Lunch and Learn: Have you heard about Aaron Burr, Sir?
OnlineDid you know that the third Vice President of the United States, Aaron Burr, spent the final months of his life living in a Port Richmond hotel?
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Super Science: Do Birds Have Teeth?
OnlineNew Episode! $5 recommended donation/Registration is not required DONATE Super Science can be viewed at YouTube.com/SIMuseum All animals have adapted features which help them meet their basic needs, like eating or finding food. Learn all about the specialized functions of bird beaks. What can the shape or size tell us about their lives?
Family Art To-Go: Funky Frames
NEW! Family Art To-Go Packs Recommended for ages 8+ Craving some non-screen creative time? Each Family Art To-Go Pack comes with all the materials you need plus step-by-step instructions to guide kids and families through projects without having to worry about technical difficulties. This month create an ornate frame fit for your favorite photo or ...
$5 – $8
Family Art To-Go: Marble Runs and Crazy Mazes
NEW! Family Art To-Go Packs Recommended for ages 8+ Craving some non-screen creative time? Each Family Art To-Go Pack comes with all the materials you need plus step-by-step instructions to guide kids and families through projects without having to worry about technical difficulties. This month design, test, and build marble runs and mind-bending mazes with ...
$5 – $8
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Earth Day How-To Fest
OnlineA virtual science fair featuring a range of activities for all ages and skill levels.
Lunch and Learn: Olive Earle and the Natural World
OnlineOlive Earle was a children’s book writer and illustrator whose work centered on the natural world. Take a closer look at her work and discuss her time spent on Staten Island.
Super Science: Biodiversity in a Box
OnlineSee Mr. Davis’ Beetle Box, a wonderful illustration of the diversity of organisms that can be found just outside your door!
Lunch and Learn: Elizabeth Britton and Her Mosses
OnlineDuring a time when women in science were rare, Elizabeth Knight Britton was an expert in bryology, the study of mosses. Learn about Elizabeth’s influence on science in Staten Island and New York City and what makes a moss, a moss!
Family Art Workshop: Hanging Mobiles
Online Live Event * Please register.Make your own double-sided hanging mobile and learn the basic mechanics of kinetic sculpture in this introductory workshop.
Super Science: Water Critters
OnlineNew Episode! $5 recommended donation/Registration is not required DONATE Super Science can also be viewed at YouTube.com/SIMuseum (Click here to go right to the playlist) Visit the collections to get up close with some of the stranger insects that can be found in or near the water. Learn how to create your own water strider ...
Lunch and Learn: Drusilla Poole and Local Suffragists in Their Own Words
OnlineJoin the Curator of Women of the Nation Arise! for a look at the arguments suffragists made in favor of women’s participation in government.
Maedeup (Korean Knots) Art Workshop
Online Live Event * Please register.Learn how to make Maedeup, the traditional Korean art form of knotting silken cords. Maedeup consists of over 35 intricate knots, some with imaginative names such as “dragonfly” and “plum blossom,” all skillfully made into beautiful ornaments and accessories
$10 – $15
Korean Lunar New Year – At Home!
DownloadCelebrate at home the whole week with recipes, games, videos, and activities for the entire family to enjoy! Learn about the games (To-hoh), food (Tteok-guk), fashion (hanbok), and performing arts that epitomize this special time of year with this downloadable guide.
Family Art Workshop: Suncatcher
Online Live Event * Please register.Spring hasn’t arrived yet and we’ll take all the sun we can get! Brighten up your window by creating your own suncatcher using a unique print-transfer technique along with materials found around the house.
Super Science: Camouflage
OnlineTake a peek at some of the unexpected ways animals blend into their surroundings. Experiment with color and pattern to uncover the creative ways animals disguise themselves.
Super Science is hosted by special guest Ashley Gary, The Wildlife Host!
Lunch and Learn: Artist Raphael Soyer
OnlineTwo portraits by Raphael Soyer hang in the Staten Island Museum: A Girl with Flowers (1940) and Self-portrait in my 60’s (1969). Join us for a brief look at Soyer’s life, philosophy on art, and the story of how these two artworks found a home on Staten Island.
Family Art Workshop: Clay Coil Pots
Online Live Event * Please register.Learn how to make your own air-dry clay at home and use this simple handbuilding technique to create your own pot by rolling and joining coils of clay.
Super Science: Hibernation, Migration, Adaptation
Online$5 recommended donation/Registration is not required Donate When the going gets tough, the tough doesn’t always get going…sometimes they adapt! However, you can observe how local animals and birds spend their winter by setting up an outdoor feeding station and recording your findings in a science journal. We will show you how! Explore the ingenuity ...
Family Art Workshop: Winter Landscape Diorama
Online00Create your own tiny winter world using your imagination and found materials. Get inspired by some of the most beautiful winter scenes in the museum collection, and make a magical miniature diorama all your own. Supply List An empty shoe box Glue Scissors Construction paper Tissues Old newspapers Small Toys Optional art materials: paint (and ...
Zine Workshop with Staten Island Zine League
OnlineCreate a zine that celebrates or takes inspiration from the centennial of women’s suffrage in the United States.
Super Science: Fossil Dig
Online$5 recommended donation/Registration is not required Donate Watch this 3 part episode below! The word fossil comes from the Latin word fossus, meaning "having been dug up." Fossils are often found in rock formations deep within the earth. Join us for an experiment simulating the fun and challenging aspects of digging for fossils and ...
NYICFF Kid Flicks!
Online Live Event * Please register.A fresh season brings a fresh round of NYICFF Kid Flicks, amazing short film programs from around the world, sure to inspire delight, curiosity, and conversation for viewers big and small.
Presented in partnership with New York International Children’s Film Festival.
$5 – $6.99
The True Grit of the Suffragists
OnlineStaten Island OutLOUD presents a virtual performance on the women's suffrage movement with local historian Patricia Salmon, Edwina Martin (Public Administrator of Richmond County) and Bonnie Bolstein (Island resident and descendant of suffragists). Ms. Salmon will trace the history of the suffrage movement from international, national and local perspectives, with a special focus on Staten ...
Family Art Workshop: Papier Mache Teacup
Online Live Event * Please register.During the women’s suffrage movement, tea parties provided women a place to gather, fundraise, and organize their efforts to advance the cause. With just a few household items, you can make your own papier mache teacup and start from there. Supply List: • Old newspapers • Liquid glue such as Elmer’s • A container to ...
Super Science: Halloween Edition! Mad About Mummies
OnlineJoin this hands-on science experiment to make your own mummified apples and travel around the world and then back home to SI with The Wildlife Host Ashley Gary to look at the various ways mummification takes place.
Pop-Up Bird Walk! Wolfe’s Pond Park
Wolfe's Pond Park 420 Cornelia Ave., Staten Island, NY, United StatesJoin the Staten Island Museum for a 1-2 mile guided hike as we search for migrating waterfowl, songbirds, and raptors at Wolfe’s Pond Park.
Poet Laureate Presents: Women’s Right to Vote
Online Live Event * Please register.Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas will lead an interactive afternoon of poetry celebrating Women’s Right to Vote featuring historic and contemporary works.
Pop-Up Bird and Nature Walk!
Brooklfield Park Arthur Kill Rd. bet. Richmond Ave. and New Vale Ave., Staten Island, United StatesJoin this 1-2 mile hike through Brookfield Park with guide Ed Johnson.
Family Art Workshop: Neighborhood Collage
Online Live Event * Please register.Learn about collage and use materials found around the house to make an artwork about your community. What makes your neighborhood unique? What kind of buildings are there? What do the trees look like this time of year? Show how special your block is through collage. Supply List: Assorted papers (magazine pages, loose leaf, old ...
70th Annual (Virtual) Fence Show
As a way to support local artists and highlight those who have participated in years past, we are taking the fence show online!
Super Science: Animal Tracks
OnlineWhich way did they go? What kind of animal was it? When were they here? Animal tracks help us answer these questions and provide information about the world around us. Join us to make your own tracks in homemade playdoh, enjoy a collection spotlight featuring our favorite animal feet, and an experiment using kinetic sand ...
Arise: Virtual Gala
OnlineJoin us virtually for our 2020 Gala emceed by Casey Jost, performance by Hegazy, appearance by the Impractical Jokers and special comments and performance by Emmy-nominated Ingrid Michaelson.
Super Science: Keep it Cool – Ice Cream Science
Online Live Event * Please register.Explore the science behind frozen treats! Watch chemistry in action as we create our very own ice cream in a bag. Then, conduct an experiment to determine which materials work best as insulators so we can take our ice cream on the go! Link to the Zoom invitation will be provided upon registration. If you ...
Summer Nights: Paper Casting with Susan Grabel
In this paper casting workshop, artist Susan Grabel will teach participants how to make paper pulp and cast relief objects for sculpture and collage. Explore the creative potential of cast paper in this introductory workshop. Materials will be provided by contactless pickup at the Staten Island Museum (details to follow). Link to the Zoom invitation ...
$20 – $25
Family Art Workshops: Landscapes
Online Live Event * Please register.Learn the tricks artists use to show depth in a picture while being inspired by artwork in the Museum's collection.
Summer Nights: Plarn Textiles with Antonia Perez
Artist Antonia Perez will teach participants how to make and weave with plarn. Plarn is yarn that can be made from plastic bags. A simple cardboard loom will be used to make a woven plastic textile. Participants may be use the loom multiple times to combine separate weavings to create beautiful artworks or functional objects. ...
$20 – $25
Panel Discussion: Perspectives on the Suffrage Centennial
OnlineWomen of the Nation Arise! brought together a panel of scholars and experts to advise the development of the exhibition and examine the contributions of Staten Island’s suffragists, present-day issues of political equality, and voter participation.
Free/Donations Welcome
Super Science: Plants and Pollinators
Online Live Event * Please register.Participants will learn about the different parts of a plant, and how they take in water and nutrients, as well as the different types of pollinators and how they pollinate. Follow along with our videos to conduct an experiment using plants you can find in your very own backyard, as well as create a simulation ...
Summer Nights: Hapa-Zome Natural Dye Printing with Sajata Epps
The first workshop in this year's Summer Nights series! A Japanese word meaning “leaf dye”, hapa-zome is a Japanese art form that creates stunning prints from natural dyes.
$20 – $25
Moth Night
Download AvailableDemystify the nocturnal world of science right from your windowsill or backyard with this downloadable kit of night science activities. Learn how to make your own attractor to study moths and insects, how to decipher owl calls and other night sounds, and more!
Family Art Workshops: Exotic Insect Collage
On the first Saturday of the month, join the Staten Island Museum to find inspiration from the objects in the Museum’s collection! These imaginative workshops explore a wide variety of materials while building skills in art making.
Super Science: Today’s Forecast – Weather!
Online Live Event * Please register.In this month’s workshop participants will explore the topic of weather. Follow along with our videos to simulate real-life weather conditions by creating a cloud in a jar, and demonstrate the water cycle in a bag. You can even create your very own at-home weather station to forecast the weather like a real meteorologist!
Family Art Workshops: Paper Quilling
OnlineOn the first Saturday of the month, join the Staten Island Museum to find inspiration from the objects in the Museum’s collection! These imaginative workshops explore a wide variety of materials while building skills in art making.
Earth Day How-To Festival 2020
OnlineCelebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day as we digitally share an interactive science fair!!