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Summer Hours:
Memorial Day until Labor Day, Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
Winter Hours:
Labor Day until Memorial Day, Wednesday – Sunday 12-5pm
Admission to the Museum is:
$3 — Seniors / Students
$5 — Adults
Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult.
Every second Thursday of each month is AHA! Night from 5 to 9 p.m. when admission is free.
Museum members are always free
Accessibility
The New Bedford Art Museum is accessible. Accessible parking spaces are available one block from the Museum.
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Directions
From Providence and points West:
Follow I-195 East into Massachusetts to Exit 15, "Rte. 18 Downtown." At second set of lights turn right onto Union Street. At third set of lights turn right onto Pleasant Street. The Museum is one block up on the right.
From Cape Cod and points East:
Follow I-195 West to Exit 15, "Rte. 18 Downtown." At second set of lights turn right onto Union Street. At third set of lights turn right onto Pleasant Street. The Museum is one block up on the right.
From Boston and points North:
Follow Rt. 24 South to Exit 12, "Rt. 140, New Bedford." [Depending on your area of departure you may choose I-93 South to Rt. 24; or, I-95 South to I-93 to Rt. 24; or, I-495 South to Rt. 24.] Follow Rt. 140 to Exit 2 (second ramp), "I-195 East, Cape Cod." Follow I-195 East about 1 mile to Exit 15, "Rte. 18 Downtown." At second set of lights turn right onto Union Street. At third set of lights turn right onto Pleasant Street. The Museum is one block up on the right.
New Bedford's working waterfront. Image from National Park Service
The New Bedford Art Museum resides near many points of historical interest relating to the time of Melville when the city was the whaling capital of the world. Please visit the web sites listed below to help plan a complete visit to our home.
AHA! Night
ArtsNewBedford.org
Artworks
Bristol County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Cherry & Webb Gallery, Fall River
City of New Bedford (city government)
City of New Bedford (Tourism page)
Downtown New Bedford Inc.
Gallery X
Lee's Market, Westport
John Magnan Studios
Lloyd Center for the Environment
New Bedford 360
New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
New Bedford Free Public Library
New Bedford information
New Bedford Visitor's Guide
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
Schooner Ernestina
South Coast Learning Network
The Standard-Times newspaper
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University Art Gallery
Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE (WHALE)
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