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Whaling Museum
13 Broad Street
(508) 228-1894
Now through October 30
Open daily
10 A.M. - 5 P.M.
Historic Sites
Now through October 10
Open daily
11 A.M. - 4 P.M.
October 11 - May 2017
Closed for the season.
Research Library
7 Fair Street
(508) 228-1894
Mondays, Thursdays, & Fridays
10 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Tuesdays
11 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Closed Wednesdays, weekends, & all legal holidays.
Administrative Offices
15 Broad Street
(508) 228-1894
Monday through Friday
9 A.M. - 5 P.M.
Museum Shop
11 Broad Street
(508) 228-1894
Daily
10 A.M. - 5 P.M.
1800 House
4 Mill Street
(508) 228-1894
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Is it time to renew your NHA membership? Are there people in your life that would benefit from all that the NHA has to offer?
Memberships are available for an individual, family, business or gift, starting at just $55.
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Relive the Magic of Nantucket
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Ric Burns's gateway film
Nantucket is available for purchase at the NHA Museum Shop and at select retailers on the island.
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See digitized historic films and NHA programs online on the
NHA's YouTube channel!
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Share Your Thoughts on the NHA
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We look forward to hearing your thoughts!
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Historic Photo
of the Month
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The Straight Wharf Theatre entrance and marquee, advertising a folksong concert that night. Standing by the front door are Jerry Lacy, Don Currie, and Basil Hoffman.
Gift of Alice Heartley Reno Malone.
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Host Your Holiday Party at the Whaling Museum and Get a Discount!
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Book your holiday party at the Whaling Museum any weeknight in December and get 50% off the rental price!
Enjoy the magic of the Festival of Trees and host your event in one of the most unique venues on the island!
For information on dates and availability, contact NHA Manager of Special Functions Ashley Martin at (508) 228-1894 ext. 131, or
[email protected].
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We are excited to announce that the NHA received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services! We are looking forward to using these funds to improve the management, care, and provide expanded access to our 2,000-item costume and textile collection.
Project activities will include doing inventory, re-cataloging, photographing, and assessing the condition of objects in storage; rehousing the collection and placing it in space-efficient compact shelving units; and making information about the objects available to the public through NHA.org. Read more about this prestigious grant
here.
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Shop on Amazon & Help the NHA!
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Do you shop on Amazon? #StartwithaSmile when you shop and the NHA gets a donation!
Just click the NHA's special link before you start shopping, and Amazon will automatically donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the NHA. Bookmark this page once and use it forever!
Happy shopping! |
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Now Booking
2017 Event Rentals
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Did you know that the Whaling Museum and many of the NHA's historic sites are available to rent? Dates are filling up fast - book your 2017 special event now!
For information on dates and availability, contact NHA Manager of Special Functions Ashley Martin at (508) 228-1894 ext. 131, or [email protected].
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Whaling Museum
featured in
Vogue
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The NHA Whaling Museum was recently featured in as one of the things to do during a relaxing weekend on Nantucket on Vogue.com! Check out the full article here. |
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Nantucket by Design
Video Recap
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Did you miss Nantucket by Design, the NHA's major summer fundraiser (or just want to relive it all over again)? View the video recap here of this week of dazzling design events! |
Love the NHA? It's time to cast your vote in the Inquirer & Mirror's "Best of Nantucket" Readers Choice Awards! Make sure to vote for the Whaling Museum in the "Best Museum" category and the NHA Museum Shop as the "Best Gift Shop." Voting ends at 11 P.M. on October 20! |
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Our Nantucket: Mexico
Recap from CFNAN
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Missed the latest installment of Our Nantucket at the Whaling Museum? Relive our celebration of Mexico thanks to the Community Foundation for Nantucket's recap on their blog!
Thank you to CFNAN for their generous support of this free community program! |
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NHA Historic Sites Open Through October 10
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Don't miss your last chance this year to take a guided tour of the NHA's historic sites!
The Fire Hose Cart House, Greater Light, Old Gaol, Old Mill, and Oldest House will offer their last tours on Monday, October 10 (Columbus Day). The NHA's historic sites are open
daily from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M., seven days a week (barring extreme or inclement weather).
Remember to use your 2016 All-Access Pass admission ticket (it's good for one visit to each site throughout the season) to visit these beloved historic properties before they close for the season!
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 Hanna at Greater Light
Monday, October 3
4 - 5 P.M.
$5/ticket (purchase tickets in advance)
Greater Light, 8 Howard Street
Celebrate Nantucket Arts Festival with the NHA and Nantucket artist and photographer Beverly Hall as she brings alive the spirit of Hanna Monaghan in this special theatrical performance inside our Greater Light historic property!
 Hanna and Gertrude Monaghan, the sisters who transformed Greater Light from a livestock barn into their summer home and artistic retreat in the 1930s, were daring, eclectic and passionate about the arts. Hall breathes life into Hanna Monaghan as she reads from Monaghan's own writings and memoirs.
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 Staged Reading:
A Life in the Theatre
Tuesday, October 4
7 P.M. (doors open at 6:30 P.M.)
$10/ticket (purchase tickets in advance)
Greater Light, 8 Howard Street
The NHA and "The House that Mac Built" present a staged reading of A Life in the Theatre to honor the life of Joseph 'Mac' Dixon, the co-founder and forty-year Artistic Director of Theatre Workshop of Nantucket.
One of David Mamet's earliest plays, A Life in the Theatre portrays the shifting balance of power between two stage actors, veteran John and neophyte Robert, working together in a repertory company. This performance features John Knox Johnston and A.T. Wilce.
Note: Greater Light is located in a quiet residential neighborhood with very limited parking and vehicle access. Please plan to walk or bike to this program.
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Staged Reading:
Driving Miss Daisy
7 P.M. (doors open at 6:30 P.M.)
$10/ticket (purchase tickets in advance)
Greater Light, 8 Howard Street
The NHA and "The House that Mac Built" present a staged reading of Driving Miss Daisy to honor the life of Joseph 'Mac' Dixon, the co-founder and forty-year Artistic Director of Theatre Workshop of Nantucket.
Alfred Uhry's classic play is a timeless, blistering, funny and ultimately hopeful deliberation on race relations in America, told through the complex relationship between a wealthy Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur. What begins as a contentious, hostile association, soon blooms into a deep, life-altering friendship, which transcends social boundaries. This performance features Elizabeth Gilbert and Neville Richen.
Note: Greater Light is located in a quiet residential neighborhood with very limited parking and vehicle access. Please plan to walk or bike to this program.
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 17th Annual
Harvest Fair
Saturday, October 15
Noon - 2 P.M.
$5/child, free for accompanying adults
Old Mill,
50 Prospect Street
Grab the kids and join us for the 17th Annual Harvest Fair on Saturday, October 15 at the Old Mill!
This event will offer an array of family-friendly activities and a glimpse into the island's agricultural past. NHA staff will be on hand to offer guided tours of the Old Mill and explain its operation.
 
Highlights of the day include arts and crafts activities and of course, pumpkin painting!
Fall refreshments like apples and apple cider will be served.
Corn bread is generously donated by the Nantucket Bake Shop. Pumpkins and hay bales are generously donated by Bartlett's Farm.
Admission to the Harvest Fair is only $5 per child and free for accompanying adults!
Harvest Fair is supported in part by a generous grant from the M.S. Worthington Foundation and the Nantucket Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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 Moby-Dick Marathon
Friday, October 21
Noon - 6 P.M. at the Atheneum
6 P.M. - 10 P.M. at the Whaling Museum
Saturday, October 22
10 A.M. to 9 P.M. at the Atheneum
Sunday, October 23
10 A.M. to 2 P.M. (approximately) at the Atheneum
The Nantucket Atheneum and the NHA of Nantucket present the Annual
Moby-Dick
Marathon, a community reading of Herman Melville's classic novel about whaling and obsession.
We have implemented a few changes this year. Instead of a straight-through reading, we will be splitting the reading into three days.
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Moby-Dick Marathon will begin at Noon on Friday, October 21, 2016, at the Atheneum and move to the Whaling Museum at 6 P.M. and conclude at 10 P.M. It will then move back to the Atheneum at at 10 A.M. on Saturday morning and run until 9 P.M. that evening. The final day of the
Moby-Dick Marathon will start at the Atheneum at 10 A.M. on Sunday, October 23, 2016 and conclude at approximately 2 P.M.
Want to read a chapter? Sign-ups begin on Monday, October 3, 2016 at the circulation desk at the Atheneum!
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 Spooky Stories
at the Old Gaol
Wednesday, October 26
6 P.M. (doors open at 5:30 P.M.)
$5/person at the door
Old Gaol, 15R Vestal Street
Join the NHA and Theatre Workshop of Nantucket for an evening of spooky stories at the NHA's Old Gaol historic property!
 Listen to scary tales told by costumed actors in a one-of-a-kind historic setting. Get in the Halloween spirit with this all-ages family event! Tickets are only $5 per person and will be sold at the door.
Rain date: Thursday, October 27 at 6 P.M.
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 Food for Thought
Lecture Series
Thursdays
October 13 - November 17
Noon - 1 P.M.
FREE
Whaling Museum,
13 Broad Street
Our popular
Food for Thought
lecture series returns to the Whaling Museum for the 2016 season. Bring your brown bag lunch and join the fun!
Food for Thought
features authors, photographers, businesses, organizations, and public-interest groups who provide engaging lectures on topics related to Nantucket.
The October 2016 Food for Thought speakers are:
 Thursday, October 13:
"Contrary to the Advice of Friends: Disownments and Transgressions in the 18th Century Nantucket Quaker Women's Meeting" with the 2016 NHA Verney Fellow Jeffrey Kovach
NHA Verney Fellow Jeffrey Kovach explores an important demonstration of public authority by the 18th century women's meeting that would help build the foundation for 19th century female activism.
From the establishment of the Quaker Monthly Meeting on Nantucket in 1708, the women's business meeting served a vital role in regulating marriage on the island. Toward that effort, the women's meeting oversaw instances of bigamy, incest, fornication, and exogamy within its membership
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 Thursday, October 20:
"Moby-Dick Limericks" with Christine Harding
Join writer Christine Harding as she presents a reading of her series of limericks inspired by
Moby-Dick, presented alongside photos of artist Susan Boardman's embroidered narratives which were also based on Herman Melville's classic tale.
 Thursday, October 27:
"A Look at Family and Children's Services of Nantucket" with Executive Director Tessandra Pearson
Family and Children's Services of Nantucket Executive Director Tessandra Pearson will explore the historical impact of mental health and addiction on Nantucket, and explain the organization's current plans and services to meet the growing community need.
Food for Thought
media sponsorship
generously provided by Novation Media.
The 2016
Food for Thought
series is made possible
in part by the M.S. Worthington Foundation.
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Fall Series at the NHA 1800 House
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The NHA 1800 House fall series kicks off in October, featuring one-day evening classes on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4 - 7 P.M.
You can create your own special Nantucket keepsake in just three hours!
Classes include:
- October 5 - Book Page Rose Topiary
- October 6 - Miniature Sailors Valentine
- October 12 - Holiday Scrimshaw Ornament
- October 13 - Holiday Scrimshaw Ornament (morning class)
- October 19 - Punched Tin Christmas Ornament
- October 20 - Glass Paperweight
- October 26 - Sailors Valentine Necklace
- October 27 - Introduction to Letterpress Printing
To view the full course descriptions, visit www.nha.org/1800house. To register for classes, call (508) 228-1894 or email [email protected].
The 1800 House program is sponsored in part by the generous support of the Steamship Authority.
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NHA Special Membership Promo
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Longtime NHA Business Members Novation Media are delighted to host a special NHA membership promo for the month of October.
The FIRST TEN people to purchase a NHA Personal or Business membership online will receive 5 EXTRA Whaling Museum passes
(a $100 value, good through December 2017), courtesy of Novation Media!
To redeem this offer:
- Purchase your Personal or Business membership online
- Use the promo code "MEDIA" when placing your order.
We thank you for your support!
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Save the Date: Festival of Wreaths & Trees 2016
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 Festival of Wreaths
Preview Party:
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
5 - 7 P.M.
Festival of Wreaths Schedule:
November 23 & 25 - 27, 2016
Closed for Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016.
The Festival of Wreaths, our kickoff celebration for the holiday season, will be here before you know it! This community event features an array of wreaths beautifully crafted by local businesses, non-profits, schools, organizations, and more.
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Festival of Trees
Preview Party Leadership Level Tickets Now on Sale!
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Ticket levels on sale now:
Archangel Ticket Level - $1,000 per person ($840 tax deductible)
5:30 P.M. VIP entry to Preview Party, commemorative ornament, listing in Festival of Trees printed program, unlimited return admission to the festival throughout December.
Guardian Angel Ticket Level - $500 per person ($340 tax deductible)
5:30 P.M. VIP entry to Preview Party, commemorative ornament, listing in Festival of Trees printed program, unlimited return admission to the festival throughout December.
Angel Ticket Level - $300 per person ($140 tax deductible)
5:30 P.M. VIP entry to Preview Party, commemorative ornament, listing in Festival of Trees printed program, unlimited return admission to the festival throughout December.
Star Ticket Level - $200 per person ($50 tax deductible)
6 P.M. entry to Preview Party, listing in Festival of Trees printed program, unlimited return admission to the festival throughout December.
ON SALE on October 31, 2016 at 9 A.M.:
Please note: This level is not guaranteed to go on sale and is ONLY based on ticket availability as of 10/31/16:
NHA Member Ticket - $150 per person
(not tax deductible)
The NHA Member Ticket Level will go on sale at 9 A.M. on October 31, 2016 only if the event is not already sold out. This level would offer 6 P.M. entry to the Preview Party.
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