultural Community of Falmouth and the Upper Cape –Talk with Miguel Moniz, Ph.D.

March

Sailors’ Series: The History of Ernestina Morrissey – Talk with Captain Tiffany Krihwan

Turn the Tide: Courtney Mattison –Artist-led Ceramic Workshop

Turn the Tide: Courtney Mattison –Artist Talk

Local History Guild: A Closer Look at the Work of Women throughout History

Navy Day: Free entry and Family Activities

APRIL

Our Sisters’ School Family Art Showcase

The Azorean Spirit: The Art of Domingos Rebêlo – Exhibition Opening

The Azorean Spirit: The Art of Domingos Rebêlo – Roundtable Discussion

Acushnet Avenue (Pelos Caminhos De Chiquinho) – Book Talk with Jose J. Cabral

Local History Guild: Understanding Art in New Bedford: History, Sources, and Inspiration

Ignite! Youth Art Showcase – Exhibition

Opening & Reception

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MAY

Portuguese Lusophone World Lecture Series: Why Read Joao de Melo and Antonio Lobo Antunes? – Talk with Elizabeth Lowe

Local History Guild: Mutiny in the Pacific! The Life and Exciting Times of Yankee Whaleman Benjamin Clough

Sailing to Freedom: The Overseas Freeway, Maritime Workers and Fugitives in the Struggle Against Slavery – Panel Discussion

JUNE

William Shattuck: Reveries – Exhibition Opening & Reception

Henry Horenstein: Close Relations –Exhibition Opening & Reception

Portuguese Lusophone World Lecture Series - From One World to Another: The Trace of a Portuguese-American Writer –A Conversation with Frank X. Gaspar

JULY

Local History Guild: Captain John Kendrick: Massachusetts Pioneer Mariner to the Pacific, 1787-1794

Coast to Coast: On Common Ground –Summer Benefit Reception, Dinner & Live Auction

September

The Azorean Spirit: The Art of Domingos Rebêlo – Members’ Culminating Celebration

Manhattan Short Film Festival

OCTOBER

Volunteer Memorial Service

Educator Night – Open House for K-12 teachers and administrators

Local History Guild: Timekeeping & Clockmaking in Early New England

Re/Framing the View: NineteenthCentury American Landscapes –Exhibition Opening & Reception

Re/Framing the View: NineteenthCentury American Landscapes: Environmental Allusions – Lecture

November

Marine Life Conservation in Sight and Sound: A Musical Celebration of the Sanctuary – Musical Performance and presentation from Dr. Dave Wiley and Terry Wokowicz

Local History Guild: When Local History Starts a World Away, Massachusetts & The Hong Kong Connection

“The Last of the Right Whales” – Film Screening and Discussion

Re/Framing the View: NineteenthCentury American Landscapes at Slocum’s River – Guided Walk at Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust

December

Portuguese Lusophone World Lecture Series: John Dos Passos, The Man, The Works, and the Portuguese Heritage –Talk with Bernardo De Vasconcelos

Re/Framing the View: NineteenthCentury American Landscapes at the Buzzards Bay Viewing Walk – Guided Walk at Sippican Lands Trust

Local History Guild: A Few of My Favorite Things

Members’ Holiday Party – Reception, Gallery Tours & Holiday Shopping event

Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) and the Arctic Imaginary – Exhibition Opening & Reception

ONGOING K-12 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

Creature Feature – Short Films on marine animals and In-Museum Activities released for school vacation weeks and summer vacation

Whales Today – Guided Tours, SelfGuided Tours, and Distance Learning programs for K-12 students

History on the Hill – Guided Tours, SelfGuided Tours, and Distance Learning programs for K-12 students

Squid Dissection – Hands-on, guided Science workshops for K-12 students

School Vacation Week & Summer Programs