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PIRATE QUEST: All Month
Ahoy mateys! Use a compass and a treasure map to solve puzzles and hunt for hidden treasure around the museum in this pirate-themed self-serve program. Complete your quest and decorate your very own treasure chest to take home. |
Date: Tue-Sun, July & August
Time: During Gallery Hours, Tue-Sun, 11-4pm Cost: Admission + $10 participant; $5 Members. Registration: n/a |
LUMINOUS LIGHTHOUSES: July Fridays
Explore the radiant world of lighthouses in this creative design workshop. Discover fun facts about these bright beacons, including how they used to be lit with whale oil! Design and decorate a unique lighthouse of your own - complete with a battery-powered tea light! |
Date: Fridays, July (7/5, 7/12, 7/19, & 7/26)
Time: Drop In, 11-1pm Cost: Admission + $10 participant; $5 Members. Registration: n/a |
Thu, July 25
SHARK ADVENTURES 1 & 3pm | For Kids This Shark Week, join us in celebrating these incredible apex predators! Touch a real shark jaw and a Megalodon tooth. Learn to identify different shark teeth and excavate a real shark tooth fossil. Design and create a necklace or keychain featuring your fossil treasure. Admission + $10 participant; $5 Members. No registration. |
Tue, Jul 30 - Sun, Aug 11
HARRY POTTER SCAVENGER HUNT & CRAFT During Gallery Hours, 11-4pm | For Kids, Families & Adults In honor of Harry's birthday, muggles & wizards alike can enjoy a magical scavenger hunt throughout the museum's galleries. Then design and decorate your very own wand craft to take home. Free with admission. No registration. |
August |
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Thu, Aug 1
FANTASTICAL SEA BEASTS and where to find them 1 & 3pm | For Kids Fire-breathing beasts! Galloping unicorns! Did you know that many mythic creatures featured in the Harry Potter world started their stories in the sea? Discover the myths and legends surrounding these fantastical creatures and create your own dragon egg with gilded seashells. Admission + $10 participant; $5 Members. No registration. |
Fridays, August
(8/2, 8/9, & 8/16) BUILD-A-BOAT Drop In 11-1pm | For Kids and Adults Join us for an open-ended workshop where adults and kids alike can let their creativity soar, crafting unique vessels using a range of wooden materials and plenty of imagination. Take your masterpiece home with you! Admission + $10 participant; $5 Members. No registration. |
Thu, Aug 8
POWER OF POSEIDON 1 & 3pm | For Kids Can’t get enough of Greek myths and legends? Neither could mariners! Discover how sailors would dress up as Poseidon during a special festival when they crossed the Equator. Explore some famous maritime myths then decorate your own terracotta “amphora” pot with mythical designs. Admission + $10 participant; $5 Members. No registration. |
SUMMER SIPS TRIVIA NIGHT For Adults 21+ Join us for a fun and tasty summer evening! Tonight's general trivia questions are tied to the fun-in-the-sun beach season and will have something for everyone, including film, music, logos, history, geography, art, and nature. We’ll share fascinating trivia tidbits, too! Enjoy appetizers from Grasso's Restaurant and a refreshing Dirty Dolphin cocktail or mocktail. Prizes and bragging rights for winners of trivia rounds. Adults 21+, Advance registration necessary. |
Date: Wed, Aug 14
Time: 6:30-8pm Cost: $30 per participant; $25 for members. Registration: Register as a team (2-5 participants). Members can register up to 4 guests at the member price. |
Thu, Aug 15
SUBMARINE ADVENTURE 1 & 3pm | For Kids Go on the greatest adventure of all - to the bottom of the sea! Discover the other worldly organisms that dwell in the depths of the ocean and learn about these crazy creatures in an exciting black light activity. Create a glow-in-the-dark anglerfish to take home. Admission + $10 participant; $5 Members. No registration. |
Sat, Aug 17
NYS SAFE BOATING COURSE 8:30-4:30PM | Adults & Age 10+ Join us to receive your NYS Safe Boating Certificate. Learn the essentials of safe boat operation, regulations, and responsibilities of boat ownership. This course meets the NYS education requirement for the Personal Water Craft Operation Permit, Youth and Adult Boating Certificate. $35 participant. |
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Fall 2024 Preview!
Registration for events from October-December will be posted shortly. Until then, enjoy this sneak peak!
The Whaling Museum's programs are made possible by...
- Our members!
- A grant from the Town of Huntington
- The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
- HumanitiesNY
- Suffolk County Office of Film & Cultural Affairs
The Museum is glad to make reasonable accommodations to its programs for visitors with special needs. Please contact our Curator of Education at least one week prior to your visit.
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