Upcoming Exhibitions

Coming Soon

 

  • Cicada from the WTD Collection

    LOST/FOUND: Return of the Mastodon
    A Richmond County Savings Foundation Exhibit with additional funding from the Institute for Museum & Library Services

    Fall 2014

    In the entrance hall of historic Building A our life-size mastodon replica, fossils, preserved specimens, and the story of the Museum’s 135 years will:
    • Introduce the Museum and its past
    • Showcase the depth and breadth of our natural science collections and research
    • Display creatures and lost life forms from ancient mega fauna to passenger pigeons
    • Cause visitors to recognize the importance of an intact environment and what can be done to preserve and protect it
    • Understand the causes of environmental changes that take place from one time period to the next

    Location: Staten Island Museum, Snug Harbor Building A, 1000 Richmond Terrace

    Take a peek at our press conference announcing Richmond County Savings Foundations support on NY1 here. 

 

 

 

 

  • Farm to City Exhibit

    From Farm to City
    A Richmond County Savings Foundation Exhibit with additional funding from the Institute for Museum & Library Services

    Fall 2014

    The Staten Island Museum will present From Farm to City, a Richmond County Savings Foundation the local legacy exhibit inspired by the Museum of the City of New York’s current exhibition, From Farm to City: Staten Island 1661-2012, which was a co-presentation of the Museum of the City of New York, Staten Island Historical Society at Historic Richmond Town, and the Staten Island Museum.

    Opening in the fall of 2014, this iteration will be a graphic and digital history timeline of the Island reaching back to the earliest inhabitants - the Lenape Indians - and proceed forward into the modern age with subjects such as notable individuals, occurrences, communities, architecture, industry, and politics. 

    Location: Staten Island Museum, Snug Harbor Building A, 1000 Richmond Terrace