Family Art Workshops: Exotic Insect Collage
2020-07-11 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Free – Donations Welcome
Inspired by some of the most beautiful and exotic insects in the museum’s collection, this workshop examines symmetry found in art and nature. After observing various insects and their parts, participants will use collage to create their own imaginative insect.
Registration coming soon!
Zoom link and password will be provided upon registration.

Moth Night
2020-07-18 19:00 - 22:00 | Download Available
See below for download.
Stay up late and celebrate National Moth Week!
Missed Moth Night? It’s not too late!
Download your Moth Night Discovery Kit here!
Demystify the nocturnal world of science right from your windowsill or backyard with a downloadable kit of night science activities. Learn how to make your own attractor to study moths and insects, how to decipher owl calls and other night sounds, and more! Take a (virtual) closer look at the unique moths in our collection and express your love for nighttime nature with art activities.
Join experts and learn to “Decode Dusk”, “How to Make a Light Attractor” and so much more. Activities include coloring pages, a crossword puzzle, and a nighttime scavenger hunt. Full list of videos and activities below.
Explore your yard, your neighborhood, or look out the window! Celebrate the wonder of moths and use your senses to discover the natural world by moonlight. Warm summer nights are perfect for bringing the whole family together to explore the scientific world that comes alive when the sun goes down.
Videos

“Love at First Light” with Danielle Belleny, Wildlife Biologist
“Decoding Dusk” with Ashley Gary, The Wildlife Host
“How to make a light attractor to study nocturnal insects” with Colleen Evans, Director of Natural Science, Staten Island Museum
“Luna Moth Life Cycle ” with the Staten Island Children’s Museum
“How to Raise Butterflies at home” with amateur lepidopterist Cooper Keane
“Looking Closely at the Moth Collection” with Colleen Evans, Director of Natural Science, Staten Island Museum
“Our Nocturnal Neighbors: Owl Prowl” with Cliff Hagen, President, Protectors of Pine Oak Woods

Activities

Light Attractor Field Guide
Nighttime Scavenger Hunt
Spot-the-difference
Coloring pages: Clearwing & Luna Moth
Pattern Mirror
Crossword
Maze

Presented in collaboration with the Staten Island Children’s Museum.

Family Art Workshops: Landscapes
2020-08-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Online Live Event, * Please register.
Head outside or open up the window and learn to draw a landscape from observation. Learn the tricks artists use to show depth in a picture while being inspired by artwork in the museum’s collection.
Link to the Zoom invitation will be provided upon registration. If you are unable to attend the program during the scheduled time, all registrants will be provided with a link to the recorded zoom video which will be accessible for 72 hours.
Materials Needed:

white drawing paper
a pencil and an eraser
a black pen and/or black marker
optional: a clipboard, if you are working outdoors

Super Science: Keep it Cool - Ice Cream Science
2020-08-22 13:00 - 15:00 | 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 best as insulators so we can take our ice cream on the go!
Link to the Zoom invitation will be provided upon registration. If you are unable to attend the program during the scheduled time, all registrants will be provided with a link to the recorded zoom video which will be accessible for 72 hours.

Super Science: Animal Tracks
2020-09-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Which 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. Join us to make your own tracks in homemade playdoh, enjoy a collection spotlight featuring our favorite animal feet, and an experiment using kinetic sand to capture and examine backyard animal tracks.
This fall, Super Science will be hosted by guest scientist Ashley Gary, The Wildlife Host!

Ashley Gary is a science communicator known online as The Wildlife Host (@thewildlifehost). Since 2018 she has been sharing her love and passion for wildlife with her community on both Instagram and Twitter. Along with sparking curiosity in people about the natural world, she also promotes positivity and following your dreams. It was following her dreams and forging ahead that lead to the creation of The Wildlife Host brand and the opportunity to reach thousands of people with the message of appreciation and stewardship of the biodiversity around us.

Family Art Workshop: Neighborhood Collage
2020-10-03 13:00 - 15:00 | 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 the trees look like this time of year? Show how special your
block is through collage.
Supply List:
Assorted papers (magazine pages, loose leaf, old drawings, tissue paper, scrapbook paper, construction paper, drawing paper) Glue Scissors Drawing and coloring materials Other fun items: cardboard, ribbons, stickers, etc.

Super Science: Halloween Edition! Mad About Mummies
2020-10-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Tricks aside, science is the real treat in this workshop! Join us as we travel around the world and then back home to SI to look at the various ways mummification takes place. We will highlight one of the most peculiar objects in the museum’s collection and experiment with making our own mummy from an apple.

This fall, Super Science will be hosted by guest scientist Ashley Gary, The Wildlife Host!

Ashley Gary is a science communicator known online as The Wildlife Host (@thewildlifehost). Since 2018 she has been sharing her love and passion for wildlife with her community on both Instagram and Twitter. Along with sparking curiosity in people about the natural world, she also promotes positivity and following your dreams. It was following her dreams and forging ahead that lead to the creation of The Wildlife Host brand and the opportunity to reach thousands of people with the message of appreciation and stewardship of the biodiversity around us.

Family Art Workshop: Papier Mache Teacup
2020-11-07 13:00 - 15:00 | 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
make your own papier mache teacup and start from there.
Supply List:
• Old newspapers
• Liquid glue such as Elmer’s
• A container to mix glue with tap water
• A small empty container from yogurt or applesauce
• A small piece of thin cardboard (such as a flap of a cereal box)
• Scissors
• Tape

NYICFF Kid Flicks!
2020-11-18 - 2021-01-04 | Online Live Event, * Please register.
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NYICFF Kid Flicks 2020-21 Trailer (all three programs) from NY Int’l Children’s Film Fest on Vimeo.
Three programs of inspiring short films!
Presented in partnership with New York International Children’s Film Festival.
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.
With animation, live action, and documentary films from 14 countries, NYICFF Kid Flicks programs open windows into the world, reflecting a diversity of styles, cultures, and themes that will give your family plenty of inspiration and conversation long after the programs are done.
How to watch:

Click on the ticket button below on the program of your choice.
Only one ticket per household is required
Once you purchase a ticket you will receive a link to watch the film via email
Once you click the link to watch the film, you will have 48 hours to watch.
You can watch content on PCs running Windows 7+, and Intel-based Macs running OSX 10.12+. You can also watch films on Android tablets and phones using Chrome, and on iPhones and iPads using Safari.

A program of inspiring short films for ages 5+!

NYICFF Kid Flicks One 2020-21 Trailer from NY Int’l Children’s Film Fest on Vimeo.
NYICFF Kid Flicks One keeps the dynamic of work and play lively with tales from around the globe. Cat Lake City has you covered if you, like its loveable feline, feel like you just can’t catch a break in this hilarious tale of a hard-won vacay. But if you’re fortunate, you know that effort and fun can happily co-exist as they do in the short doc The Magic of Chess. Finally, meet another hard-worker who gets a little lost dawdling in the countryside in the beautifully hand-animated Boriya.
58 mins., In English, no dialogue, or with brief English subtitles

NYICFF Kid Flicks Two 2020-21 Trailer from NY Int’l Children’s Film Fest on Vimeo.
A program of inspiring short films for ages 8+!
Challenging expectations and reflecting growth and resilience, NYICFF Kid Flicks Two is a fantastic trip on the road to growing up. Surprises in a dumpling bring good luck, and many reflections, in the beautiful stop motion animation The Coin. In The One You Never Forget, a young teen tries to keep his first date under wraps, but his parents have other ideas. In Home Away 3000, a space traveller’s funky space van konks out on an unknown planet with plenty of surprises.
64 mins., In English and other languages with English subtitles.

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NYICFF Viva Kid Flicks 2020-21 Trailer from NY Int’l Children’s Film Fest on Vimeo.
Spanish language short films for ages 8+!
New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) Viva Kid Flicks celebrates the best Spanish-language short films from around the globe.
The brilliant Spanish-language tales in Viva Kid Flicks, with a range of kids’ perspectives, speak volumes in any tongue. NYICFF jury-award winner 3Feet kicks things off in style with Gonzalo, who tries his hilarious best to keep things clean to stay in the game; then orbit around Ailín and her mom, who work through love and challenges in the charming stop motion Ailin on the Moon. And see things grow curiouser and curiouser in a moving take on magical realism in the gorgeously filmed tale The Size of Things.
65 mins., In Spanish with English subtitles.

Super Science: Fossil Dig
2020-11-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
$5 recommended donation/Registration is not required
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Watch this 3 part episode below!

The word fossil comes from the Latin word fossus, meaning “having been dug up.”
Fossils are often found in rock formations deep within the earth. Join us for an experiment simulating the fun and challenging aspects of digging for fossils and open your mind to the possibilities that some “fossils” are still alive as relatively unchanged and ancient organisms.
This fall, Super Science will be hosted by guest scientist Ashley Gary, The Wildlife Host!

Ashley Gary is a science communicator known online as The Wildlife Host (@thewildlifehost). Since 2018 she has been sharing her love and passion for wildlife with her community on both Instagram and Twitter. Along with sparking curiosity in people about the natural world, she also promotes positivity and following your dreams. It was following her dreams and forging ahead that lead to the creation of The Wildlife Host brand and the opportunity to reach thousands of people with the message of appreciation and stewardship of the biodiversity around us.

Family Art Workshop: Winter Landscape Diorama
2020-12-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
00Create 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 miniature diorama all your own.
Supply List

An empty shoe box
Glue
Scissors
Construction paper
Tissues
Old newspapers
Small Toys
Optional art materials: paint (and a brush) or crayons, glitter or sequins, cotton balls
Optional natural materials: small branches, pine cones

Super Science: Hibernation, Migration, Adaptation
2020-12-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
$5 recommended donation/Registration is not required
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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 their winter by setting up an outdoor feeding station and recording your findings in a science journal. We will show you how!
Explore the ingenuity behind seasonal living through the lives of the Wood Frog, Alaskan Caribou, and Arctic Fox.

Make your own pinecone birdfeeder!

Explore the Natural Science collection!

This fall, Super Science will be hosted by guest scientist Ashley Gary, The Wildlife Host!

Ashley Gary is a science communicator known online as The Wildlife Host (@thewildlifehost). Since 2018 she has been sharing her love and passion for wildlife with her community on both Instagram and Twitter. Along with sparking curiosity in people about the natural world, she also promotes positivity and following your dreams. It was following her dreams and forging ahead that lead to the creation of The Wildlife Host brand and the opportunity to reach thousands of people with the message of appreciation and stewardship of the biodiversity around us.

Family Art Workshop: Clay Coil Pots
2021-01-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Live Event, * Please register.
*Live Zoom Session*
$5 suggested donation/ free for members
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.
Supply list:
Flour
Salt
Water
A measuring cup
A mixing bowl
Food coloring or paint
Once registered an email will be sent with the zoom link for the program.

Super Science: Camouflage
2021-01-23 | Online
New Episode!
$5 recommended donation/Registration is not required
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Super Science can be viewed at YouTube.com/SIMuseum
(Click here to go right to the playlist) on and after the scheduled date and time.
Take 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
2021-02-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Live Event, * Please register.
*Live Zoom Session*
$5 suggested donation/ free for members
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.
Once registered an email will be sent with the zoom link for the program.
Supply List:
• Clear packing tape
• Magazines/catalogs
• Popsicle sticks
• Hot glue or Elmer’s
• Scissors
• Medium sized bowl with warm water

Family Art Workshop: Hanging Mobiles
2021-03-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Live Event, * Please register.
*Live Zoom Session*
$5 suggested donation/ free for members
Explore movement in sculpture with this imaginative art form combining elements of physics and design. Make your own double-sided hanging mobile and learn the basic mechanics of kinetic sculpture in this introductory workshop.
Once registered an email will be sent with the zoom link for the program.
Supply List:
Wire
Wire hanger (optional)
Pliers (if using heavier wire)
Scissors
Card stock, construction paper
Tape

Super Science: Biodiversity in a Box
2021-03-20 | Online
New Episode!
$5 recommended donation/Registration is not required
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Super Science can be viewed at YouTube.com/SIMuseum
(Click here to go right to the playlist) on and after the scheduled date and time.
See Mr. Davis’ Beetle Box, a wonderful illustration of the diversity of organisms that can be found just outside your door! Learn how to be a backyard scientist by using a hula hoop to observe biodiversity and create a field journal to record your findings.
Super Science is hosted by special guest Ashley Gary, The Wildlife Host!

Night Science Discovery Kit – Volume II
2021-07-17 - 2021-08-31 | Download
Explore 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 your windowsill or backyard with a downloadable kit of night science activities! With instructional videos, closer-looks, games and art activities, this interactive guidebook helps users explore the wonders of the scientific world, which comes alive when the sun goes down.
Released for this year’s National Moth Week which celebrates the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths – “moth-ers” of all ages and abilities are encouraged to learn about, observe, and document moths in their backyards, parks, and neighborhoods.
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Explore your yard, your neighborhood, or look out the window! Celebrate the wonder of moths and use your senses to discover the natural world by moonlight. Warm summer nights are perfect for bringing the whole family together to explore the scientific world that comes alive when the sun goes down.
Videos:
Y’all Need Science: What is nighttime? with Science Communicator Yesenia Arroyo
Glow in the Dark Mushrooms! with Nature Educator Jules Amanita
Collection Spotlight: “Mr. Davis’ Beetle Box” with Colleen Evans, Director of Natural Science, Staten Island Museum
Owl Walk through High Rock with Cliff Hagen, President of Protectors of Pine Oak Woods and Deputy Borough President, Edward Burke
How to Make a Light Attractor with Colleen Evans, Director of Natural Science, Staten Island Museum
Y’all Need Science: Auroras with Science Communicator Yesenia Arroyo
Activities:
After Dark Scavenger Hunt
Audio Battle: Bat Maze
Coloring Page – Atlas Moth
Can you hear me now? Echolocation Activity
Coloring Page – Rothschild’s Silk Moth
The Summertime Insect Chorus
Word Search
Light Attractor Field Guide
About the Presenters:
Yesenia Arroyo is a geologist, host of the YouTube series “Y’all Need Science”, and fab lab instructor at the Melrose Center in Orlando, Florida. Yesenia loves to teach STEM classes in informal education settings, like museums and libraries. They are enthusiastic about making science accessible for everyone by focusing on big science concepts that they believe everyone knows intuitively.
Jules Amanita is an amateur mycologist and nature educator with a passion for demystifying fungi. They create videos about mushroom identification, terminology, field guide literacy, and safe foraging. Additionally, they lead virtual and in-person mushroom hunting workshops. Located in Louisa, VA, they live at Twin Oaks Community—the oldest and largest egalitarian commune in North America—where they teach a weekly Forest School for kids between the ages of two and eight. Their mission is to help people develop a personal connection with the ecosystems around them.
Colleen R. Evans is the Staten Island Museum’s Director of Natural Sciences. A biologist who specializes in museum collections, Evans also brings a wide knowledge of arthropods and science education to her post. She earned her BS and MS in Biology at the University of North Texas. She has served as an instructor at Georgia Southern University and Collections Manager of the University’s Natural History Collections, including the US National Tick Collection. She has conducted research with various collections including the Georgia Southern Herbarium (GAS) and the Joseph Britton Freshwater Mussel Collection at UNT.
Cliff Hagen, a life-long Staten Islander, is president of Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Staten Island’s all-volunteer environmental preservation organization. The mission of Protectors of Pine Oak Woods is two-fold, calling for an increased stewardship of park properties and the environmental education of our community to facilitate the preservation of open space on Staten Island. For more than two decades Cliff Hagen has been a teacher of special education with the Department of Education as well as On Your Mark and is concerned with the health and wellness of our community.
As Deputy Borough President, Edward Burke works closely with the Borough President and his staff on public policy, community issues and special projects for the office. Mr. Burke plays a role in a wide array of issues for the Borough President, including parks and recreation, cultural attractions, youth and quality of life issues. He also specializes in promoting Staten Island’s special places, advancing the Island’s motto as a “The Borough of Parks.” Mr. Burke has served in government on Staten Island for 29 years.

Moth Night - In Person
2021-07-24 20:30 - 22:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$10 Adults/$5 Children
Presented in partnership with the Staten Island Children’s Museum. Stay up late for Moth Night! Revel in the beauty of moths and learn about their life cycles and habitats. Take a close look at Museum specimens, enjoy art activities, and a go on a short walk to find what the insects you see at night. Bring your own flashlight!
Limited capacity, registration is required.
Explore the wonders of nocturnal science with our Night Science Discovery Kit – Volume II. Available for free download July 17!

Sci-Fi Family Halloween
2021-10-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$15 adults/$10 children (includes museum admission)
Travel through space and time with activities and crafts inspired by some of your favorite sci-fi and fantasy books. Challenge your creativity and celebrate this special time of year with tricks and treats for your imagination.
Activities
Seeing Stones
Look through this otherworldly stone to see what others don’t. Build your own protective amulet out of clay, inspired by the book and movie, Coraline by Neil Gaiman.
Galaxy in a Jar
Explore the wonders that make up our galaxy by creating your very own — in a bottle! Hold a nebula in your hands with this activity inspired by the Guardians of the Galaxy collection created by Arnold Drake and artist Gene Colan.
Magical Maps
​Going on an epic journey? You’ll need a map. Maps are useful tools that help us navigate our own world…and those we’ve imagined. Make your own map of a magical land in this activity inspired by The Girl of Ink & Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.
Wizarding Wands
Create your own magical wand, a vital tool for casting spells. Inspired by the supernatural antics in The Worst Witch books by Jill Murphy.
I Spy Scavenger Hunt through Magicicada
Take a closer look at the elements of Magicicada with a short scavenger hunt designed to make you do a double take.

Korean Lunar New Year: Seollal Crafts and Games
2022-02-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
This year’s Lunar New Year celebration has been rescheduled to Saturday, February 12.
$15 adults/$10 children (includes museum admission)
Celebrate at home by downloading the interactive guide below!
Lunar New Year Guide
Lunar New Year Guide
Ring in the Year of the Tiger with the Staten Island Museum and Korean Community Development Center!
Unleash your creative side by making festive ornaments with custom maedeup (매듭) accessories, have your name written in calligraphy, and put your game face on to compete with your friends and family in jegichagi. Make sure to pick up a goodie bag to take home with traditional Korean treats including dalgona (달고나) or ppopgi (뽑기).
새해 복 많이 받으세요
saehae bog manh-i bad-euseyo
Happy New Year!
This program is produced in partnership with the Korean Community Development Center.
Updated Visitor Information: All visitors ages 5 and older must show proof they have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine for admission to the museum, in accordance with NYC requirements. Visitors over 18 will also be asked to show photo ID. Face coverings are required for all over the age of 2, even if vaccinated. For more information and additional details, see the visit section of our website.

Earth Day Celebration: Seeds and Soil
2022-04-30 13:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$10 Adults/$5 Children/Free for Members
(includes museum admission)
Explore the ground below and world above with activities and presentations in art, science, and history.
Get your hands dirty with activities for all ages, learn something new, and help protect the only world we have!
Workshops and Presentations
Seed Engraving
Explore the wondrous stories of seeds and seed-savers with artist Sergey Jivetin, who will memorialize these stories by engraving seeds using specially-designed cutting tools under magnification. (Check out the video below)

Furrow from Digi Ranch on Vimeo.
Underground Sounds
Listen the ground beneath your feet! Artist Nikki Lindt recorded underground and underwater sounds in several locations in Staten Island!
Seed Paper
Plant wildflowers using recycled materials with teaching artist Jenya Frid
Clay Garden Markers
Make reusable garden markers to remind you what you planted where with teaching artist Janet Gonzalez
Seed Packets
Design the covers to your own seed packets and take home wildflower seeds for planting with teaching artist Pauline Velez-Romano
Birding by Ear
Listen to the sounds of spring and learn how to identify what you hear with the Greenbelt Nature Center
Test Your Garden Soil
Bring a sample of your garden soil and learn what will grow best with expert gardener Lenny Librizzi
Learn how to support and promote pollinator activity with Cooper Keane and the Mobile Monarch Museum
Tour Magicicada with Colleen Evans, Director of Natural Science, and take a closer look at some of the smallest details in this exhibition with a scavenger hunt
Connect to community science projects with help from New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
Explore the benefits of native plants with the Native Plant Society of Staten Island

Moth Night
2022-07-23 20:30 - 22:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$10 Adults/$5 Children
Registration is required
Presented in partnership with the Staten Island Children’s Museum.
Stay up late for Moth Night! Revel in the beauty of moths and learn about their life cycles and habitats. Take a close look at museum specimens, enjoy art activities, and go on a short walk to find the insects that prefer the night. Bring your own flashlight!
Limited capacity.

"Lions in Illyria" | A Sensory-Friendly Performance by IlluminArt Productions
2022-10-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
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 preposterous peacock win the love of the most graceful gazelle in town, but it’s not long before Violet is torn between multiple masters, and the whole menagerie is tangled in matters of the heart. Travel to Illyria’s weird and wonderful land in this magical, clever comedy.
Written By: Robert Kauzlaric
Directed By: J. Giachetti
Note from IlluminArt Productions’ Theater for Young Audiences:
IlluminArt Productions’ Theater for Young Audiences is dedicated to creating theatrical experiences for everyone and programming that works with varying abilities. One way of doing this is by having a sensory-friendly performance like “Lions in Illyria.” Sensory-friendly performances are designed to create a welcoming and comfortable arts experience for people who are neurodivergent, have sensory sensitivities or have other social, learning, or cognitive disabilities. Our production of “Lions” is already sensory friendly in nature, having actors project and make any music or sound effects using their bodies or small instruments to reduce loud sounds and the need for microphones and utilizing the lighting of the space itself rather than utilizing stage lights and strobes. During our sensory-friendly show, audiences are welcome to talk, leave their seats, move around when needed, and even explore and decompress in a nearby relaxation room if things on stage get too overstimulating.
Learn more about IlluminArt Productions here.

Mad Science, Magic and Mummies at the Museum
2022-10-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Free with museum admission
Wear your favorite costume, and enjoy family-friendly crafts and activities:

Create a spell book to fill with all the most potent potion recipes.
Feeling lucky? Search for black cats and other spooky friends throughout the museum in the Halloween Scavenger Hunt.
Make your own wearable wizard beard.
Mummify apples in the Mad Science Lab

Kid Flicks: Celebrating Black Stories (Day 1)
2023-02-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
RETURNING!
New York International Children’s Film Festival
$10 adults/ $5 children under 12
Includes museum admission
Runtime: 76 min. | Recommended Ages: 9+
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.
Free snacks!
The same films will be shown on February 11 and 12.
Click here for tickets to the screening on Sunday, February 12.
Hosted by Emmy Award Winner Dolores Morris
Dolores N. Morris is the former Vice President of HBO Family Channel, responsible for development, production and acquisition for the network’s family-oriented channel. Ms. Morris’ extensive career in television began with the Children’s Television Workshop more than 30 years ago, and has included employment at the American Broadcasting Company and The Walt Disney Company, receiving a career total of 30 Emmy Awards, 4 ACT awards, 10 Christopher Awards and 4 Peabody Awards. Ms. Morris is also a producer of the Oscar winning short film The Children’s March (2005).
COMPLETE LIST OF FILMS
COMIC ESCAPE
United States, Live Action, Alphonso McAuley, 2021, 15 min.
In English
A young boy unexpectedly finds a comic book that changes his reality.
CUPIDS
United States, Live Action, Zoey Martinson, 2021, 10 min.
In English
This whimsical comedy love letter to New York’s essential workers follows a whole class on the last day of school as they scheme to find the perfect partner for their adored bus driver, Ms. Cheryl, and save her from a lonely summer without them.
GENERATION IMPACT: THE CODER
United States, Documentary, Samantha Knowles, 2021, 7 min.
In English
Jay Jay Patton was only 13 when she designed and built an app to help kids connect with their incarcerated parents, inspired by her own experience. Now she is creating a coding academy to help other kids do the same.
MY NAME IS MALUUM
Brazil, Animation, Luísa Copetti, 2021, 8 min.
In Portuguese, with English subtitles
Maalum comes from a home surrounded by love and Afro-centered references. When her classmates tease her about her name, Maluum discovers the lovely legacy of her name and ancestry.
THE NIGHT I LEFT AMERICA
Uganda, United States, Live Action, Laki Karavias, 2021, 14 min.
English and Luganda with English subtitles
While anxiously awaiting the results of his mother’s visa renewal request, a teenage boy living in Texas conjures memories of his life in Uganda.
ROOM RODEO
United States, Live Action, Daniel Kayamba, 2021, 14 min.
In English
Grounded and with a last-minute school project due, Jamil takes matters into his own hands in order to prove he is the great grandson of a legendary Black cowboy.
WOLF AND CUB
United States, Animation, Marvin Bynoe, 2021, 8 min.
In English
A father and son cross a world of imagination in order to return their mother’s forgotten lunch.

Kid Flicks: Celebrating Black Stories (Day 2)
2023-02-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
RETURNING!
New York International Children’s Film Festival
$10 adults/ $5 children under 12
Includes museum admission
Runtime: 76 min. | Recommended Ages: 9+
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.
Free snacks!
The same films will be shown on February 11 and 12.
Click here for tickets the screening on Saturday, February 11.
COMPLETE LIST OF FILMS
COMIC ESCAPE
United States, Live Action, Alphonso McAuley, 2021, 15 min.
In English
A young boy unexpectedly finds a comic book that changes his reality.
CUPIDS
United States, Live Action, Zoey Martinson, 2021, 10 min.
In English
This whimsical comedy love letter to New York’s essential workers follows a whole class on the last day of school as they scheme to find the perfect partner for their adored bus driver, Ms. Cheryl, and save her from a lonely summer without them.
GENERATION IMPACT: THE CODER
United States, Documentary, Samantha Knowles, 2021, 7 min.
In English
Jay Jay Patton was only 13 when she designed and built an app to help kids connect with their incarcerated parents, inspired by her own experience. Now she is creating a coding academy to help other kids do the same.
MY NAME IS MALUUM
Brazil, Animation, Luísa Copetti, 2021, 8 min.
In Portuguese, with English subtitles
Maalum comes from a home surrounded by love and Afro-centered references. When her classmates tease her about her name, Maluum discovers the lovely legacy of her name and ancestry.
THE NIGHT I LEFT AMERICA
Uganda, United States, Live Action, Laki Karavias, 2021, 14 min.
English and Luganda with English subtitles
While anxiously awaiting the results of his mother’s visa renewal request, a teenage boy living in Texas conjures memories of his life in Uganda.
ROOM RODEO
United States, Live Action, Daniel Kayamba, 2021, 14 min.
In English
Grounded and with a last-minute school project due, Jamil takes matters into his own hands in order to prove he is the great grandson of a legendary Black cowboy.
WOLF AND CUB
United States, Animation, Marvin Bynoe, 2021, 8 min.
In English
A father and son cross a world of imagination in order to return their mother’s forgotten lunch.

NYICFF in Your Neighborhood
2023-02-24 12:00 - 15:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Free/Donations welcome
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Get your Festival on, right in your community! 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. The film shorts will play on loop so families can pop in and watch on their own time, right in their neighborhood, for as long or as little as they like!
Runtime: 54 min. | Recommended Ages: 3 to 8
Presented in partnership with the Staten Island Children’s Museum

Kenya’s Symphony

A stubborn 5-year-old reluctantly heads off to a performance with her mom. When the music starts, will a passion bloom?

Mido and the Instrumals

Young Mido wants to be part of the band, but he just might need to tune his wild and wooly style to jam with these cool creatures.

The Yogi Walrus

Little Emi craves ice cream and always wants more. Learning to savor is the cherry on top.

a film by m+m

Two wacky wizard friends bump and cruise through a fantastical land, powered by green in more ways than one!

A Lynx in the Town

You’ve heard of King Kong, now meet this king cat, a giant feline who falls for the big city, with its skyscraper scratching posts and inhabitants who marvel at her size.

Ink

Being a neat freak is easy when you’ve got eight arms and live underwater, but try keeping up with this octopus teacher’s hilarious lesson!

Kiri and Lou — Air

Kiri and Lou are the silliest creatures around, but they’re smart enough to know a good thing when they’ve got it.

Leaf

A larger-than-life sailor is reminded of home when a passenger’s daughter brings aboard a tiny red leaf, inspiring a grand new journey.

Sum of its Parts

No dialogue

Athleticus: Sled

Puffins vs. seals. Who will win the big score in this slippy, slidey downhill race?

Athleticus: Guides

Go-Go flamingos fan out on the slopes to win unexpected style points.

Renaidance

A grandfather and granddaughter bond over dragons, dance, and shared cultural traditions.

Piñata Love

Mexican country craft meets-cute with NYC urban grit in this tale of a near-perfect mâche.

The Resilience Was Always There: Artist Talk and Story Sharing
2023-03-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Presented in partnership with the Pride Center of Staten Island

Free with museum admission
Join Yes, And artists Amanda Wu and Zach Rothman-Hicks for an artist talk discussing their interactive audio archive The Resilience Was Always There.

Vulnerable Landscapes Public Opening and Earth Day Celebration
2023-04-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Free with Museum Admission
Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition, Vulnerable Landscapes, as well as crafts and activities for all ages.
Enjoy free seedlings from the NYC Native Plant Center (supplies are limited), try your hand at charcoal landscape drawing with Freshkills Park, make plantable seedpaper, examine habitat loss over millennia with a mastodon fossil dig, and more.
Seedling giveaways by the Native Plant Center
Beautify your outdoor space with native shrubs that also benefit birds and insects. The Native Plant Center will be giving away the following seedling varieties: Aronia prunifolia (Purple chokeberry), Ilex verticilata (Winterberry Holly), Rubus occidentalis (Black Raspberry), and Amelanchier nantucketensis (Nantucket shadbush)
Wildflower Seedpaper with teaching artist Jenya Frid
Plant wildflowers using recycled materials. Artist and educator Jenya Frid will walk visitors through the process of making seed paper using recycled paper pulp and a native seed mix. Once dried, the paper can be used for cards or letters, and finally planted to reach its fullest potential.
Landscape Drawing with Freshkills Park
Join educators from Freshkills Park to learn more about landscape drawing with charcoal. Get your hands dirty and take in the views of Snug Harbor and the Kill Van Kull in this outdoor workshop. Space is limited.
Fossil Dig and Print
The word fossil comes from the Latin word fossus, meaning “having been dug up.” Families are invited to dig through kinetic sand using delicate tools to uncover hidden fossils and make a fossil to take home!

Major support of Vulnerable Landscapes is provided the Lily Auchincloss Foundation and by National Grid.

Additional support provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
