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Please note that The Whale Museum’s online store is in the process of reopening after recently transitioning to a new online inventory software. Donations and adoptions can be processed as normal, and new products will be readded to the storefront every day! Thank you for your patience!

Registration is still open for the Summer Session of the Marine Naturalist Training Program! We have spots open for the virtual classes from July 7 to July 11, and optional in-person field trips from July 24 to July 26. 

The Whale Museum Remembers Albert Shepard: outstanding colleague, visionary curator, and beloved friend. 

The Whale Museum: promoting stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education & research.

In the Pacific Northwest of the United States lives the Southern Resident Community of Orcas, an endangered population of orcas, sometimes known as "killer whales".

The Whale Museum, located in beautiful Friday Harbor, Washington, opened to the public in 1979 as the first museum in the country devoted to a species living in the wild. Today, our museum continues to promote stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research.

Help support the Southern Resident orcas by making a donation, adopting an orca, or becoming a member of The Whale Museum. Or, simply pay us a visit! Our Gallery of Whales is a great way for individuals, students and families to receive a personal introduction to the whales of the Pacific Northwest.

    Please call or email with any questions: (360) 378-4710 ext. 1030 or info@whalemuseum.org.

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