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Bar Harbor Whale Museum

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.
As 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)

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.