Ongoing Gallery Exhibit: Sea Monsters: Real and Imagined
July 2023 – March 2024; New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center (38 Bethel Street, New Bedford); Included with price of admission
November AHA! Night: Mermaid Drawing Class
Thurs. 11/9 5-7PM Center (38 Bethel Street, New Bedford)
Join the Fishing Heritage Center and local artist Tina Jacobsen deVilliers to learn how to draw your very own mermaid and enter your name in a raffle for a chance to win a hand-painted scallop shell featuring one of deVilliers’ signature mermaids! While you’re here, be sure to explore our newest gallery exhibit, Sea Monsters: Real and Imagined to discover different merfolk from around the world, including Celtic Selkie, Eastern European Rusalka, and West African Mami Wata. In honor of Made in New Bedford, we will also be offering a 10% discount in our gift shop.
The daughter and granddaughter of fishermen who emigrated from Norway, Jacobsen deVilliers’ scrimshaw, drawings, and paintings have been featured in several of New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center’s gallery exhibits. Her mermaids have been featured recently in our exhibit Sea Monsters: Real and Imagined as well as in our 2023 Seafood Soirée and Make Waves Online Auction!
Dock-u-mentary: Mami Wata
Fri. 11/17 7:00-8:30PM New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (33 William Street, New Bedford)
New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center’s free Dock-u-mentary series, hosted in partnership with New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, has returned! On November 17 at 7:00pm, we will be teaming up with the New Bedford Art Museum to screen the Nigerian film Mami Wata, a critically-lauded film that was featured at the Sundance Film Festival and explores the relationship between people and water. Mami Wata is a special tie-in with our newest exhibit, Sea Monsters: Real and Imagined. Total Runtime: 1 hour 47 mins.
Content warning: this film includes depictions of violence, adult language, sexuality, and some nudity. Viewer discretion is advised.
Dock-u-mentaries are FREE and are hosted in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park auditorium at 33 William Street in Downtown New Bedford. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Register here (please select one free ticket per family or couple): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/730367929137?aff=oddtdtcreator
Questions? Contact programs@fishingheritagecenter.org or call (508) 993-8894
*If the National Park is closed due to the uncertainty of the government shutdown, the documentary will be screened at the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center (38 Bethel Street, New Bedford). Check out our website (fishingheritagecenter.org/calendar) or follow us on Facebook or Instagram for more updates*
dNB Holiday Stroll: Salty Santa & Story Time
Sat. 12/2 12:00-5:00PM New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center (38 Bethel Street, New Bedford)
December AHA! Night: Scallop Shell Decorating & Hot Chocolate
Thu. 12/14 5:00-7:00PM New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center (38 Bethel Street, New Bedford)
Season’s greetings from the Fishing Heritage Center! Stop by the Center from 5pm to 7pm to decorate scallop shells (perfect for holiday ornaments) and enjoy free hot chocolate and coffee. Then, do some last minute holiday shopping in our gift shop. We’re offering a 10% discount in the shop which features wonderful items including clothing, books, jewelry, and more. Perfect for all ages.
Dock-u-mentary: Artifishal: The Fight to Save Wild Salmon
Fri. 12/15 7:00-9:00PM New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (33 William Street, New Bedford)
Join us on Friday, December 15 at 7:00pm for a free screening of Artifishal: The Fight to Save Wild Salmon. This 2019 documentary explores people, rivers, and the fight to save wild salmon and the environments that support them. Artifishal also explores wild salmon’s slide towards extinction, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and our continued loss of faith in the environment. Total Runtime: 1 hour 23 minutes.
Dock-u-mentaries are free and are hosted in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park auditorium at 33 William Street in Downtown New Bedford. Doors open at 6:30pm. One ticket per family or couple.
Register here (please select one free ticket per family or couple): https://bit.ly/45RG3QV
Questions? Contact programs@fishingheritagecenter.org or call (508) 993-8894
Casting A Wider Net: A Community Oral History Project
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FHC Holiday Hours
Happy Holidays from FHC! A reminder that the Fishing Heritage Center will be closed to the Sunday, December 24 to Wednesday, January 3 to allow staff and volunteers to enjoy the holidays with their families. We hope you will do the same. The Center will reopen to the public in the new year!
Dock-u-mentary: Kirby Paint Co: An Illustrated Talk
Fri. 1/19/24 | 4:00PM | New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (33 William Street, New Bedford)
We had such a great response for our January Dock-u-mentary on the history of Kirby Paint Co. that we have decided to add an additional presentation on the 19th! For our first Dock-u-mentary of 2024, join local photographers Phil Mello and Markham Starr along with George Kirby, Jr. on Friday, January 19, at 4:00pm (the 7:00pm presentation is sold out) for an exploration of one of New Bedford’s oldest maritime paint suppliers, the George Kirby, Jr. Paint Company, originally established in 1846. The illustrated presentation will feature historical and contemporary photographs. One hour presentation followed by Q&A with presenters.
Dock-u-mentaries are free and are hosted in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park auditorium at 33 William Street in Downtown New Bedford.
Register here (please select one free ticket per family or couple): https://bit.ly/47x3mAj
Questions? Contact programs@fishingheritagecenter.org or call (508) 993-8894
Dock-u-mentary: Kirby Paint Co: An Illustrated Talk
Fri. 1/19/24 | 7:00PM | New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (33 William Street, New Bedford)
Update: This presentation is SOLD OUT. Please register for the 4:00pm presentation instead: https://bit.ly/47x3mAj
For our first Dock-u-mentary of 2024, join local photographers Phil Mello and Markham Starr along with George Kirby, Jr. on Friday, January 19, at 7:00pm for an exploration of one of New Bedford’s oldest maritime paint suppliers, the George Kirby, Jr. Paint Company, originally established in 1846. The illustrated presentation will feature historical and contemporary photographs. One hour presentation followed by Q&A with presenters.
Dock-u-mentaries are free and are hosted in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park auditorium at 33 William Street in Downtown New Bedford. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Questions? Contact programs@fishingheritagecenter.org or call (508) 993-8894
