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Celebrate Seollal, Korean Lunar New Year, through a variety of crafts and activities. Produced in partnership with the Korean Community Development Center.
In partnership with the Staten Island Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society and Frederick Douglass Memorial Park help transcribe newly digitized burial records making them more easily searchable and accessible for families and historical research.
Dive into the content of Clementine Hunter's painting “Threshing Pecans” with botanist Dr. Kobinah Abdul-Salim.
Get creative using the collagraph technique and create your own story and imagery.
After observing various insects, participants will use collage to create their own imaginative insect.
Beryl Thurman’s work explores the extent to which the remnants of this industrial age still impact the residents who live along the Kill today.
Join Dr. Melissa Checker for a discussion around her award-winning book The Sustainability Myth, focusing on industrial waterfronts and historically underserved places.
Join geologist Yesenia Arroyo to learn more about the unique greenish rock known as serpentinite.
This talk will point to the instabilities of collecting and collections from the eighteenth century to the present while offering hope for new, more inclusive ways forward.