Notice during school vacation week (through January 5): We strongly recommend purchasing tickets in advance of your visit to guarantee entry, as we do sell out.
Connect with the Aquarium’s marine residents like never before.
The fun and memorable moments created through these exclusive animal encounters offers a unique learning opportunity while helping support our ocean conservation work.
Meet and Greet: Atlantic Harbor Seals
Join our trainers for an exclusive inside-the-exhibit visit with our Atlantic harbor seals! Participate in a training session where you will learn about their biology, their habitat, how we care for them, and the methods we use to communicate. You will have an opportunity to ask the harbor seals for behaviors and our trainers will answer any questions you might have.
Meet and Greet Details:
- Maximum of four guests
- Minimum age of seven
- Guests between the ages of seven and 10 must be accompanied by a paid adult
- Program offered daily at 3:15 p.m.
- Program length is 30 minutes
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of your program
- Handicap-accessible options are available
- Please share any special needs with our reservations department when booking the interaction
- Pricing per person: $150 Non-Members (not including admission) / $135 Members
Make Art with Atlantic Harbor Seals
Join our trainers for an exclusive inside-the-exhibit visit with our Atlantic harbor seals and receive a one-of-a-kind painting made by a seal during your visit! Choose up to four paint colors for a custom painting which will be yours to take home. In this session, you will also learn about the seals' biology, their habitat, how we care for and communicate with them.
To book this encounter, call Aquarium Reservations at 617-973-5206 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Art Encounter Details:
- Maximum of four guests
- Minimum age of seven
- Guests between the ages of seven and 10 must be accompanied by a paid adult
- Program offered daily at 3:15 p.m.
- Program length is 30 minutes
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of your program
- Handicap accessible options are available
- Please share any special needs with our reservations department when booking the interaction
- The party will receive one large 11”x14” painting which will be matted for the guests after the interaction
- Pricing per person: $225 Non-Members (not including admission) / $200 Members