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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
    • FrostFest
    • Liberty at Sea - America 250
    • 2026 Sea Glass Festival
    • 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
    • Businesses
    • Planned Giving
    • Museum Store
  • Blog
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Meet the Team
    • Volunteer
    • Newsletter & Links
    • Contact
COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY 

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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

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  • Winter Hours: ​Thur - Sun | 11-4pm
  • Open Mon-Fri, Feb 16-20 for Presidents Day/Week ​​​​​

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Monsters & Mermaids - New Exhibit Poster
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​Spot the star! When an event or program has a star that means it's part of our special "Liberty at Sea" series celebrating 250 years of Independence! 
Liberty at Sea - More Info Here!
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Logo for New York Council on the Arts
UBS Financial Logo in red Picture
Cuneo, Denihan & Associates
Long Island Library Resource Council lettering with orange, red and yellow logo Picture
The gardiner Foundation logo with a hawk outline in grayPicture
Letters spelling out KMDL Logo in black Picture
Greater Hudson Heritage network log in orange and light blue Picture
National Endowment for the Arts logo in black, brown, red and blue Picture
letters spelling cellbub in pink and black Picture
Claire Friedlander Family foundation picture with pomogranate Picture
green dots and lettering spelling out library institute for the arts services Picture
letters spelling out Humanities NY in black
black lettering spelling out national endowment for the arts and red and blue lettering spelling out america 250 Picture
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​

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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
    • FrostFest
    • Liberty at Sea - America 250
    • 2026 Sea Glass Festival
    • 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
    • Businesses
    • Planned Giving
    • Museum Store
  • Blog
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Meet the Team
    • Volunteer
    • Newsletter & Links
    • Contact