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Contamination Series (Detail 1) by Selin Balci Mold spores on panel covered with epoxy resin, 2024
Contamination Series (Detail 1) by Selin Balci Mold spores on panel covered with epoxy resin, 2024
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Breakdown

The Promise of Decay

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Taking Care: The Black Angels of Sea View Hospital

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Online Exhibitions

Various past and online exhibitions are available for view including Apart Together, 140 Objects, and Woman of The Nation Arise!

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Curiosity Lives Here

It is the mission of the Staten Island Museum to spark curiosity and generate meaningful shared experiences through natural science, art, and history to deepen understanding of our environment, ourselves, and each other.

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Our permanent collections contain natural science specimens, archival records, and works of art and design, which represent Staten Island’s natural and cultural history across time.

Anthony Toney (1913-2004), Afternoon on a Hill. Oil on Canvas, 1956.
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Thank you to our major institutional funders.
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The Staten Island Museum is a proud member of the Cultural Institutions Group (CIG), a public-private partnership with the City of New York, and receives operating support from the City of New York which owns its building through the Department of Cultural Affairs, Commissioner Laurie Cumbo, from Mayor Eric Adams; NYC Council Staten Island Delegation and Council Members Kamillah Hanks, Joe Borelli, and David Carr; and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella.