![]() ![]() In this new NHA exhibition, we show the ways in which they did that, the decisions that they had to make, and the outcomes of those decisions.” Owen Chase, first mate of the whaleship, Essex They were overmatched by the circumstances in the end, but the really impressive thing is that they were able to try and rescue themselves. “What we really want people to understand is that these men were not lost they were not stranded-they were professional sailors with a certain set of skills who were put into a situation and tried to use their skills to get themselves to safety. Harrison, NHA Robyn & John Davis Chief Curator. “There’s no denying that the story of the Essex is a huge tragedy,” says Michael R. Visitors will explore islands in the Pacific and see how the survivors’ tragic tale has been retold time and again in Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick, by historian Nathaniel Philbrick in his bestselling book In the Heart of the Sea, and in the soon-to-be released film version of In the Heart of the Sea by Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard. The gallery experience begins on Nantucket during its whaling heyday. Stove by a Whale will bring the story of the Essex to light like never before, featuring interactive displays, multimedia elements, and historic artifacts throughout the museum gallery. Visitors will follow the crew of the Essex as they attempt to sail thousands of miles across the Pacific to safety with very limited food and water. ![]() Stove by a Whale: 20 Men, 3 Boats, 96 Days, this season’s main exhibition mounted by The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA), opens to the public on Friday, April 24, in the McCausland Gallery in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. Fifteen months after the start of their journey, in November of 1820, the crew of the whaleship Essex escaped in three small whaleboats after a large sperm whale, “distracted with rage and fury,” rammed into and destroyed their ship. On August 14, 1819, the whaleship Essex sailed out of Nantucket Harbor- Captain George Pollard, one of the youngest ever to command a whaling ship, anticipated a successful two-and-a-half year voyage its crew of twenty hoped for greasy luck. Tweet Drawing by Nickerson of the Essex whaleship attack ![]()
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