70th Annual (Virtual) Fence Show
2020-09-26
This year marks the 70th annual Staten Island Museum Fence Show and we are going virtual!
As a way to support local artists and highlight those who have participated in years past, we are taking the Fence Show online and providing links to purchase directly from the artists who receive 100% of the proceeds. Experience art that’s traditional, abstract, representational to the avant-garde, and more as the Museum looks to spotlight the creativity of Staten Island and support artists during this challenging time.
Fence Show Gallery

Family Art Workshop: Neighborhood Collage
2020-10-03 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Pop-Up Bird and Nature Walk!
2020-10-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Brooklfield Park, Arthur Kill Rd. bet. Richmond Ave. and New Vale Ave., Staten Island, 10308, United States
We are back and ready for a bird and nature walk with guide Ed Johnson!
Join this 1-2 mile hike as we search for raptors and other migratory birds at Brookfield Park. Meet in the parking lot off Arthur Kill Road.
In order to enjoy nature safely, all participants are required to wear a face covering and maintain physical distance.

Poet Laureate Presents: Women's Right to Vote
2020-10-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Online Live Event, * Please register.
Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas will lead an interactive afternoon of poetry celebrating Women’s Right to Vote featuring historic and contemporary works. Dr. Rivas’s work is driven by a passion to shed light on forgotten Staten Island authors and poets, specifically women who have paved the way for modern poetry. Dr. Rivas will curate a selection of poems inspired by the current exhibit of Women of the Nation Arise! including works found in the museum archives.
This participatory experience allows Q&A and discussion to unfold through readings.

Pop-Up Bird Walk! Wolfe's Pond Park
2020-10-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Wolfe’s Pond Park, 420 Cornelia Ave., Staten Island, NY, 10312, United States
Join the Staten Island Museum for a 1-2 mile guided hike as we search for migrating waterfowl, songbirds, and raptors at Wolfe’s Pond Park.
Meet in the parking lot, near the Parks Dept. buildings.
In order to enjoy nature safely, all participants are required to wear a face covering and maintain physical distance.

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

The True Grit of the Suffragists
2020-11-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
Staten Island OutLOUD presents a virtual performance on the women’s suffrage movement with local historian Patricia Salmon, Edwina Martin (Public Administrator of Richmond County) and Bonnie Bolstein (Island resident and descendant of suffragists). Ms. Salmon will trace the history of the suffrage movement from international, national and local perspectives, with a special focus on Staten Island suffragists. Ms. Martin (in costume) will present the dramatic narrative of an African-American suffragist. Ms. Bolstein will recount the work of her Quaker forebears who were active in the abolition and suffrage movements from the early 19th century onwards. Beth Gorrie will emcee the program.

Poet Laureate, True Grit Suffragist, and Zine Workshops are sponsored by a Humanities New York Vision/Action Grant

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.

Zine Workshop with Staten Island Zine League
2020-12-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Online
Zines are small-scale, independently created and published magazines.
Throughout the years, they have expressed the social and political tensions of their times. In addition to talking through the history and visual language of this literary genre, participants are encouraged to create a zine that celebrates or takes inspiration from the centennial of women’s suffrage in the United States. No prior experience necessary.

Poet Laureate, True Grit Suffragist, and Zine Workshops are sponsored by a Humanities New York Vision/Action Grant.

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.

Lunch and Learn: Artist Raphael Soyer
2021-01-21 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
*Live Zoom Session*
A recording of this presentation is available below.
$5 suggested donation/ free for members
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Two portraits by Raphael Soyer hang in the Staten Island Museum: A Girl with Flowers (1940) and Self-portrait in my 60’s (1969). Join us for a brief look at Soyer’s life, philosophy on art, and the story of how these two artworks found a home on Staten Island.
“From all that I have seen, I am more than ever convinced that art must communicate, and it must represent, describe and express people, their lives and times.” – Raphael Soyer
Lunch and Learn is a new lecture and presentation series beginning with a focus on objects in the museum’s collection. Join us when you’re hungry for knowledge, but only have time for a snack.

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

Korean Lunar New Year – At Home!
2021-02-12 | Download
Registration required
$5 recommended donation/ Free for members
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Download this interactive guide (click the image below) and bring the traditions of Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year) right into your own home! Celebrate the whole week with recipes, games, videos, and activities for the entire family to enjoy! Learn about the games (To-hoh), food (Tteok-guk), fashion (hanbok), and performing arts that epitomize this special time of year with this downloadable guide.

Ring in the Year of the Ox with the Staten Island Museum and Korean Community Development Center!

Maedeup (Korean Knots) Art Workshop
2021-02-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Live Event, * Please register.
*Live Zoom Session*
Registration required
$15/$10 members
Learn how to make Maedeup, the traditional Korean art form of knotting silken cords. Maedeup consists of over 35 intricate knots, some with imaginative names such as “dragonfly” and “plum blossom,” all skillfully made into beautiful ornaments and accessories. In this introductory workshop, guests will learn how to make their own Maedeup ornament using this traditional technique.
All supplies are provided and can be picked up at the Staten Island Museum’s Visitor Services desk at 12pm on Saturday, February 13.
Once registered an email will be sent with the zoom link for the program.

Lunch and Learn: Drusilla Poole and Local Suffragists in Their Own Words
2021-02-18 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
*Live Zoom Session*
A recording of this presentation is available below.
$5 suggested donation/ free for members
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Celebrate Black History Month by joining Gabriella Leone, Curator of Women of the Nation Arise!, for a look at the arguments suffragists made in favor of women’s participation in government. Learn about local suffragists such as Drusilla Poole, whose organization the Women’s Civic and Political Union formed in 1919 to teach Black women on Staten Island about politics and encourage them to vote.

Lunch and Learn is a new lecture and presentation series beginning with a focus on objects in the museum’s collection. Join us when you’re hungry for knowledge, but only have time for a snack.

Super Science: Water Critters
2021-02-20 | Online
New Episode!
$5 recommended donation/Registration is not required
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Super Science can also be viewed at YouTube.com/SIMuseum
(Click here to go right to the playlist)
Visit the collections to get up close with some of the stranger insects that can be found in or near the water. Learn how to create your own water strider and learn how they can “walk on water” by exploring surface tension.
Super Science is hosted by special guest Ashley Gary, The Wildlife Host!

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

Lunch and Learn: Elizabeth Britton and Her Mosses
2021-03-18 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
*Recording of a Live Zoom Session*
During a time when women in science were rare, Elizabeth Knight Britton was an expert in bryology, the study of mosses. Learn about Elizabeth’s influence on science in Staten Island and New York City and what makes a moss, a moss!
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Lunch and Learn is a new lecture and presentation series beginning with a focus on objects in the museum’s collection. Join us when you’re hungry for knowledge, but only have time for a snack.

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!

Lunch and Learn: Olive Earle and the Natural World
2021-04-15 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
*This is a recording of a Live Zoom Session*
$5 suggested donation/ free for members
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Olive Earle was a children’s book writer and illustrator whose work centered on the natural world. Her work was exhibited in group shows at American Museum of Natural History, Brooklyn Museum, Los Angeles Museum, and more. For a time she made her home on Staten Island and we can assume that many of the plants and animals she sketched here made their way into her beloved books.

Join Collections Manager Audrey Malachowky for a closer look.
Lunch and Learn is a new lecture and presentation series beginning with a focus on objects in the museum’s collection. Join us when you’re hungry for knowledge, but only have time for a snack.

Earth Day How-To Fest
2021-04-22 | Online
Virtual!
Join us online for this city-wide skill-share celebrating Earth Day. Enjoy a robust collection of video tutorials and presentations by local experts, enthusiasts, and professionals. This virtual science fair features a range of activities for all ages and skill levels. Celebrate our community’s know-how, learn something new, and help protect the only world we have.
The event is free, donations are welcome.
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2021 Lineup
Welcome to the 2021 Earth Day How-To Festival
Supported by National Grid

How to Help Monarch Butterfly Migration
Cooper Keane (Amateur Lepidopterist)

How to Make Mineral Pigment
Tattfoo Tan (Artist)

How To Cultivate Community Growth Through Gardening
Sarah Blas (Founder, Staten Island Therapeutic Gardens)

How to Put a Kayak to Sea … and Come Back
Tony Rose (Director, Natural Resources Protective Association)

How To Attract Attractive Birds
Cliff Hagen (President, Protectors of Pine Oak Woods)

How To Alkalize Your Water
Staten Island Urban Center – Landfill Fashionistas

How to Make a Pollinator-friendly Outdoor Space
Jenna Otero and Annabel Posimato (NYC Regional Environmental Educator, New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation)

How to Use a Baseplate Compass
Greenbelt Nature Center – Christopher Rommel, Environmental Educator

How to Press a Plant and Start an Herbaria at Home
Colleen Evans (Director of Natural Science Interpretation and Collections, Staten Island Museum)

How to Follow Your Dreams of Becoming a Science Communicator
Ashley Gary (Science communicator, @thewildlifehost)

How To Start a Nature Journal
Ciara Scully (Regional Environmental Educator at New York State Parks, Shirley Chisholm State Park Environmental Education Team)

Staten Island Weed, or Medicinal plant? How to Identify and Use!
Aly Stoffo, Environmental Communicator (@glamgardenernyc)

Eat the Weeds: How To Forage In Your Backyard
Kwynn Hogan, Environmentalist, Advocate, & Educator (@kwynn.hgn)

What Tree is That? How to Identify Five of My Favorite Trees.
Lenny Librizzi (Beekeeper and Community Gardener)

How To Hike Staten Island
Franco Paolino (@wildstatenisland)

How To Observe Animals Like a Scientist
Cait Field (Manager for Science & Research Development , Freshkills Park Alliance)

How To Cold Stratify Seeds for Spring Planting
Wambui Ippolito (Horticulturist)

How To Choose the Right Houseplant for Your Home
Cristian Gilces (GrowNYC)

Explore last year’s Earth Day How-To Fest!

Family Art To-Go: Marble Runs and Crazy Mazes
2021-04-24 12:00 - 16:00
NEW! Family Art To-Go Packs
Recommended for ages 8+
Craving some non-screen creative time? Each Family Art To-Go Pack comes with all the materials you need plus step-by-step instructions to guide kids and families through projects without having to worry about technical difficulties.
This month design, test, and build marble runs and mind-bending mazes with wooden materials of all shapes and sizes.
To-Go packs can be purchased online by clicking the registration button and picked up at the Visitor Services Desk during museum hours.
Starting April 3, available all month long while supplies last.

Family Art To-Go: Funky Frames
2021-05-01 12:00 - 16:00
NEW! Family Art To-Go Packs
Recommended for ages 8+
Craving some non-screen creative time? Each Family Art To-Go Pack comes with all the materials you need plus step-by-step instructions to guide kids and families through projects without having to worry about technical difficulties.
This month create an ornate frame fit for your favorite photo or artwork.
To-Go packs can be purchased online by clicking the registration button and picked up at the Visitor Services Desk during museum hours.
Starting May 1, available all month long while supplies last.

Super Science: Do Birds Have Teeth?
2021-05-08 | Online
New Episode!
$5 recommended donation/Registration is not required
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Super Science can be viewed at YouTube.com/SIMuseum
All animals have adapted features which help them meet their basic needs, like eating or finding food. Learn all about the specialized functions of bird beaks. What can the shape or size tell us about their lives?

Lunch and Learn: Have you heard about Aaron Burr, Sir?
2021-05-20 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
*This is a recording from a Live Zoom Session*
$5 suggested donation/ free for members
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Join Archives Manager, Gabriella Leone and take a closer look at artifacts in the Museum’s collection linked Aaron Burr, one of the Island’s most (in)famous residents whose story was made popular by the musical Hamilton. Learn more about Burr, the third Vice President of the United States, who spent the final months of his life living in a Port Richmond hotel.

Lunch and Learn is a new lecture and presentation series beginning with a focus on objects in the museum’s collection. Join us when you’re hungry for knowledge, but only have time for a snack.
