Welcome.

The Bar Harbor Whale Museum is Maine's only museum dedicated to the study and understanding of whales and seals common to the Gulf of Maine.

Discover the differences between toothed and baleen whales. Learn how new science and conservation efforts help protect these species. Walk beneath a real humpback whale skeleton and simply be amazed!

All donations, along with profits from our gift shop, support marine conservation, education, and research.

Adopt a Whale online form (paypal)

Adopt a Whale print and mail form (.pdf)

Adopt a Whale print and mail form (.doc)