Reserve your time to visit the Whaling Museum and purchase your ticket online, click below!
Timed entry not required for Members – enjoy the Museum anytime!
Members Free Nantucket Residents Free General Admission
NHA Members enjoy FREE admission
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Admission
| Adult | $23 |
| Senior 65+/Student | $20 |
| Youth/Student (6-17) | $5 |
| Under 6 | Free |
Admission is good for one visit to the Whaling Museum and Hadwen House.
Ask about applying your ticket toward membership.
Active duty military are always free! Veterans will be free on Veterans Day–Wednesday, November 11, 2021.
Free admission will be extended for year-round residents through the end of the year.
Whaling Museum
Open Daily, 10am–5pm (through Sept 11)
Open Monday-Saturday, 10am–5pm, Closed Sunday (Sept 12 through Oct 17)
Stay tuned for fall/winter hours after Oct 17
Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors.
Open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 10am-5pm through October 17
The Museum Shop is always open online
Hadwen House
Open Daily, 10am–4pm (through Sept 11)
Open Monday-Saturday, 10am–4pm, Closed Sunday (Sept 12 through Oct 17)
Research Library
Open by appointment only, Tuesday–Friday, 10am–4pm.
Please reach out to Library@nha.org to schedule your visit and learn more here.
Historic Properties FREE for all visitors!
- Oldest House: Open Tues and Wed, 11am–4pm (through Aug 18)
- Old Mill: Open Thurs and Fri, 11am–4pm (through Sept 30)
- Quaker Meeting House: Open Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm (through Sep 3)
- Thomas Macy Warehouse, Open daily, 10am-5pm
The Old Gaol, Fire Hose Cart House, and Thomas Macy House are closed for the 2021 season. Historic Properties may close occasionally due to weather, special events, or maintenance.
Walking Tours
Offered daily at 10:30am and 1:30pm (through Labor Day, September 6). Learn more and book your tickets online here.
The NHA is closed:
Easter, Apr. 4; Thanksgiving, Nov. 25; Christmas, Dec. 25; New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.
The Whaling Museum and Historic Properties may occasionally close early due to weather, special events, or maintenance.