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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
    • Great Whale Takeover
    • Sea Glass Festival (2025)
      • Sea Glass Fiction Contest Winners
    • Haunted Boo-seum
    • Museum From Home
    • Recorded Lectures
  • Education
    • Schools
    • Museum-To-You
    • Scouts
    • August Camp
    • Summer Field Trips
    • Adult Groups
  • Join & Support
    • Appeal 2025
    • Membership
      • Museum Passes for Libraries
    • 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!

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​LONG ISLAND'S

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​BIGGEST STORY

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.

Winter Hours

Thur - Sun | 11-4pm
+ Open Extra Days: Mon & Tue, Dec 29-30
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Monsters & Mermaids - New Exhibit Poster
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Before the year sails off into the sunset, we hope you will toss a coin (or a few!) our way to keep the museum’s community programs afloat. A year-end gift truly does wonders for The Whaling Museum! 

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Many people assume our museum’s exhibits and events are mostly funded by the government or grants. Others assume admission is what keeps us afloat (it covers just 6% of what it takes to keep the doors open!). The majority of our support comes from community members - people like you - who decide to be donors to help keep Long Island’s history alive ... and fun! We’re here because of you. Thank you!
​​We appreciate every act of support, big or small!
​We gratefully acknowledge our major supporters:
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letters spelling out Humanities NY in black
Letters spelling out Town of Huntington in dark blue
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 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.

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Hours

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

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
    • Great Whale Takeover
    • Sea Glass Festival (2025)
      • Sea Glass Fiction Contest Winners
    • Haunted Boo-seum
    • Museum From Home
    • Recorded Lectures
  • Education
    • Schools
    • Museum-To-You
    • Scouts
    • August Camp
    • Summer Field Trips
    • Adult Groups
  • Join & Support
    • Appeal 2025
    • Membership
      • Museum Passes for Libraries
    • Businesses
    • Planned Giving
    • Museum Store
  • Blog
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Meet the Team
    • Volunteer
    • Newsletter & Links
    • Contact