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.
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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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: 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!
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.
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: 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!
Night Science Discovery Kit – Volume II
DownloadExplore the wonders of nocturnal science with our Night Science Discovery Kit – Volume II. Available for free download. Download the PDF Demystify the nocturnal world of science right from ...
Moth Night – In Person
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesCelebrate National Moth Week! Stay up late for Moth Night and revel in the beauty of moths and learn about their life cycles and habitats.
$5 – $10
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Sci-Fi Family Halloween
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesTravel through space and time with activities and crafts inspired by some of your favorite sci-fi and fantasy books.
$10 – $15
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Korean Lunar New Year: Seollal Crafts and Games
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesCelebrate Seollal, Korean Lunar New Year, through a variety of crafts and activities. Produced in partnership with the Korean Community Development Center.
$10 – $15
Earth Day Celebration: Seeds and Soil
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesExplore 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.
$5 – $10
Moth Night
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesStay up late for Moth Night! Revel in the beauty of moths and learn about their life cycles and habitats.
$5 – $10
“Lions in Illyria” | A Sensory-Friendly Performance by IlluminArt Productions
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesFree/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 ...
Mad Science, Magic and Mummies at the Museum
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesWear your favorite costume, and enjoy family-friendly crafts and activities from creating your very own spell book to mummified apples!
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Kid Flicks: Celebrating Black Stories (Day 1)
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesBlack 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.
$5 – $12
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Kid Flicks: Celebrating Black Stories (Day 2)
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesBlack 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.
$5 – $12
NYICFF in Your Neighborhood
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesJoin 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.
The Resilience Was Always There: Artist Talk and Story Sharing
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesJoin us for this culminating event of The Resilience Was Always There for an afternoon of shared stories and intergenerational community.
Vulnerable Landscapes Public Opening and Earth Day Celebration
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesCelebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition, Vulnerable Landscapes, as well as crafts and activities for all ages.
They Did What! Using Genealogy to Uncover Our African American Past
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesA deeper dive into genealogical research through an examination of historic wills from 1863-70 with the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society.
Halloween at the Museum
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesWear your favorite costume, and enjoy seasonal crafts and activities made with recycled materials!
$5 – $10
Solar Eclipse Glasses Giveaway Weekend
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, United StatesSafely view this remarkable celestial event with a free pair of solar glasses while supplies last.
$5 – $8