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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: Plankton Week
Discovery Bay Activity Center
Living Exhibits including 2 Touch Tanks
New! Help us grow our own coral at our Coral Farm Tank, everyday at 1pm!**
Sunday February 19
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 Ocean 7 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 Movie: Loop 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 Population Growth 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:30 Water Cycle for Kids 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 Movie: Largest 1:00 Plant a Coral**
3:15 Sun, Light and Life 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Monday February 20
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 Sustainability 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 Weather Tracking for Kids 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 Movie: This is NOAA Fisheries 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:30 Ocean 7 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 Movie: Frozen 1:00 Plant a Coral**
3:15 Animal Tracking for Kids 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Tuesday February 21
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 Solar System Pt 1: Rocky Planets 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 Solar System Pt 2: Gas Giants 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 Movie: Energy Planet 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:30 Animal Tracking for Kids 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 Movie: Loop 1:00 Plant a Coral**
3:15 Population on Earth for Kids 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Wednesday February 22
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 It's Elemental 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 Ocean 7 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: Forecast Tropical Cyclone 1:00 Plant a Coral**
3:15 Kids Rule the Climate 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Thursday February 23
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 WOW! Vertebrates 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 Dynamic Earth 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 Movie: Flow: Currents and Climate 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:30 Weather Tracking for Kids 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 Movie: Energy Revolution 1:00 Plant a Coral**
3:15 Solar Sytem Tour for Kids 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Friday February 24
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 Moving Earth for Kids 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 Life on Earth for Kids 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 Movie: Coral Science 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:30 Solar System Tour for Kids 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 Movie: Return to the Moon 1:00 Plant a Coral**
3:15 Telemetry 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Saturday February 25
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 Water Cycle for Kids 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 Ecological Relationships 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 Movie: Next Generation of NOAA 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:30 Ocean 7 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 Movie: Largest 1:00 Plant a Coral**
3:15 Biodiversity 2:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
2:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
Sunday February 26
Sphere Show Times Daily Activities
10:30 Ocean 7 10:15 Guided Tour
11:15 Water Cycle for Kids 11:00 Shark and Ray Feeding Time**
12:30 Movie: Footprints 11:30 Living Exhibits Feeding Time**
1:30 Greenland Adventure 12:30 Guided Tour
2:15 *Birthday Party 1:00 Plant a Coral**
3:15 Life on Earth for Kids 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 require, 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.