250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party at New Bedford Whaling Museum
| Venue: | New Bedford Whaling Museum |
| Hours: | Interactive Event at 6:00pm |
| Ages: | Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Cost: | see below |
| Category: | Special Events |
Boston-area locals and tourists can join museum staff and Evan O’Brien, Creative Manager of the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum for a discussion on New Bedford’s connection to the Boston Tea Party and a special reenactment and theatrical performance featuring historical interpreters from the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.
Audience members will participate in a dramatic Meeting of the Body of the People (in the Cook Memorial Theater), then follow the fife and drum players to the Bourne Building gallery to experience a recreation of the Destruction of the Tea onboard the museum’s whaling ship Lagoda. A cocktail reception – complete with tea-infused beverages – will follow.
Historical Background: The ship Dartmouth was built in Bedford Village (now New Bedford) in 1767 as a cargo carrying workhorse for the whaling industry.
This ship would be the first to arrive in Boston’s harbor carrying the cursed East India Company tea and its arrival would ultimately ignite the crisis in Boston.
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$10 for members | $20 for non-members | Purchase Tickets
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18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA map
Phone: 508-997-0046
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