Nantucket Historical Association

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nantucket_Historical_Association

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:museum gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Antiques_&_Design_Show_of_Nantucket gptkb:Festival_of_Trees gptkb:Harvest_Fair gptkb:Nantucket_by_Design
gptkbp:archiveType	manuscripts maps photographs genealogical records
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:Maria_Mitchell_Association gptkb:Nantucket_Preservation_Trust local schools
gptkbp:collectionSize	over 30,000 artifacts
gptkbp:director	James Russell (as of 2024)
gptkbp:focus	maritime history whaling industry Nantucket history local art and culture
gptkbp:founded	1894
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Board_of_Trustees
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Whaling_Museum,_Nantucket
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Nantucket Historical Association
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Nantucket,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:membership	open to the public
gptkbp:mission	to preserve and interpret the history of Nantucket Island
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Fresnel_lens_from_Sankaty_Head_Light gptkb:Nantucket_Lightship_Basket_collection scrimshaw collection Maria Mitchell memorabilia artifacts from Nantucket whaling era whaleboats
gptkbp:offers	educational programs exhibitions public events
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:Whaling_Museum gptkb:Fire_Hose_Cart_House gptkb:Greater_Light gptkb:Hadwen_House gptkb:Old_Gaol gptkb:Old_Mill gptkb:Oldest_House gptkb:Research_Library
gptkbp:preserves	gptkb:historic_building
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Nantucket_History_Journal books on Nantucket history
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:Nantucket_Island
gptkbp:taxStatus	gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:website	https://nha.org
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Nantucket_Whaling_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5