Events

View current program calendar January - March 2019 (PDF)

View upcoming program calendar April - June (PDF)

• Super Science: Alternative Plastics

  Saturday, March 23, 11am-1pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A
  FREE with Museum Admission*
  Hands-on science experiments for kids 6-12!
  

   

• Bird and Nature Walk: Bucks Hollow

  Wednesday, March 27, 10am-12pm
  Location: Bucks Hollow
  FREE/Donations Welcome
  1-2 mile guided hikes through Staten Island green spaces.
  

   

• Bird and Nature Walk: High Rock Park

  Wednesday, April 3, 10am-12pm
  Location: High Rock Park, 200 Nevada Avenue
  Free/Donations Welcome
  1-2 mile hike through Staten Island green space.
  

   

• Family Art Workshop: Basic Bookbinding

  Saturday, April 6, 1pm-3pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, SI, NY 10301
  FREE with Museum Admission
  

   

• FIELD NOTES: Seeds Stories and the Power of Plants (Member Preview)

  Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, SI, NY 10301
  Free for Museum Members
  Member Preview of this new exhibition
  

   

• FIELD NOTES: Seeds Stories and the Power of Plants

  Saturday, April 13, 11am-5pm | Reception from 12pm-2pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A, SI, NY 10301
  Free with Museum Admission
  PUBLIC EXHIBITION OPENING
  

   

• Bird and Nature Walk: Wolfe’s Pond Park and Lemon Creek

  Wednesday, April 17, 10am-12pm
  Location: Wolfe's Pond Park
  FREE/Donations Welcome
  1-2 mile guided hikes through Staten Island green spaces.
  

   

• Imagination Studio: Printmaking

  Wednesday-Friday, April 24-26, 1pm-3pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A, SI, NY 10301
  FREE with museum admission; kids enter FREE!
  The Museum’s classroom transforms into a studio for dynamic imagination!
  

   

• Super Science: How to do a mini BioBlitz

  Saturday, April 27, 12pm-2pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A, SI, NY 10301
  FREE with museum admission
  Hands-on science experiments for kids 6-12!
  

   

• Earth Day Celebration: How-To Festival

  Saturday, April 27, 12pm-4pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A, SI, NY 10301
  FREE with museum admission
  Join us as we transform the museum into a giant interactive science fair!
  

   

• Bird and Nature Walk: Conference House Park

  Wednesday, May 1, 10am-12pm
  Location: Conference House Park, 298 Satterlee St, Staten Island, NY 10307
  FREE/Donations Welcome
  1-2 mile guided hikes through Staten Island green spaces.
  

   

• Family Art Workshop: Seed Collagraphs

  Saturday, May 4, 1pm-3pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A, SI, NY 10301
  FREE with museum admission
  Drop-in art workshops for guests of all ages!
  

   

• Bird and Nature Walk: Clove Lakes Park

  Wednesday, May 8, 10am-12pm
  Location: Clove Lakes Park, Martling Ave., SI, NY
  FREE/Donations Welcome
  1-2 mile guided hikes through Staten Island green spaces.
  

   

• Staten Island Museum Gala

  Friday, May 10, 7pm-11pm
  Location: Richmond County Country Club, 1 The Oval, SI, NY 10304
  $250/$225 Members
  Dinner, cocktails, silent auction, and live music, at this annual fundraiser to benefit the Museum
  

   

• Pride Kick-Off

  Saturday, May 11, 7pm-10pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A, SI, NY 10301
  Suggested Museum admission $8 for adults, students and seniors $5
  Join the Pride Center of Staten Island for the 2019 Pride Kick-Off party
  

   

• Wildflower Walk: Corson’s Brook Woods

  Saturday, May 11, 10 am-12pm
  Location: Corson’s Brook Woods, Forest Hill Rd.
  FREE/Donations Welcome
  Join NYC Wildflower Week for a walk through one of Staten Island’s botanical treasures
  

   

• Bird and Nature Walk: Mount Loretto Unique Area

  Wednesday, May 15, 10am-12pm
  Location: Mt. Loretto Unique Area, Hylan Blvd., SI, NY 10309
  FREE/Donations Welcome
  1-2 mile guided hikes through Staten Island green spaces.
  

   

• Bird and Nature Walk: Great Kills Park (Special Time)

  Wednesday, May 22, 3pm-5pm
  Location: Great Kills Park, 3270 Hylan Blvd., SI, NY 10306
  FREE/Donations Welcome
  1-2 mile guided hikes through Staten Island green spaces.
  

   

• Super Science: Self-Sustaining Aquarium

  Saturday, May 25, 12pm-2pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg. A, SI, NY 10301
  FREE with museum admission
  Hands-on science experiments for kids 6-12!
  

   

• Artist Talk: Gale Wisdom

  Sunday, May 26, 2pm-3:30pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A, SI, NY 10301
  FREE with museum admission
  Gale Wisdom discusses the process and inspiration behind her work in current exhibition, Field Notes: Seed Stories and the Power of Plants
  

   

• Bird and Nature Walk: Brookfield Park

  Wednesday, May 29, 10am-12pm
  Location: Brookfield Park, Arthur Kill Rd., SI, NY 10308
  Free/Donations Welcome
  1-2 mile guided hikes through Staten Island green spaces.
  

   

• Family Art Workshop: Fairy Gardens

  Saturday, June 1, 1pm-3pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A, SI, NY 10301
  FREE with museum admission
  Drop-in art workshops for guests of all ages!
  

   

• World Science Festival: The Ultimate Science Street Fair & Apprentice Program

  Sunday, June 2, 10am-6pm
  Location: Washington Square Park, NY, NY 10011
  

   

• Homegrown: Staten Island and the World of Botany

  Sunday, June 2, 2pm-3pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg. A, SI, NY 10301
  FREE with museum admission
  Explore botany from the 19th century Staten Island into present day.
  

   

• Bird and Nature Walk: Buck’s Hollow

  Wednesday, June 5, 10am-12pm
  Location: Buck's Hollow, Manor Rd., SI, NY 10314
  FREE/Donations Welcome
  1-2 mile guided hikes through Staten Island green spaces.
  

   

• 5 Boros to Freedom: Abolition in Staten Island with Debbie-Ann Paige

  Saturday, June 8, 12pm and 2pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A, SI, NY 10301
  FREE with museum admission
  Historian Debbie-Ann Paige presents sites and events in Staten Island’s Underground Railroad history
  

   

• Sitewide Event: BIG PICNIC

  Saturday, June 15, 12pm-4pm
  Location: Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, SI, NY 10301
  $5 in advance, $8 at the door, FREE for children under 1
  Kick-off the summer with all things picnic!
  

   

• Access Art for All - Sunday Art Studios Reception

  Sunday, June 16, 2pm-4pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg A, SI, NY 10301
  Adults: $8, Students/Seniors: $5 (Includes admission to the museum)
  Visit the Museum to enjoy a display of collage art made by teens and young adults as part of Access Art for All
  

   

• Bird and Nature Walk: Mount Loretto Unique Area

  Wednesday, June 19, 10am-12pm
  Location: Mount Loretto Unique Area
  FREE/Donations Welcome
  1-2 mile guided hikes through Staten Island green spaces.
  

   

• Super Science: Life on a Log

  Saturday, June 22, 11am-1pm
  Location: Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bl
  FREE with museum admission
  Hands-on science experiments for kids 6-12!