New this season!
Reserve your time to visit the Whaling Museum and purchase your ticket online, click below!
Members Free Nantucket Residents Free General Admission
Ticket Pricing
NHA Members enjoy FREE admission
Join or renew today!
Whaling Museum
| Adult | $20 |
| Senior 65+ | $18 |
| Youth (6-12) and Student (13-22) | $5 |
| Under 6 | Free |
The Whaling Museum Pass is good for one visit to the Whaling Museum alone.
Ask about applying your ticket toward membership.
Active duty military are always free! Veterans will be free on Veterans Day–Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
Free admission will be extended for year-round residents through the end of the year.
Open to the Public
Whaling Museum
- October 19–October 30, Open 10am–4pm, Monday–Saturday (Closed Sundays)
- The Whaling Museum will be closed for one week from October 31–November 8.Â
- November 9–December 31, Open 10am–4pm, Monday–Saturday (Closed Sundays)
To book a private visit to the Whaling Museum, please contact operations@nha.org.
Whaling Museum may occasionally close early due to weather, special events, or maintenance.Â
Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors.
Museum Shop
Open to Whaling Museum visitors. The Museum Shop is always open online
Walking Tours
Cancelled for the 2020 season.
Research Library
Currently closed, stay tuned for reopening date.
Historic Properties
(Greater Light, Hadwen House, Thomas Macy House, Old Gaol, Oldest House, Old Mill, and Quaker Meeting House)
Closed for the 2020 season. All Historic Property grounds and gardens are open to the public and accessible during daylight hours.
To book a private visit to one of our Historic Properties, please contact operations@nha.org.
The NHA is closed:
Easter, Apr. 12; Thanksgiving, Nov. 26; Christmas, Dec. 25; New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.