New Bedford Ocean Explorium Gains a New Lease on Life at Union Square

A new name and a new home for the New Bedford Ocean Explorium.

It has been a long and slippery slope to bring a world class Oceanarium to New Bedford, but there is new found traction with the announcement that the Oceanarium has found a place to call home. Following the news of the name change, from The New Bedford Oceanaruim to the Ocean Explorium, Whelan Associates today announced that they have granted tenancy to the Ocean Explorium.

The Ocean Explorium’s new home, located in a 2,000 square foot space on the ground floor of the Union Square Office Centre, in historic downtown New Bedford, will provide easy public access to the underwater worlds of New Bedford and beyond. Planning is now underway, and both parties have acknowledged that the Ocean Explorium is slated to open in mid 2008.

Whelan Associates, whose corporate offices are located on the top floor of the Union Square Office Centre, has recently been a catalyst for the implementation and development of the Ocean Explorium. “We are very honored to be a part of this historic event.” says William Whelan, President of Whelan Associates. “New Bedford, a U.S. fishing leader with a storied maritime past, now can offer young and old alike a look at the underwater world that has driven the commerce of New Bedford for over 200 years.”