Bradley House
Displays in Bradley House – the Museum’s main building – feature highlights of the village’s intriguing past and present.
2026 Exhibit: ReTern to Sea: A History of Specimen Collecting Boats in Woods Hole
ReTern to Sea A History of Specimen Collecting Boats in Woods Hole In 1957, Woods Hole's Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) commissioned a small boatyard in Maine to build a pair ...
Permanent Exhibit – The History of Woods Hole
Continuing this season in the museum’s Gallery 1 is The History of Woods Hole, the story of whaling, science, architecture, hurricanes, ferries, railroads, tourism, local industries and more, using photographs, documents, artifacts, recordings and tools. The core of this exhibit is a timeline describing key people and significant events in the settlement and development of Woods Hole, covering the time period from the 1600s to the present.
Permanent Exhibit – Scale model of Woods Hole Village in 1895
This impressive, room-size model of Woods Hole Village in 1895 was crafted by 37 museum volunteers in 1982. The year 1895 was chosen because most present-day activities had begun about this time: ferries to the islands, scientific research and summer tourism.
