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Voyaging in the Wake of the Whalers: The 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

September 1, 2013 - February 29, 2016 | Media and Technology, Public Programs, Exhibitions
Mystic Seaport received an implementation grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund a suite of online, onsite, offsite, and onboard public programs and exhibits that will provide new national insight into universal and important humanities themes, through an interdisciplinary exploration of historic and contemporary American whaling. The Museum and its partners will explore through this project how, when, and why dominant American perceptions of whales and whaling took their dramatic turns. The project will raise public awareness in New England and nationwide about the role the whaling industry played in the development of our nation’s multi-ethnic make-up, our domestic economy, our global impact and encounters, and our long-standing fascination with whales. And it will promote thought about the nation’s whaling heritage, and how it continues to shape our communities and culture.

Funders

NEH
Award Number: GI-50615-13
Funding Amount: 450000

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Susan Funk
    Principal Investigator
    Mystic Seaport Museum
  • Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | History/policy/law | Life science
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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