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  • Home
  • Visit
    • Hours & Admission
    • Directions
    • Visit Cold Spring Harbor
  • Exhibits
    • On View
    • New Exhibit - Monsters & Mermaids
    • Collection
    • Research
    • Online Exhibits
    • Audio
  • Things To Do
    • All Events for Adults & Children
    • Book Club
    • Crafts & Cocktails
    • All Paws On Deck!
    • 4th Annual Golf & Pickleball + Whale Classic 2025
    • Whales & Ales
    • Sea Glass Festival
      • Sea Glass Fiction Contest
    • Safe Boating Courses
    • Museum From Home
    • Recorded Lectures
  • Education
    • Schools
    • Museum-To-You
    • Scouts
    • August Camp
    • Summer Field Trips
    • Adult Groups
  • Join & Support
    • Donate
    • Membership
      • Museum Passes for Libraries
    • Golf Outing
    • Businesses
    • Planned Giving
    • Museum Store
  • Blog
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Meet the Team
    • Volunteer
    • Newsletter & Links
    • Contact
COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY 

​Events & exhibits
​for all ages, all year!

Please Support Our Museum Through The 2024 Annual Appeal

Your gift, big or small, sustains our community programming to support the lifelong educational needs of Long Islanders.

As special thanks, we're happy to send you a complimentary pair of our new 2025 Penguin Socks for your gift of $108, and two pairs for $208 to keep your toes warm all winter!
MAKE A GIFT

Thank you for making a positive impact in the communities we serve through high-quality educational opportunities for adults and children all year. 
Two elementary-age girls smile as they test floating boats in a bin of water as they fan the boats to move
Testing out wind and sails
Children crowd around a table with a learning model showing the flow of water in a town setting and into a bay. Children hold spray bottles
Exploring the effects of rainwater and local pollution
Adults pose outside the museum holding beer tasting cups.
Whales & Ales
Two women smile holding their pickle jars of homemade pickles in the museum workshop
Pickle Tasting & Lecture
A boy in a top hat smiles and points to his urchin craft made from q tips
Creating sea urchins in children's art programs
A museum educator stands with a crowd around the museum's historic wooden whaleboat as she leads a discussion
Joan leads a Whaleboat Chat for museum visitors

Membership

Whether you want to bring our mission to life or are looking for value at our year-round programs, we look forward to welcoming you to our museum family as a member. 
Be a Member
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Hours

Fall-Spring: Thurs-Sun, 11-4 pm; Open School Breaks & Select Holidays
Summer: Tues-Sun,
11-4pm

Offices: Weekdays, ​9-5pm​

© 2025 Whaling Museum Society. All Rights Reserved.

Address

Gallery: 301 Main Street | Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Office: 279 Main Street 
| Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

Contact

631 367 3418
[email protected]

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  • Home
  • Visit
    • Hours & Admission
    • Directions
    • Visit Cold Spring Harbor
  • Exhibits
    • On View
    • New Exhibit - Monsters & Mermaids
    • Collection
    • Research
    • Online Exhibits
    • Audio
  • Things To Do
    • All Events for Adults & Children
    • Book Club
    • Crafts & Cocktails
    • All Paws On Deck!
    • 4th Annual Golf & Pickleball + Whale Classic 2025
    • Whales & Ales
    • Sea Glass Festival
      • Sea Glass Fiction Contest
    • Safe Boating Courses
    • Museum From Home
    • Recorded Lectures
  • Education
    • Schools
    • Museum-To-You
    • Scouts
    • August Camp
    • Summer Field Trips
    • Adult Groups
  • Join & Support
    • Donate
    • Membership
      • Museum Passes for Libraries
    • Golf Outing
    • Businesses
    • Planned Giving
    • Museum Store
  • Blog
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Meet the Team
    • Volunteer
    • Newsletter & Links
    • Contact