Bar Harbor Whale Museum

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The Bar Harbor Whale Museum's mission is to develop in people an appreciation for the marine world and the Gulf of Maine through education, conservation, and the promotion of scientific research.


whale museumAs a collaboration of College of the Atlantic and the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company, the Bar Harbor Whale Museum is Maine's only museum dedicated to the study and understanding of whales and seals common to the Gulf of Maine.


Bar Harbor Whale Museum
52 West Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1858
(207) 288-0288


To learn more about the museum, click here.


To adopt a whale:

Adopt a Whale online form (paypal)

Adopt a Whale print and mail form (.pdf)

Adopt a Whale print and mail form (.doc)

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Whale Museum Hours

Summer Hours
(Open seven days a week)

June 10 a.m.– 8p.m.
July/August: 9a.m.– 9 p.m.
Sept/Oct 10 a.m.– 8p.m.


Winter Hours
(Subject to staffing availability)

Please call in advance 207-288-0288


Admission is free, donations are gladly accepted.