The New Bedford Whaling Museum will be hosting a regional meeting on Friday, March 7th. The meeting will include a tour of the museum galleries focusing on prints and print-related artifacts led by Dr. Marina Dawn Wells, Assistant Curator of History & Culture. The tour will be followed by an opportunity to view additional prints not currently on view.  Highlights will include natural history imagery, views of New Bedford, early American whaling prints, and print-inspired scrimshaw. There will be a $30 charge for the program, payable by check, in advance. Checks should be made out to “AHPCS” and sent to Nancy Finlay at 1658 Farmington Avenue #1, Unionville, CT 06085.

Following the meeting, there will be an optional lunch at a nearby restaurant.  In the afternoon, you may return to explore the exhibition galleries at the Whaling Museum on  your own, or visit other local attractions such as the Seaman’s Bethel and the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park. For more information, or to register for the meeting, please contact Nancy at nfinlay@outlook.com.

Image: William Allen Wall (American, 1801-1885), & New Bedford, Fifty Years Ago.” Lithograph, 1858. NBWM 00.113.1.