Mystic Seaport Museum

A whale of a tale: new exhibition chronicles the US’s first oil addiction

The Mystic Seaport Museum's new show uses blubber hooks, whale foetuses, scrimshaw and a giant mural to recount how the whale oil industry fueled capitalism's expansion

A maritime museum shifts its focus to ocean health

The Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut is foregrounding ocean ecology in its first contemporary art exhibition, with new commissions by American painter Alexis Rockman

Mystic’s Maritime Art Gallery to close as marine art takes a dive

The market for seascapes has plunged and younger generations are scuttling galleries’ hopes for a new collector base