| BR-50019-06 | Public Programs: Historic Places: Implementation | New Bedford Whaling Museum | From Pursuit to Preservation: The Global Story of Whales and Whaling | 10/1/2006 - 9/30/2009 | $300,000.00 | Madelyn | | Shaw | | | | New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford | MA | 02740-6398 | USA | 2006 | History, General | Historic Places: Implementation | Public Programs | 250000 | 50000 | 250000 | 50000 | Implementation of a permanent core exhibition with an audio tour about the human fascination with whales and the history of whaling in New Bedford, Massachusetts, within a global context.
During much of the nineteenth century, whaling was one of America's major industries, reaching to the farthest corners of of the globe; and New Bedford, Mass. was its epicenter. The New Bedford Whaling Museum plans to interpret this compelling story in a long-term core exhibition, "From Pursuit to Preservation: the Global Story of Whales and Whaling." The exhibition will take full advantage of the ever-present human fascination with whales to explore a series of humanities themes relating to both American and world history. The exhibition is designed to incorporate a variety of presentation techniques and media to attract and engage a wide range of audiences. Scheduled to open in 2009, it will include more than 700 objects drawn from the Museum's rich and extensive collections that will be installed in a series of linked galleries totaling 20,000 square feet. The Museum is requesting an implementation grant of $350,000; the core exhibition's total cost is estimated at $3.5 million. |