Oct 1 - Dec 31 / New Members Get 90 Additional Days in Celebration of the Museum Turning 90! From Oct 1 - Dec 31

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Come Visit!

The museum's exhibits and events bring communities together to cultivate knowledge & celebrate creativity through the arts, science, and history of Long Island's whaling heritage.

FALL/WINTER HOURS 
​Open Thurs - Sunday  | 11-4pm
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Special Hours

• Open Mon, Oct 12 | 11-4PM
• Closed Thu/Fri/Sat, Oct 22-24 for Event Prep
• Open Fri, Oct 23 | 7-10PM for Adult Only Event

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Things to Do

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Ghosts in the Galleries
A Night of Victorian Mischief 

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Adult Event 21+

​You are cordially invited to our very Victorian Halloween gathering, complete with ghostly encounters, unsettling histories, and strange museum mysteries.
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- Chilling Tales of Cursed Collections
- Brave Eerie Trivia
- Victorian-Style Seance
- Pose for A Haunting Spirit Photo
- Enjoy A Chilling Cocktail/Mockail & Light Refreshments

Haunted Boo-seum: Ghost Addition

Buy Tickets Here: - $5 Off Kids Entry Until Oct 15th!

Get ready for a ghoulishly good time! Our Haunted Boo-seum is back and better than ever.

🧪Brew eerie elixirs with our Potions Master
💫Peer into the future with our mystical Fortune Teller
🦀Meet live sea critters down in ‘Davy Jones’ Locker’
👻Mix up a batch of frightful ectoplasm in our Ghost Lab
📸Pose for spooky photos in our Phantom Photo Booth and take home a keepsake photo!
🎨Plus face painting, presentations, crafts, fun takeaways, and more!
Price includes ALL activities. Wear your favorite costume 🎃

​Special "Thank  You" to our touch tank sponsor
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​​We appreciate every act of support, big or small!
​We gratefully acknowledge our major supporters:​​

Be a Supporter

Cuneo, Denihan & Associates

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Corporate Benefactor

The Bahnik Foundation Inc

 This place is great. Such a treasure in a cute town. So educational, my kids had no idea of the whaling history in the area and the importance of conservation."   Matt K.