Educational and historically interesting . In addition to a large skeleton off a dinosaur, the Museum has 30 minute movie about the island and its history. If you go in late afternoon, you will be there for sunset, with a terrific view of some of...More

Great museum that is well worth a couple of hours. Intro film by Rick Burns provides whaling context of Nantucket, shows its historical development to the present, and is skillfully produced. Exhibits are artfully presented; many unique objects. Highly recommend.

An interesting look into the early history of the island and the industry on which it was built. The museum has a fantastic collection of scrimshaw and the custodians are extremely knowledgable. We arrived just in time for the whale hunt presentation and really enjoyed...More

I only knew about this place from watching the latest / last season of the Gilmore Girls that came out on Netflix in 2016. The museum did not disappoint! There was indeed a Whale Hunt Presentation, like the one Emily Gilmore gives in the last...More

Take a trip back in time with young man as he joins a whaling crew in the film and presentation in the main hall. It's really well done! You learn not only about the whales, but about the lifestyle, the challenges, the obstacles, the conditions....More

The museum is small and does not take long to go through but they have some presentations that I would recommend which add on time-we went on a guided tour of the museum and watched a talk on whaling and both were great. Each of...More

This must be the biggest attraction for a long way around. The building is spacious and well air conditioned.The exhibits and artefacts are copious and well displayed. For me the highlight was a one hour presentation on the history of whaling given by a retired...More

Nice museum, but it was the movies that truly told the story. Very well done. Helps you understand why Nantucket is a special place. Great historical perspective.

We enjoyed the museum. Lots of neat things to see and very well organized for viewing. We enjoyed the film and really enjoyed the speaker. We would definitely recommend this place if you're interested in history

Excellent presentations by the staff - really glad we took the time to do this on our last day on the island.