Industry of Whaling and Maritime Culture of Mid-19th Century America

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America's Longest Painting: Explained
Join New Bedford Whaling Museum experts for a series of lectures in August explaining the significance of America’s longest painting, the Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World. The 170-year-old, 1,275 ft painting is on exhibit in two Whaling Museum exhibitions: “A Spectacle in Motion: The Original” and “A Spectacle in Motion: The Experience.” On August 14 at the Whaling Museum, Michael P. Dyer, Curator of Maritime History, will look at the Grand Panorama through the industrial lens of whaling and maritime culture. Reception at 6 pm; lecture at 7 pm. Check www.whalingmuseum.org for all lecture topics and locations. Whaling Museum members $10; non-members $15. Series tickets: $25 for members, $40 for non-members.