Whaling Museum (Nantucket)
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The Whaling Museum in Nantucket is a maritime history museum dedicated to preserving and interpreting the island’s rich whaling heritage through artifacts, exhibits, and educational programs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nantucket Historical Association | 2 |
| Nantucket whaling industry | 1 |
| Whaling Museum (Nantucket) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history museum
ⓘ
maritime museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ whaling museum ⓘ |
| category |
Maritime museums in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Museums in Nantucket, Massachusetts ⓘ Whaling museums ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo |
maritime history
ⓘ
whaling history ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Nantucket whaling heritage ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
archival materials
ⓘ
artifacts ⓘ exhibits ⓘ |
| hasEducationalFocus |
environmental awareness
ⓘ
local history ⓘ maritime industries ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
logbooks
ⓘ
maritime paintings ⓘ navigational instruments ⓘ scrimshaw ⓘ ship models ⓘ whaling tools ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfProgram |
family activities
ⓘ
public lectures ⓘ school programs ⓘ |
| island | Nantucket ⓘ |
| languageOfExhibits | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nantucket
ⓘ
surface form:
Nantucket, Massachusetts
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mission |
to interpret Nantucket’s maritime history
ⓘ
to preserve Nantucket’s whaling heritage ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Whaling Museum (Nantucket)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nantucket Historical Association
|
| ownedBy |
Whaling Museum (Nantucket)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nantucket Historical Association
|
| regionServed |
Nantucket community
ⓘ
tourists visiting Nantucket ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| subjectOf | tourism guides about Nantucket ⓘ |
| theme |
changing attitudes toward whaling
ⓘ
cultural legacy of whaling ⓘ economic impact of whaling on Nantucket ⓘ life at sea on whaling voyages ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nantucket Historical Association
this entity surface form:
Nantucket Historical Association
subject surface form:
Folger family of Benjamin Franklin’s mother
this entity surface form:
Nantucket whaling industry