Museum’s ‘worst aquarium ever’ merch becomes latest viral must-have

New Bedford is the home of America’s whaling’s history. And now the worst aquarium ever. The title started in 2020 when a Google user left a one-star review of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Last fall, the museum began selling shirts and hoodies with the review on the back and a whale skeleton on the front.The design has now captured the world’s attention and sales are booming.On Wednesday night, the CBS Evening News ran a segment about the merchandise after WPRI, Providence’s CBS affiliate, covered the story Tuesday.Overnight, a slew of buyers rushed to get their hands on the merch, seemingly proud to represent such an accolade.Customers placed 738 online orders, mostly for “worst aquarium” merchandise, between the broadcast Wednesday night and 2:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, according to