From their scale models of porpoise and dolphins to their twenty-nine foot humpback whale skeleton, see why whales have fueled the imaginations of people for thousands of years, and what draws scientists to unlock their secrets today.
Adjacent to the Whale Museum is the Museum Gift Shop. Enjoy browsing through fun and educational items relating to marine mammals and the natural history of the area. All profits from the gift shop support Allied Whale, a marine mammal research group based at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. For over thirty years Allied Whale has been dedicated to studying whales in the Gulf of Maine. Visit the Whale Museum, learn about whales, and support whale conservation!