Our Annual Summer Fundraising Party, the Calm Before the Storm, in conjunction with our newest exhibit opening and The Church’s Ark Community Project, is not to be missed!

Join us for snacks, drinks, fun, friends and art! Celebrate the summer season and experience the Ark Project with creations by local students bringing the Ark to life, as well as the gallery exhibit, ‘The boat and the Whale’, featuring marine animal themed art.

Fish Guy Photos –

From Plankton to Whales

Born and raised on Long Island (New York), Chris Paparo has been exploring the wilds of the Island for over 30 years. He is a wildlife photographer, writer, and lecturer who enjoys bringing public awareness to the diverse wildlife that call the island home. His passion for coastal ecology, fishing, and the outdoors led him to obtain a BS in Marine Science from LIU/Southampton and currently manage the Marine Sciences Center at the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University.

Chris is an award-winning member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and the New York State Outdoor Writers Association. He is also a freelance writer for several fishing and wildlife-related publications. Although his work tends to focus on marine life, everything in the natural world is fair game.

Come honor and celebrate the 250^th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution (1775!) here at the Whaling Museum on SATURDAY, MAY 24^th, 10am-4pm, when our museum will be invaded by a host of Revolutionary War reenactors - - soldiers (both American and British), complete with wives and other camp followers - - all dressed in period clothing.  Featuring members of the 3^rd New York (Long Island’s premier reenactment group), there will be demonstrations of drill and the firing of muskets throughout the day.