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Staten Island Making History showcases people, places, and ideas that define and expand understanding of this borough. From Lenapehoking, through the formation of a nation and capital of the world, to the present day — this new exhibition presents rich history through more than one hundred rarely seen objects, photographs, oral histories, artwork, and archival materials in the museum’s collection.

New Exhibition Coming Soon

The Staten Island Museum presents a major solo exhibition of transdisciplinary artist and educator Stephanie Dinkins featuring interactive experiences reframing the contract between community, technology, and the living world. Through an immersive experience with AI-generated processing of collected stories, Dinkins creates a living narrative that evolves in real time.

Photograph by Liz Thomas

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