Saturday, November 9 1:00pm-3:00pm $35/$30 members. Includes museum admission. All materials provided. Give the gift of homemade with this craft-based workshop just in time for the holiday season. Make one of a kind creations for loved ones or decorate your own home and treat yourself! Enjoy coffee and tea while getting creative with your community.
Free with museum admission. Registration recommended. In celebration of Family History Month, join Debbie-Ann Paige and Robin Semple, Co-Presidents of the Staten Island Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, to learn how to start a journey into your family history. This workshop will introduce methods and resources for family history research.
In participation with New York State’s PATH Through History weekend, the Visitor Experience department of the museum will be offering a free guided tour of Taking Care: The Black Angels of Sea View Hospital on Saturday October 12th, 2024, from 2:30-3:30pm. In 1951, Staten Island made history when a breakthrough treatment for tuberculosis was tested ...
It’s Halloween all month long at the Staten Island Museum where guests of all ages can compete in our Black Cat Scavenger Hunt. This is a drop-in, ongoing activity taking place throughout the museum. Winners receive prizes and bragging rights!
Important Update: The Fence Show and Biergarten have been cancelled due to inclement weather. The museum will be open for regular visiting hours from 11:00am-5:00pm today and we are extending free admission to guests. Thank you. Brought to you by the Staten Island Museum Contemporary Council Tickets: $20 in advance/$25 at the door (or ...
The 74th Annual Fence Show has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Free, includes Museum Admission Each year, the Fence Show transforms the Museum’s front lawn into an outdoor gallery featuring local artists and craftspeople. See and purchase paintings, ceramics, prints, jewelry and textiles and take something original home from this longstanding festival. Fence Show: ...
Free | Registration recommended. Presented by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance & Members of NYC’s Sri Lankan Community. Soorya NYC presents folk and traditional arts to encourage cultural exchange centered on the local Sri Lankan community. Soorya NYC helps to sustain the continuity of Sri Lankan heritage in NYC and share these traditions ...
$35/$30 members. Includes museum admission. Learn the basics of silk painting to create unique textiles and decorative elements. This fun, introductory workshop provides a structured introduction to the techniques of painting on silk. This medium offers participants of all skill levels the opportunity to create one of a kind works of art. Registration required. All ...
$35/$30 members. Includes museum admission. Learn how to manipulate metal to create a work of art. In this class you will learn how to create beautiful designs on a craft metal sheet using a variety of tools. Participants will create freehand designs or use stencils to design unique metal pieces brought to live through color. ...
$10 Adults/$5 Children Registration recommended Kick off National Moth Week with science and art activities after dark! Revel in the beauty and learn about the life cycles and habitats of moths. Presented in collaboration with the Staten Island Children’s Museum. Activities include: Get your glow on with a Black Light Bonanza Build your own moonlight ...
$35/$30 members. Includes museum admission. Get inspired by the designs of nature with this introductory printmaking course. Experiment with line and texture to produce one of a kind images. Participants will learn the basic approach to relief printmaking and come away with creative works of art fit for a frame. Registration required. All materials provided. ...
Free Staten Island Museum admission in honor of Juneteenth.
Make and take crafts for green thumbs big and small: flower crowns, seed paper, wildflower seed bombs, design your own seed packets, and more!
Curtis HS nursing students mentored by the Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., Lambda Champter, present their research around Black Maternal and Infant Health. Panel discussion to follow.
Safely view this remarkable celestial event with a free pair of solar glasses while supplies last.
A special brunch to honor the service of women in healthcare in our community and highlight the legacy of “The Black Angels” as featured in the current exhibition Taking Care.
Join us for the long-awaited debut performance and new music by the Volker Goetze Quartet featuring world renowned Sri Lankan drummer Uthpala Eroshan.
Join us for a pop-up display of student work and try your hand at this traditional art form.
Doors Open at 6:00PM Limited capacity, registration strongly recommended $15 adults/$10 members. Free for students Join artists Elissa Blount Moorhead and Bradford Young (Back and Song) in conversation with scholar advisors Debbie-Ann Paige, Dr. Rita Reynolds, and Lisa Holland for a discussion around their research and participation in Taking Care: The “Black Angels” of Sea ...
Educators are invited for a meet in greet with Taking Care curators and viewing of the exhibition.
The public opening reception of new exhibition, Taking Care: The "Black Angels" of Sea View Hospital.
Become a member to attend the preview of new exhibition Taking Care: The "Black Angels" of Sea View Hospital.
Amplify the beauty of the sun during the darkest time of the year in this craft workshop for teens and adults.
“Mmm!” your way through a market full of delicious local and regional treats to give this holiday season.
Meet the artists behind the altered books as they present their work, share information about the Jewish communities they learned about, and the significance of combating antisemitism for everyone.
Join us for a day of unity and appreciation as we commemorate the enduring spirit of immigrants and veterans with The (G)eneration Project.
Join the Staten Island Museum for this fall honey-themed benefit event!
Wear your favorite costume, and enjoy seasonal crafts and activities made with recycled materials!
Explore the relationship between the built and natural environment with James Vincent Brice, Nathan Kensinger, Sarah Nelson Wright, and Nate Dorr.
Long-standing outdoor gallery and market featuring local artists and craftspeople, with Biergarten and food vendors.
Learn about Suminagashi 墨 流 し or “floating ink” - the process of marbling plain paper with water and ink to transform it.
Learn how to make unique items made with UV resin and a variety of molds and materials from pressed flora to pigments and collage
Look closely at Museum moth specimens, flap your wings with some shadow dancing, explore Cooper Keane's Mobile Monarch Museum, and take a night hike through Snug Harbor!
Learn the basics of bookmaking from cover to cover including paper types, tools, and binding techniques.
Join us for an evening of foraged cocktails and found stories that speak to the hidden ingredients in our own backyards.
A deeper dive into genealogical research through an examination of historic wills from 1863-70 with the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society.
Get hands-on with creative projects designed to foster collaboration and connection during FIGNMENT NYC.
Paper Bridge is the first bilingual collection by Ukrainian poet Vasyl Makhno. Translated by Olena Jennings, this collection of personal poems communicates the present day Ukrainian experience.
Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition, Vulnerable Landscapes, as well as crafts and activities for all ages.
Become a member to attend the preview of Vulnerable Landscapes.
Collect, Share, Process Free with Museum admission Join Yes, And artists Day de Dada as they process the Perfect Moments that have been written on tags and collected through their installation over the past 8 months. It’s time to share, read out loud, and add the Perfect Moments Tags to the Day de Dada archives. ...
Join artist Lina Montoya for an afternoon of public art making. Remember and memorialize those lost during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the project, Naming the Lost Memorials.
Help document Staten Islanders’ lives during the lockdown that took place from March to June 2020—one of the most intense and memorable periods of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Join us for an evening of connection and ideation with artists and community stakeholders expanding the narrative around Staten Island.
Join us for this culminating event of The Resilience Was Always There for an afternoon of shared stories and intergenerational community.
Join the Staten Island Community Alliance at the Staten Island Museum for a Black History Month transcribe-a-thon to transcribe newly digitized family history records making them more easily searchable and accessible for researchers.
Design professional, visual artist, and art educator Janice Patrignani will walk participants through the process of creating their own mosaics.
Join us to check out a New York International Children's Film Festival's short film program and all of the great cultural activities your neighborhood has to offer.
Black stories take the spotlight in seven short films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. Explore a range of genres and styles in a program that spans the globe from the New York International Children’s Film Festival.
Black stories take the spotlight in seven short films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. Explore a range of genres and styles in a program that spans the globe from the New York International Children’s Film Festival.
Join fiber artist and Manager of Exhibitions, Donna Pagano for this hands-on woolen workshop.
A market full of delicious local and regional treats to give this holiday season!
Join us in celebrating this new exhibit! Young people from the Staten Island Urban Center worked with artist Caryn T. Davis and public historian Debbie-Anne Paige to create unique works of art based on the history of Black communities on Staten Island. Students altered and reinterpreted preexisting books, recycling them into an artistic form with their own photographs, collages, paintings, and drawings.
Join the Staten Island Museum's Contemporary Council for YES, AND ... I'll Have Another | A night out at the Museum to see our latest exhibition and meet some of the artists from Yes, And: a survey of art and artists connected to Staten Island.
Learn how to start a journey into your family history using methods and resources for family history research including new online collections from the Staten Island Museum and Frederick Douglass Memorial Park.
Wear your favorite costume, and enjoy family-friendly crafts and activities from creating your very own spell book to mummified apples!
A behind-the-scenes tour of the museum’s closed-loop geothermal system, which uses the Earth’s constant temperature to heat and cool the building!
Join artist Nathan Kensinger for a discussion of his work encompassing photography, film, installation, curation and journalism.
Free/Donations Welcome Giraffes are gentlemen, aardvarks are card sharks, and animals rule the world in this retelling of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. When young lioness Violet is separated from her twin brother by a storm at sea, she must find her way alone in an unknown country. Disguised as a boy, she finds work helping a ...
Each year, the Fence Show transforms the museum’s front lawn into an outdoor gallery featuring local artists and craftspeople.
Curious about papermaking? Join teaching artist Jenya Frid for this introductory workshop.
Join Day de Dada to illustrate your “perfect Staten Island moment” with a variety of materials and explore the borough’s history as a vacation destination through the postcard collection.
Stay up late for Moth Night! Revel in the beauty of moths and learn about their life cycles and habitats.
Yes, And presents over 30 artists showcasing recent work in video, performance, painting, photography, installation, drawing, and more.
Become a member to attend the preview of Yes, And - a survey exhibition of art and artists connected to Staten Island.
Final Weekend! Join artist Jennifer Angus in the gallery for an intimate look at the creation and intention of Magicicada.
A presentation of Staten Island is Ours! An Altered Book Project. A multidisciplinary art-making project created by Caryn T. Davis in collaboration with Kelly Villar and the Staten Island Urban Center.
Explore the ground below and world above with activities and presentations in art, science, and history. Learn something new and protect the only world we have.
Travel back in time through song and dance to join Josephine Baker, the first Black American superstar, as she dives deeper into the experiences of her childhood and adult life. Performed by SKIN Dance Company.
Join Dr. Melissa Checker for a discussion around her award-winning book The Sustainability Myth, focusing on industrial waterfronts and historically underserved places.
After observing various insects, participants will use collage to create their own imaginative insect.
Get creative using the collagraph technique and create your own story and imagery.
Celebrate Seollal, Korean Lunar New Year, through a variety of crafts and activities. Produced in partnership with the Korean Community Development Center.
Work your way through a market full of delicious local and regional treats to give this holiday season.
Hear Joseph Yoon's story and the inspiration behind Brooklyn Bugs, founded in 2017 with the mission to raise awareness and appreciation for edible insects.
Travel through space and time with activities and crafts inspired by some of your favorite sci-fi and fantasy books.
Join artist, composer, and trumpeter Volker Goetze and 31 other performers for an interactive musical experience.
Each year, the Fence Show transforms the museum’s front lawn into an outdoor gallery featuring local artists and craftspeople. See paintings, ceramics, prints, jewelry and textiles and take something original home from this longstanding festival.
Summer Nights are fun and creative experiences for adults! Explore surface design through collagraphy printmaking.
Summer Nights are fun and creative experiences for adults! All ages are welcome for this scavenger hunt featuring sites of recent and bygone historical and cultural significance.
Summer Nights are fun and creative experiences for adults! Create ornate patterns with shells in this upcoming workshop.
Celebrate National Moth Week! Stay up late for Moth Night and revel in the beauty of moths and learn about their life cycles and habitats.
Join Colleen Evans, Director of Natural Science at the Staten Island Museum for a talk about all things Cicadas.
An immersive environment to discover, full of exquisite and ornamental patterns and imaginative vignettes, unexpectedly created with hundreds of preserved insects.
Free Admission All Day Join historian Debbie-Ann Paige and the Staten Island Museum in a celebration of Juneteenth. Learn about how the Staten Island African American Heritage Tour can bring Staten Island’s Black History right to your fingertips. Take a curator-led tour of Women of the Nation Arise! and learn from the stories of Drusilla ...
