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Dolphin Celebration!
Bring the family for his hour-long program about dolphins: touch dolphin bones, discover neat dolphin facts and create dolphin-themed crafts! Space is limited to the first 30 people; library passes are not valid for this event.
Find out more »Shark Super Senses!
Discover the amazing world of sharks in this fun family program! Space is limited to the first 30 people; library passes are not valid for this event.
Find out more »Whales, Ales & Salty Tales!
Did you know there are whales just off Long Island, just miles from our shores? Join guests Dr. Arthur Kopelman and Dr. Howard Rosenbaum who will speak about the incredible cetaceans in NY’s waters, ongoing and cutting-edge research, and efforts to protect these creatures and the ecosystems in which they live. Enjoy craft beer and light refreshments courtesy Brewers East End Revival.
Find out more »Whales, Ales & Salty Tales
Did you know there are whales just off Long Island, a few miles from our shores? Join guests Dr. Arthur Kopelman and Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, who will speak about the incredible cetaceans in NY’s waters, ongoing and cutting-edge research, and efforts to protect these creatures and the ecosystems in which they live. Enjoy craft beer and light refreshments courtesy Brewers East End Revival. Suggested Admission: $15 | $25 Couple Members $10 In Support of Museum Education Programs #whales #museum #cshwm…
Find out more »Free admission for dads!
Surprise your whale of a dad with a visit to The Whaling Museum!
Find out more »Register for our pre-K camp!
Our special camp just for the little ones! Register before June 1 to take advantage of our early bird discount. Visit our website for details: http://www.cshwhalingmuseum.org/camp.html
Find out more »Mermaid Tea Party!
Special time with your little mermids and mermen! Noon-1pm for the little ones (ages 3-6); 2-3pm for those ages 6-12 (crafts are age-appropriate for each group).
Find out more »Mermaid Tea Party!
Special time with your little mermids and mermen! Noon-1pm for the little ones (ages 3-6); 2-3pm for those ages 6-12 (crafts are age-appropriate for each group).
Find out more »Mermaid Tea Party!
Special time with your little mermids and mermen! Noon-1pm for the little ones (ages 3-6); 2-3pm for those ages 6-12 (crafts are age-appropriate for each group).
Find out more »Ocean Adventures Camp
Visit our website to register for our most popular camp. Hurry before it's filled!
Find out more »Ocean Adventures Camp
Visit our website to register for our most popular camp. Hurry before it's filled!
Find out more »Teen/Tween Jewelry Making
Making beads out of old magazines is a great way to recycle paper. Your teen/tween will learn a simple technique that will have them recycling every magazine in the house!
Find out more »Craft stations galore!
Every Satruday in July and August, we'll have fun craft stations set up for your little sailor! Open-ended, create and learn!
Find out more »Craft stations galore!
Every Satruday in July and August, we'll have fun craft stations set up for your little sailor! Open-ended, create and learn!
Find out more »Superheroes of the Sea Camp
Register before June 10 to take advantage of early-bird discount!
Find out more »Scrimshaw Workshop
Not just for kids, adults welcome, too! See hidden gems from our collection and learn to be a scrimshander!
Find out more »Adventures in Science Camp
A great camp for budding young scienctists to expereince everything from Biology to Volcanology and more! For campers entering grades 2-6. Camp closes when registration reaches 25.
Find out more »Last Camp of the Season!
Our most beloved camp and the last of the summer! Register online before it fills!
Find out more »Build a Boat x2!
Stop in on Tuesday OR Thursday from 2-4pm to make your own model ship...Fun wooden shapes allow your imaginaion to run wild. Truly an "all ages" program...come one grown ups, you know you want to build a boat! (Hot glue guns used)
Find out more »Special program for those living with dementia
All supplies included, light refreshments served. Must RSVP in advance, space is limited.
Find out more »Don’t Miss Out on PirateFest!
Celebrate National Talk Like a Pirate Day at The Whaling Museum! Members receive half off admission. No reservations necessary to come aboard this indoor/outdoor event!
Find out more »Special Pre-K Program!
Bring your little one to this specail back-to-school program and explore the museum before it opens to the public!
Find out more »Harbor Nights Social! Different theme each month
Fun new monthly series, just for the grown-ups! Come discover the hidden gem secrets of the whaling world, mingle over light refreshments, and make a themed craft for the evening. This month we follow Manuel Enos' journey and decorate mask for Dia de los Meurtos -- Day of the Dead! Register online now, space is limited.
Find out more »Adults & Kids: Try Quilling & Embroidery
Come out and learn a new "old" craft in the style of the victorian women of whaling. Discover the lives these brave women led as part of or Breaking Boundaries exhibit.
Find out more »Another Little Fishies Pre-k Event!
Our monthly "pre-k only" series continues! Bring your little ones this month and discover the amazing world of sea stars, then explore on your own before the museum opens! Snacks provided.
Find out more »Museum Annual Benefit: Ports of Call- Brazil
This yearly event takes visitors around the globe following the journey of a CSH whaler. This year's stop is in the beautiful coast of Brazil! Held at the elegant Pine Hollow Country Club, guests will enjoy cocktails, dinner buffet and music created especially around this theme. Silent Auction and raffle prizes are an added bonus!. All proceeds benefit the educational progams and camp scholarshps of The Whlaing Museum. Buy your ticket before September 1st for the discounted price of $150.…
Find out more »Monthly Teen/Tween Drop-Off Program
Our monthly teen series continues in October with a Day of the Dead "sugar skull" design workshop. Drop off your tween to learn a little about international cultures visited by whalers while they hone their design skills. Ages 10-16
Find out more »Our Annual Halloween Event
Our biggest annual event returns! Bring the family for fun and games and spooky crafts and visit our Spook-tacular Zoo!
Find out more »Teen Drop Off Program
Discover the origins of corn husk dolls and create a unique one from dried husks for yourself… Light refreshments served at this fun teen DROP-OFF program. $12 ages 12-16
Find out more »Monthly pre-k Program Continues!
Our monthly Little Fishies pre-k program series continues! Explore how people like the Pilgrims travelled by sea. Learn fun facts about boats, enjoy story time and create your own boat to take home, all before the museum opens to the public! Snack included. $12, Adult/Tot pair; $4 sibling
Find out more »Monthly Harbor Nights Series Continues!
Part of our monthly series linking unknown aspects of whaling to crafts, comraderie and happy hour! Reserve your spot now by buying tickets online
Find out more »Monthly Harbor Nights Series Continues!
Part of our monthly series linking unknown aspects of whaling to crafts, comraderie and happy hour! Reserve your spot now by buying tickets online
Find out more »Spend your Holidays in Cold Spring Harbor
Spend the afternoon in Victorian Cold Spring Harbor, as you enjoy live shanties sung by Sampawam's Creek. Plenty of old fashioned crafts for the kids, including candle-dipping!
Find out more »Drop-off program for Teens
Teens and Tweens get hands-on crafting experience designing their own quilled snowflake by learning this Victorian-era craft.
Find out more »Monthly Pre-K program: Sea Shell Ornaments
Bring your little ones to this monthly pre-k program that explores the museum before business hours! Get ready for the holidays with a special sea shell ornament inspired by our hermit crab, Zoe!
Find out more »Holiday Festivities for the Grown Ups
Get you tickets now! Space is limited for the last Harbor Nights event of 2017. Make an Ugly Sweater to wear to all your holiday parties!
Find out more »New Years Eve for the Little Ones
Enjoy crafts and cocoa with your little one as we count down to 12...noon!
Find out more »New Years Eve for the Little Ones
Enjoy crafts and cocoa with your little one as we count down to 12...noon!
Find out more »Art-based program for those with dementia
Whalers sailed all over the globe in dangerous climates. Learn about some of their treacherous arctic adventures and create a soft snowman paperweight to take home. Light refreshments served.
Find out more »Monthly Mommy-and-Me program
Bring your Little Fishie to this fun museum-learning event. Snacks included!
Find out more »Seafaring Cheese and Hard Tack
What do goudas, cheddar and feta have in common? Ships, seafaring, and international trade of course! Explore the fascinating - and little known - history of cheese at this fun and tasty talk and tasting. Ticketing site to be posted soon!
Find out more »Seafaring Cheese and Hard Tack
What do goudas, cheddar and feta have in common? Ships, seafaring, and international trade of course! Explore the fascinating - and little known - history of cheese at this fun and tasty talk and tasting. Ticketing site to be posted soon!
Find out more »Pre-K Mommy & Me program
Enjoy snack, story time and craft time with your little one in this monthly program led by our enthusiastic museum educators.
Find out more »Harbor Nights Workshop: Sailor’s Valentine
Come out for the monthly sip & learn experience of Harbor Nights! This month discover the facts about the favorite souvenir of whalers for their wives and make one for yourself. Refreshments included!
Find out more »Winter Break Camp for Kids
Great for ages K-3, with Crew Leaders grades 4-5. Explore the Arctic and discover cold-loving animals and Arctic culture. A different theme each day includes crafts, scavenger hunts, experiments and snack. Bring lunch. Register online before January 21 to take advantage of our early bird pricing! Member discount, too!
Find out more »Wood You Build a Boat with Us?
Who doesn't love wood and hot glue? Come to one of our workshops and we'll even through in some felt, wire and other interesting bits. Bring your imagination, build for 20 minutes or 2 hours, whatever you wish in this drop-in workshop. Children do require adult supervision, but grown-ups can just dive right in!
Find out more »Pre-K Mommy & Me program
Enjoy snack, story time and craft time with your little one in this monthly program led by our enthusiastic museum educators.
Find out more »Monthly art-based event for those living with dementia
Join our educator for an afternoon with you and your loved one...and new friends! Refreshments are served as we discover the world of the whalemen and life at sea, then construct our own wooden models to take home. RSVP as space is limited.
Find out more »Harbor Nights: Underwater Photography with Tim Dalton
Come out for the monthly sip & learn experience of Harbor Nights! This month meet Tim Dalton as he takes us on an undersea journey through his amazing photography. Adult refreshments included!
Find out more »On the Water, part 1 of 3 workshop series
A folk arts partnership program with Long Island Traditions brings baymen, clammers, decoy makers and more to the museum for demonstrations and hands-on learning
Find out more »Spring Break Camp!
Let your ocean explorer discover the amazing creatures of the ocean in this hands-on learning enrichment camp. Early bird registration expires March 3, sign up today!
Find out more »Spring Break Camp!
Let your ocean explorer discover the amazing creatures of the ocean in this hands-on learning enrichment camp. Early bird registration expires March 3, sign up today!
Find out more »Our monthly pre-k program!
Enjoy snack, story time and craft time with your little one in this monthly program led by our enthusiastic museum educators.
Find out more »Our monthly pre-k program!
Enjoy snack, story time and craft time with your little one in this monthly program led by our enthusiastic museum educators.
Find out more »Harbor Nights: Wine & Cheese & Crafts!
Our monthly museum social! This month learn to use the tools the Victorians used to "quill" paper into amazing shapes while you sip wine and enjoy snacks in the museum galleries. Purchase tickets online and save $10!
Find out more »The 3rd Annual Sound-Off: Free Family Event!
See and touch live creatures form Long Island Sound as you learn about all the ways you can help keep our waters clean. Kids can decorate their own reusable totebag and try some sound-saving experiments while adults can meet with representatives from local environmental groups.
Find out more »Special Summer Camp for Homeschoolers
Our first-ever camp just for homeschooled students! Register before May 11 to take advantage of our early bird pricing! Hurry, space is limited to 25 students, camp closes at capacity.
Find out more »Our drop-off camp for pre-k!
Your little one will love our camp geared toward their pre-k abilities. Story-time, snack, hands-on experiments and crafts make this introductory camp a whale of a good time!
Find out more »Week-long summer camp “travelling” the world!
Our worldy camp for explorers entering grades K-3. Crew Leaders entering grades 4-5. See details online.
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