Editing New Bedford, Massachusetts (section)

==Arts and culture==

===Art===
[[File:The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World (New Bedford).jpg|thumb|A portion of ''[[The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage 'Round the World]]'' of 1848.]]
[[Benjamin Russell (artist)|Benjamin Russell]], [[Clement Nye Swift]], [[Clifford Warren Ashley]], and [[Albert Pinkham Ryder]] are notable artists from New Bedford. [[William Bradford (painter)|William Bradford]], originally from Fairhaven, is another notable artist associated with New Bedford.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2lqgnQAACAAJ |title=Inner Light: The World of William Bradford |date=2016 |publisher=Old Dartmouth Historical Society |isbn=978-0-9975161-1-1 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, the {{convert|1,275|ft|m|adj=on}} panoramic painting ''[[Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage Round the World]]'' by [[Caleb Purrington]] and [[Benjamin Russell (artist)|Benjamin Russell]], depicting a 19th-century whaling voyage departing from New Bedford, was displayed at the Kilburn Mill.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whalingmuseum.org/explore/exhibitions/spectacle-motion-grand-panorama-whaling-voyage-round-world-the-original/|title=A Spectacle in Motion: The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage 'Round the World-the original|last=Museum|first=New Bedford Whaling|website=New Bedford Whaling Museum|language=en|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218004426/https://www.whalingmuseum.org/explore/exhibitions/spectacle-motion-grand-panorama-whaling-voyage-round-world-the-original/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Events===
New Bedford hosts the [[Feast of the Blessed Sacrament]], the [[New Bedford Folk Festival]], the Whaling City Festival, Jazzfest, Working Waterfront Festival. In addition, AHA! (Art, History, and Architecture) Nights are free cultural events held monthly in downtown New Bedford.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chiavaroli|first=Aimee|title=New Bedford's arts and culture sectors 'back in business'|url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20200709/new-bedfords-arts-and-culture-sectors-back-in-business|access-date=August 1, 2020|website=southcoasttoday.com|language=en|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803085710/https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20200709/new-bedfords-arts-and-culture-sectors-back-in-business|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Historic districts===
[[File:New Bedford Historic Downtown William Street.jpg|thumb|William Street in winter, looking west]]

New Bedford has nine [[historic district]]s on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. They are:
* [[Acushnet Heights Historic District]]
* [[Buttonwood Park Historic District]]
* [[Central New Bedford Historic District]]
* [[County Street Historic District]]
* [[Howland Mill Village Historic District]]
* [[Merrill's Wharf Historic District]]
* [[Moreland Terrace Historic District]]
* [[New Bedford Historic District]]
* [[North Bedford Historic District|North New Bedford Historic District]]
{{See also|Abolition Row}}

===Literature===
[[Herman Melville]] is associated with New Bedford, with his 1851 novel ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' set in the city. The [[New Bedford Whaling Museum]] hosts an annual marathon reading of the whaling classic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/31/lifestyle/wgbhs-jared-bowen-be-honorary-ishmael-new-bedfords-moby-dick-marathon-jan-4/|title=WGBH's Jared Bowen to be honorary Ishmael in New Bedford's 'Moby-Dick' marathon Jan. 4 - The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218003133/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/31/lifestyle/wgbhs-jared-bowen-be-honorary-ishmael-new-bedfords-moby-dick-marathon-jan-4/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Museums===
New Bedford is the home of the [[New Bedford Whaling Museum]], the centerpiece of the [[New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park]]. It is the country's largest museum on the subject of whaling and the history of interaction between humans and whales. The museum has the skeletons of a {{convert|66|ft|m|adj=on}}-long baby blue whale (obtained in 2000), a {{convert|35|ft|m|adj=on}}-long adult humpback whale (obtained in 1900), and a {{convert|45|ft|m|adj=on}}-long sperm whale (obtained in 2004) on display. All whales died in New England waters and were cleaned and assembled for display. {{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

The [[Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum]] is a 28-room Greek Revival mansion that was built for the whaling merchant, William Rotch Jr., in 1834. Between 1834 and 1981, three prominent families owned the house. It was restored by the [[Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE]] (WHALE) in the early 1980s and converted into the house museum it is today, chronicling 150 years of economic, social, and domestic life in New Bedford.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfrontleague.org/|title=Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE (WHALE) - Revitalizing New Bedford Through Historic Preservation|website=www.waterfrontleague.org|access-date=May 26, 2009|archive-date=April 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424131816/http://www.waterfrontleague.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[New Bedford Fire Museum]] is housed in a red-brick building, formerly [[Fire Station No. 4 (New Bedford, Massachusetts)|Fire Station No. 4]], which opened in 1867. The fire station was one of the oldest continuously operating fire stations in the state when it was closed in 1979. The museum has a collection of old firefighting equipment and some old fire engines. Old city fire records dating to 1890 are available for research and review. Retired and active city firefighters act as docents.

The [[New Bedford Museum of Glass]] reflects the city's history as home of the Mount Washington and [[Pairpoint Glass]] companies. The museum's collection ranges from ancient to contemporary glass with a large focus on the glass of New England. A research library contains over eight thousand volumes on glass. The museum is located in one of the historic Wamsutta Mills textile factory buildings.

===Music===
New Bedford has had a sporadic history of successful musicians. During the 1970s, [[Tavares (group)|Tavares]], a [[Rhythm and blues]]  group made up of five brothers from New Bedford, became a chart topping success with such songs as "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" and "More Than a Woman". In 1999, the pop group LFO ([[Lyte Funky Ones]]), whose group member Harold "Devin" Lima is from New Bedford, had a hit single with their song "Summer Girls". [[Have Heart]], a [[Straight-edge]] [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] band, were formed in New Bedford in 2002, before breaking up in 2009. Most recently, the hardcore punk band [[A Wilhelm Scream]] has gained some success, having been added to the 2005 [[Warped Tour]] lineup. New Bedford natives Hector Barros and Scott Ross were members of the [[hip-hop]] group [[Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch]], led by actor [[Mark Wahlberg]]. They achieved success with their 1991 single, [[Good Vibrations (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song)|Good Vibrations]], which reached number one in the U.S., Sweden, and Switzerland. [[Josh Newton (musician)|Josh Newton]] from the band [[Every Time I Die]] was born in New Bedford.

[[Quinn Sullivan (musician)|Quinn Sullivan]] (born March 26, 1999) is a [[blues]] guitarist from New Bedford. Quinn has performed on stage with [[Buddy Guy]] and [[B.B. King]] and has played in venues such as the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the [[Orpheum Theatre (Boston)|Orpheum Theatre]] in Boston, [[Buddy Guy's Legends]] in Chicago, and on [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]], [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'', [[Lollapalooza]] and [[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]. In April 2013 he played at [[Madison Square Garden]] with his mentor Buddy Guy during the first night of the 2013 [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/crossroads-guitar-festival-2013-gallery-1.1315817?pmSlide=11|title=Eric Clapton - Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 - Photos - Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013|website=[[New York Daily News]]|access-date=April 14, 2013|archive-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524094426/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/crossroads-guitar-festival-2013-gallery-1.1315817?pmSlide=11|url-status=live}}</ref>

The accordionist and [[accordion]] instructor Aldo DeRossi (1917–2010) composed the ''Whaling City Concerto'' in 1992, honoring New Bedford.<ref name="Accoridon">{{cite web|title=Memorial|url=http://www.ameraccord.com/memorial.html#dero|website=American Accordionists' Association|publisher=Accordions Worldwide|access-date=April 6, 2017|ref=Accordion|language=en|date=2010|archive-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402185120/http://www.ameraccord.com/memorial.html#dero|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:2019 New Bedford Folk Festival.jpg|thumb|2019 New Bedford Folk Festival]]
The city is the home of the [[Zeiterion Theater|Zeiterion Performing Arts Center]], the home venue of the [[New Bedford Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeiterion.org/|title=Zeiterion Performing Arts Center - Official Site|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=June 9, 2017|archive-date=June 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626235554/https://zeiterion.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Summerfest''', a multi-stage folk music festival at the State Pier, was inaugurated in 1996.<ref name="NBFF">{{cite web |title=2022 |url=https://www.newbedfordfolkfestival.com/history |website=New Bedford Folk Festival |publisher=Zeiterion performing arts center |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206000656/https://www.newbedfordfolkfestival.com/history |archive-date=February 6, 2023}}</ref> By 2012 the event was drawing 10,000 to 20,000 people and was rebranded as the '''New Bedford Folk Festival'''.<ref name="Sherman">{{cite news |last1=Sherman |first1=Natalie |title=Summerfest rebranding as New Bedford Folk Festival |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/2012/12/04/summerfest-rebranding-as-new-bedford/49228616007/ |access-date=May 11, 2023 |date=December 3, 2012}}</ref> The festival held its 25th and final event in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Bedford Folk Festival |url=https://www.newbedfordfolkfestival.com/ |website=New Bedford Folk Festival |publisher=Zeiterion Performing Arts Center |access-date=May 11, 2023 |quote=, the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center announces the conclusion of the New Bedford Folk Festival}}</ref>