Arts & Culture: All Culture

 
AHA! Night
www.ahanewbedford.org
Location: [map]   33 William St.
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508.264.8859
Email: margiebutler@mac.com
Info: AHA! (Art, History & Architecture) is New Bedford's free Downtown Gallery Night program. AHA! started in July of 1999 and is now in its fifth year. Held on the second Thursday of each month from 5:00 - 9:00 PM. AHA! Night always gives new and repeat visitors alike the chance to explore something new. Whether it be our cobblestone streets and historic buildings,live music, theater or fine art, visitors delight that AHA! has something for everyone.
 

 
Arthur Moniz Gallery
www.arthurmonizgallery.com
Location: [map]   22 William St.
New Bedford, MA 02740
Contact: Cheryl Moniz
Phone: 50899278644
Email: a-moniz@comcast.net
Info: 11-5 open 7 days a week

second location 28 Smith St. Fairhaven By appointment only

 
Battleship Cove, Fall River
www.battleshipcove.org
Location: [map]   5 Water St.
Fall River, MA 02722



Phone: 508.678.1100
Fax: 508.674.5597
Email: battleship@battleshipcove.org
Info: 4/1-6/30 9am-5pm; 7/1-Labor Day 9am-5:30pm; Labor Day-4/1 9am-4:30pm

Discover Battleship Cove, the world's largest collection of historic naval ships. Tour five National Historic Landmarks: Battleship Massachusetts; Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; Submarine Lionfish; and PT Boats 617 & 796. Battleship Cove is the Bay State's official memorial for September 11, 2001, WWII, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars. Open year-round.

 
Belmont Club Inc
34 Franklin Street, Fall River MA 02720
Location: [map]   34 Franklin Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Phone: 508-673-2982

 
Butler Flats Lighthouse
East Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford MA 02744
Location: [map]   East Rodney French Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02744

Info: New Bedford Outer Harbor

Built in 1898, this lighthouse provided navigational guidance for sailors returning from the sea to New Bedford harbor for 80 years. The beacon could be seen for five miles or more. Decommissioned by the Coast Guard in 1978, the thirty-five foot diameter structure was taken over by the city of New Bedford and maintained through private support. The lighthouse was refurbished and on May 30, 1998, the 100th anniversary, the beacon was re-lit.

 
Cedar Cove Club
33 Cedar Cove Lane, Swansea MA 02777
Location: [map]   33 Cedar Cove Lane
Swansea, MA 02777
Phone: 508-672-9690

 
Cloth Construction
425 Pleasant Street, Fall River MA 02721
Location: [map]   425 Pleasant Street
Fall River, MA 02721
Phone: 508-677-3160

 
Culture Park
www.culturepark.org
Location: [map]   69 Walden Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508.996.0122
Info: Culture Park is a theater and performing arts collaboration engaged in creating theater that is challenging, bold, and innovative. Culture Park highlights the multi-cultural facets of New Bedford and the region and focuses on providing opportunities for area theater and performing artists and playwrights through its workshops, play labs, and film events. For more information contact Rebecca Schade.

 
Duff Gallery
36 North Water Street, New Bedford MA 02740
Location: [map]   36 North Water Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-993-3200

 
Fall River Historical Society
www.lizzieborden.org
Location: [map]   451 Rock Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Phone: 508-679-1071

 
Fall River Historical Society, The
www.lizzieborden.org
Location: [map]   451 Rock Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Phone: 508.679.1071
Info: The Fall River Historical Society maintains the world's largest collection of artifacts relating to the life and trial of Miss Lizzie A. Borden, defendant in one of the most famous murder cases in American history. Miss Borden, the thirty-two-year-old spinster daughter of prominent Fall River businessman Andrew Borden, was accused of the vicious murders of both her father and his second wife, Abby. In August of 1892, the two were found brutally slain in their Fall River home, their skulls smashed and shattered by what was later determined to be a hatchet-like weapon. The sensational trial which followed made headlines worldwide; it is considered to be the crime of that century. Although Miss Borden was eventually acquitted of both murders, even today the very mention of Lizzie's name can provoke a heated, passionate debatedid she or didn't she?

 
Freetown Historical Society
www.freetownhistory.8m.com
Location: [map]   Slab Bridge Road
Assonet, MA 02702
Phone: 508-644-5310

 
Gallery 244
www.umassd.edu/cvpa/gallery_244.html
Location: [map]   715 Purchase Street
New Bedford, MA 02747
Phone: 508.999.8904
Info: Operated by the College of Visual and Performing Arts of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Gallery 244 is the citys newest art exhibition. The gallery is located in the historic Star Store Building, a recently restored New Bedford landmark.

 
Gallery X
www.galleryxartscooperative.org
Location: [map]   169 William Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-992-2675
Fax: 508-999-0051
Email: webmaster@galleryxartscooperative.org

 
Illana Joffrey Fine Art & High Craft
www.illanajoffrey.com
Location: [map]   98 William St.
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-961-0044
Email: pinske@illanajoffrey.com

 
Long Plain Museum
www.rixsan.com/nbvisit/attract/longmuse.htm
Location: [map]   1203 Main Street
Acushnet, MA 02743
Phone: 508-763-8626

 
Lumina Gallery
www.luminagallery.tripod.com/luminagallery
Location: [map]   338 Elm Street
Dartmouth, MA 02748
Phone: 508-984-3366

 
Marine Museum of Fall River
70 Water Street, Fall River MA 02721
Location: [map]   70 Water Street
Fall River, MA 02721
Phone: 508-674-3533

 
Mattapoisett Historical Society
www.mattapoisetthistoricalsociety.org
Location: [map]   5 Church Street
Mattapoisett, MA 02739
Phone: 508-758-2844

 
Narrows Center for the Arts
www.ncfta.org
Location: [map]   16 Anawan St.
Fall River, MA 02721
Phone: 508.324.1926
Info: The Narrows hosts events for nationally known and regional artists, musicians, writers and performers as well as programs for the community at large. See our About Us page for more on our purpose and mission.

 
New Bedford Art Museum, The
www.newbedfordaremuseum.org
Location: [map]   608 Pleasant Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508.961.3071
Info: Founded in 1996, the NBAM is a private non-profit organization which showcases the work of professional artists from across the region.

 
New Bedford Fire Museum
www.rixsan.com/nbvisit/attract/firemuse.htm
Location: [map]   51 Bedford Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-992-2162

 
New Bedford Historical Society
www.newbedfordhistory.org
Location: [map]   Nathan and Polly Johnson House - 21 Seventh Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Email: NBHistory@aol.com

 
New Bedford Museum of Glass
46 North Water Street, New Bedford MA 02740
Location: [map]   46 North Water Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-984-1666

 
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, The
www.nbsymphony.org
Location:
Phone: 508.999.6276
Info: Established in 1915, the orchestra consists of up to 80 professional musicians offering a wide range of musical repertoire. The Symphony is located in the Historic Zeiterion Theater in the heart of downtown New Bedford.

 
New Bedford Whaling Museum
www.whalingmuseum.org
Location: [map]   18 Johnny Cake Hill
New Bedford, MA 02740

Phone: 508.997.0046
Fax: 508.997.0018
Email: mpantages@whalingmuseum.org
Info: 9am - 5pm daily

The most comprehensive museum in the world devoted to the interaction of humans with whales. There's something for everyone at the Whaling Museum - for the art lover, the history buff, the entire family! Experience the unexpected during a summer filled with great exhibitions, programs, and special events.

 
New Bedford Whaling National Park
www.nps.gov/nebe
Location: [map]   33 Williams Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508.996.4095
Fax: 508.999.4459
Info: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park commemorates the heritage of the world's preeminent whaling port during the 19th century. A variety of cultural landscapes, historic buildings, museum collections, and archives preserve this history and collectively recount the stories of a remarkable era. Created in 1996, the park encompasses 34 acres spread over 13 city blocks and includes a visitor center, the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the Seamen's Bethel,, the schooner Ernestina, and the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum.

We have volunteer led walking tours of historic New Bedford at 10:30, 12:30, and 2:30 daily.

Every Thursday night, from 7 pm-8 pm, we have a special concert series, Thursday Evenings in the Park. On Saturdays we will be having our Maritime Heritage Days with music from 12 pm-1 pm, and a crafts demo from 12 pm-2 pm.
 

 
Norton Gallery
330 Elm Street, South Dartmouth MA 02748
Location: [map]   330 Elm Street
South Dartmouth, MA 02748
Phone: 508-997-9674

 
Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum
www.ocandfrrailroadmuseum.com
Location: [map]   Battleship Cove
Fall River, MA 02720
Phone: 508-674-9340

 
Outbreak Entertainment
www.outbreakentertainment.com
Location: [map]   P.O. Box 51231
New Bedford, MA 02745
Phone: 866-489-0591

 
Pegasus Artisan Gallery and Studio
65 Williams Street, New Bedford MA 02740
Location: [map]   65 Williams Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508.999.6265
Info: Exhibiting and fabricating custom jewelry and objects darte using silver, gold, platinum and bronze as well as fine gems.

 
Puzzler's Lounge
426 North Front Street, New Bedford MA 02746
Location: [map]   426 North Front Street
New Bedford, MA 02746
Phone: 508-997-0466

 
Regatta Restaurant & Club
392 Davol Street, Fall River MA 02720
Location: [map]   392 Davol Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Phone: 508-679-4115

 
Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Museum
www.rjdmuseum.org
Location: [map]   396 County St.
New Bedford, MA 02740

Contact: Kate Corkum
Phone: 508.997.1401
Info: Mon-Sat 10:00am-4:00pm, Sun 12:00-4:00pm. Admission is $5 for adults.

Built in 1834 for whaling merchant William Rotch, Jr., this Greek Revival mansion located on a full city block of formal gardens, is the best example of the "brave houses and flowery gardens" described by Herman Melville in Moby-Dick. The house and gardens chronicle 150 years of economic and social evolution of the city, as reflected in the residencies of the Rotch, Jones and Duff families. The Museum offers permanent and changing exhibits, lecture and concert series, and special events. A self-guided audio tour is available to visitors with admission. For more information, visit our website or contact the Museum office.

 
RW Laurie Art Studio
420 Gulf Road West, South Dartmouth MA 02748
Location: [map]   420 Gulf Road West
South Dartmouth, MA 02748
Phone: 508-996-2464

 
Schooner Ernestina
www.ernestina.org
Location: [map]   89 North Water Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Contact: Greg Swanzey
Phone: 508-992-4900
Fax: 508-984-7719
Email: Gswanzey@ernestina.org
Info: Schooner Ernestina is a powerful place to teach and a compelling place to learn. The vessel's educational programs and seminars are tailored to meet the specific needs of schools, colleges and other educational and cultural organizations.
 

 
Seamen's Bethel
www.rixsan.com/nbvisit/attract/bethel1.htm
Location: [map]   15 Johnny Cake Hill
New Bedford, MA 02740

Phone: 508.992.3295
Info: During summer months, open 10 am - 4 pm Monday-Saturday, 1 pm - 4 pm on Sunday.

Though not a "museum" in the strict sense of the word, the Seamen's Bethel is living history. From the early part of New Bedford's whaling era to the present day, the Bethel has served as the fishing community's non-denominational house of worship. Built in 1832, the Bethel was made famous as the "Whaleman's Chapel". It was described in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Melville worshipped there before leaving New Bedford on the whaleship Acushnet in 1841. All are welcome to church services, and tours are available.

 
Sippican Historical Society
www.sippicanhistoricalsociety.org
Location: [map]   27 Main Street
Marion, MA 02738
Phone: 508-748-1116
Email: info@sippicanhistoricalsociety.org

 
Somerset Historical Society
www.somerset.k12.ma.us/historicalsociety/
Location: [map]   274 High Street
Somerset, MA 02726
Phone: 508-675-9010

 
St. Michaels' Club
101 Diman, New Bedford MA 02740
Location: [map]   101 Diman
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-984-7839

 
The Wilson Gallery
25 Center Street, New Bedford MA 02740
Location: [map]   25 Center Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-993-2550

 
Waterstreet Café
www.waterstreetcafe.com
Location: [map]   36 Water Street
Fall River, MA 02721
Phone: 508-672-8748
Email: info@waterstreetcafe.com
Info: Live music every weekend ~ Join us WEdnesday through Sunday for Lunch and Dinner. SUnday Brinch is from 10:30 am - 3 pm The White House chose the Waterstreet Cafe to cater Bill Clinton's 1996 Presidential visit. The Food Network Channel devoted an 8 minute segment to a spectacular review of the Waterstreet Café. Explore what others know: Waterstreet Cafe is THE GREAT PLACE for fine dining and Live Entertainment!

 
Westport Art Group
1740 Main Road, Westport MA 02790
Location: [map]   1740 Main Road
Westport, MA 02790
Phone: 508-636-2114

 
Westport Historical Society
www.westporthistory.com
Location: [map]   25 Drift Road (Bell School House)
Westport, MA 02790
Phone: 508-636-6011
Email: westhist@gis.net

 
Wing Pinske Gallery
98 William Street, New Bedford MA 02740
Location: [map]   98 William Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-961-0044

 
Your Theatre, Inc.
www.yourtheatre.org
Location: [map]   St. Martin's Church Hall, 136 River Street
New Bedford, MA 02744
Phone: 508.993.0772
Info: Established in 1946, Your Theater Inc is a non-profit, volunteer, community theater group which produces four to seven shows each season.

 
Zeiterion Theater
www.zeiterion.org
Location: [map]   648 Purchase Street
New Bedford, MA 02741
Phone: 508.994.2900
Info: With a seating capacity for 1,250 patrons, the historic Zeiterion Theater is the largest and oldest performing arts venue in southeastern Massachusetts. A restored vaudeville era theater, the Zeiterion features original wall tapestries, massive chandeliers and a vintage Wurlitzer Theater Organ from the ago of silent film. The theater is truly a visual marvel. The Z, as it is know, offers an event calendar featuring artist from around the world/ The Z is also home to the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra.




 
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