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Ocean Explorium at New Bedford Seaport
Union Square
174 Union Street
New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740

 

What's on this week?

All Day Activities
Feed the Fish**
Explorer's Zone: 
Geology Week
Discovery Bay Activity Center
Living Exhibits including 
2 Touch Tanks
New! Help us grow new corals at our Coral Farm Tank, everyday at 1pm!**
Thursday May 24
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:15 Dynamic Earth 10:15 Guided Tour
11:45 WOW! Vertebrates 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 *School Field Trip 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:45 Solar System Tour for Kids 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 Movie: Coral Science 1:00 Plant a Coral at the Coral Farm**
3:15 Weather Tracking for Kids 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Friday May 25
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 Animal Tracking for Kids 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 Solar System Tour for Kids 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 Movie: Saving Springer 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:30 Sustainability 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 Movie: Largest 1:00 Plant a Coral at the Coral Farm**
3:15 Ocean 7 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Saturday May 26
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 Water Cycle for Kids 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 *Birthday Party 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 Movie: The Wanderers 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:30 Telemetry 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 Movie: Loop 1:00 Plant a Coral at the Coral Farm**
3:15 Kids Rule the Climate 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Sunday May 27
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 Ecological Relationships 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 Moving Earth for Kids 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 Movie: Forecast Tropical Cyclone 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:30 *Birthday Party 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 Solar System Tour for Kids 1:00 Plant a Coral at the Coral Farm**
3:15 Ocean 7 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Closed to the Public, open for school and group field trips.  
Please contact the Education Department at info@oceanexplorium.org for booking information
* When the Sphere is being used for School Field Trips or is reserved it is not available for public viewing.
We thank you for your understanding.  Sphere schedules are subject to change without notice.
** Please see the gift shop for details. 
When other urgent animal husbandry matters arise, feeding times may vary slightly.
We thank you for your understanding.

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The mission of the Ocean Explorium is to establish New Bedford as a center for ocean science public education, with an emphasis on environmental stewardship and science literacy.