’Sconset 02564
A Celebration of the Patchwork Village
Peter Foulger Gallery of the Nantucket Whaling Museum
May 23 – November 11, 2008

With support from the ’Sconset Trust and the ’Sconset Civic Association, the NHA announces that its 2008 major summer exhibition in the Peter Foulger Gallery of the Nantucket Whaling Museum will be ’Sconset 02564, A Celebration of the Patchwork Village.

The exhibition will feature the history, architecture, personalities, and “character” of this unique village at the eastern end of Nantucket, often described as the most charming in America, following its evolution from a fishing village to a world-renowned summer resort.

The exhibition will include a model of the Nantucket railroad, “At the Pump” oral history interviews with ’Sconseters, a movie chronicling the 2007 move of Sankaty Light, a digital ’Sconset Family Album, a model of the ’Sconset pump by Nelson “Snooky” Eldridge, and much more. We are also pleased to announce the publication of ’Sconset: A History in conjunction with the exhibition, made possible with support from the Judy Family Foundation.

The NHA will host a Members Preview Party on May 22. The exhibition will be open to the general public on May 23. We are also pleased to announce ’Sconset Night at the museum on July 2. For details, please contact (508) 228-1894 x 0.