DELAYED PROCESSING: The Whale Museum will be temporarily closed from January 5th to February 5th for inventory, maintenance, and a gift shop renovation project! You can continue to shop online, but please note that we will not ship merchandise from January 12-18. Digital or mail-based orca adoptions and program registration will continue uninterrupted. Thank you for your support!
The Whale Museum is partnering with Alchemy Art Center to launch a new artistic workshop series, “Digging into Bones!” This series brings art and science together through fun, exciting workshops focusing on different skeleton and bone themes. The series starts on Thursday, February 26 from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM at The Whale Museum with a Whale Bones Art Class!
Registration is now open for the 2026 spring and summer sessions of the Marine Naturalist Training Program! There are two sessions for participants to choose from: a fully in-person Spring Session from April 14 to April 19, and a hybrid Summer Session, with virtual classes from July 7 to July 11, and optional in-person field trips from July 24 to July 26.
The Whale Museum Remembers Albert Shepard: outstanding colleague, visionary curator, and beloved friend.
In the Pacific Northwest of the United States lives the Southern Resident Community of Orcas, an endangered population of orcas, sometimes known as "killer whales".
The Whale Museum, located in beautiful Friday Harbor, Washington, opened to the public in 1979 as the first museum in the country devoted to a species living in the wild. Today, our museum continues to promote stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research.
Help support the Southern Resident orcas by making a donation, adopting an orca, or becoming a member of The Whale Museum. Or, simply pay us a visit! Our Gallery of Whales is a great way for individuals, students and families to receive a personal introduction to the whales of the Pacific Northwest. Purchase admission tickets online.
Please call or email with any questions: (360) 378-4710 ext. 1030 or info@whalemuseum.org.
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