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On Monday, June 9, 2025, the Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium, Hinchman House Natural Science Museum, Historic Mitchell House, Loines Observatory, and the Maria Mitchell Association Research Center will open for the summer season. The Historic Mitchell House, located at 1 Vestal Street, will be open for tours Monday–Friday, 10 am […]
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN), celebrated with a full year of programming including free educational workshops, a historic gala, the presentation of a lifetime achievement award, and a special three-week exhibition of pieces from our Permanent Collection in our downtown Big Gallery. […]
The iconic sounds of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will fill the air at Jetties Beach this summer when Bruce In The USA joins the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra as the special musical guest for the 28th annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert to benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital. […]
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is thrilled to be launching a new Historic Bike Tour this season to expand on narratives of Nantucket history and broaden the scope of history being told by NHA guides. This new tour will consist of a two-hour ride, taking participants to iconic NHA historic […]
We are thrilled to exclusively reveal the 2025 author line-up for the 14th annual Nantucket Book Festival taking place June 12 to 15. Featured authors at this year’s Festival include two time Pulitzer Prize winner and investigative journalist Bob Woodward; Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and […]
The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) is hosting its eleventh annual Nantucket Science Festival on Saturday, March 15, 2025, in collaboration with more than fifteen Nantucket community partner organizations. This free STEAM-inspired day of hands-on learning and exploration will be held from 10:30 am to 2 pm, with a designated […]
The Nantucket Historical Association’s main exhibition for 2025, Behind the Seams: Clothing and Textiles on Nantucket, will go on display May 23 in the Nantucket Whaling Museum. The exhibit will present more than 150 objects from the NHA’s costume and textile collections that tell stories of making, meaning, and island identity […]