Staten Island Museum

Family Art To-Go: Wooden Mosaics
2021-06-05 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
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 use wooden shapes to create complex geometric designs.
To-Go packs can be purchased online by clicking the registration button and picked up at the Visitor Services Desk during museum hours.
Starting June 5, available all month long while supplies last.

Lunch and Learn: Stumped
2021-06-17 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
*Recorded from a Live Zoom Session*
$5 suggested donation/ free for members
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1933 was one of the most active Atlantic hurricane seasons, falling third after 2005 and 2020. Learn what a chance find in the collection can tell us about that season, why it was so active, and what it can tell us about future hurricane seasons with Director of Natural Science, Colleen Evans.

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: What is a Bioindicator?
2021-06-19
New Episode!
$5 recommended donation/Registration is not required
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Super Science can be viewed at YouTube.com/SIMuseum
Responding to pollutants in their environment, certain organisms can change their body and behavior. Explore what plants and animals can tell us about the health of their habitat and conduct an experiment to show why amphibians are good bioindicators.

Juneteenth at the Staten Island Museum
2021-06-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Free Admission All Day
Join historian Debbie-Ann Paige and the Staten Island Museum in a celebration of Juneteenth. Learn about how the Staten Island African American Heritage Tour can bring Staten Island’s Black History right to your fingertips. Take a curator-led tour of Women of the Nation Arise! and learn from the stories of Drusilla Poole and Florence Spearing Randolph how Black suffragists claimed space in the fight for women’s right to vote.
Staten Island African American Heritage Tour Introduction at 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, and 4:00pm
Exhibition tours at 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm
Explore the Juneteenth Freedom Festival at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden.

Jennifer Angus: Magicicada New Exhibition
2021-07-16 11:00 - 17:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Artist Jennifer Angus presents Magicicada, taking inspiration from the museum’s collection of cicadas – one of the world’s largest. Angus has created an immersive environment to discover, full of exquisite and ornamental patterns and imaginative vignettes, unexpectedly created with hundreds of preserved insects.
The museum welcomes you to this new exhibition with expanded hours, now open Friday through Sunday 11am- 5pm.

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.
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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.

Science Talk: Brood X Sounding Off
2021-07-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Join Colleen Evans, Director of Natural Science at the Staten Island Museum for a talk about how she helped collect insects for the current exhibition, Jennifer Angus: Magicada and all things Cicada.
What is Brood X? When will we see another emergence in Staten Island and how do they make that cacophonous sound!?
Free with Museum Admission.

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!

Summer Nights: Sailors' Valentine
2021-07-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Presented in partnership with the Noble Maritime Collection
Sailor’s Valentines are an art form in which small shells are arranged to create ornate patterns. These artworks were popular in the 1800s when sailors brought them home for loved ones as souvenirs. Get hands-on with the history of this seaworthy craft and create a unique shell mosaic of your very own.
Limited Capacity. Registration required.

Summer Nights: Shore to Shore Scavenger Hunt III
2021-08-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
We’re back for another edition of this scavenger hunt on four wheels! Clues lead teams throughout Staten Island to sites of recent and bygone historical and cultural significance. Players post responses to clues from a teammate’s social media account while judges follow along. Participating teams will need a car and a teammate with Instagram or Facebook. The first team back at the Museum with all clues solved and posted to social media will win the coveted Golden Magnifying Glass!
$35/$30 members per player.
$75 per cars with 3 or more players
*Each participating car must be equipped with enough seatbelts for all players. All laws must be strictly obeyed or teams face immediate disqualification. Open to all ages.

Summer Nights: Printmaking Collagraphs
2021-08-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Join artist Jenya Frid to explore surface design through collagraphy, a type of printmaking process in which a print is taken from a collaged textured plate. Experiment with a variety of materials and leave with an original collagraph, plate, prints, and insight into this tactile creative process.
$35/$30 members. Registration required.

Artist Talk: Jennifer Angus
2021-09-19 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Free/Donations Welcome
Registration Required
Artist Jennifer Angus presents Magicicada, taking inspiration from the museum’s cicada collection — one of the world’s largest. Angus has created an immersive environment full of exquisite and ornamental patterns and imaginative vignettes, unexpectedly created with hundreds of preserved insects. Join the artist for an intimate discussion on creating other worlds and the power of the unexpected.
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71st Annual Fence Show
2021-09-25 11:00 - 17:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
We’re back! Each year, the Fence Show transforms the museum’s front lawn into an outdoor gallery featuring local artists and craftspeople. See paintings, ceramics, prints, jewelry and textiles and take something original home from this longstanding festival.
Limited free parking is available onsite, ample free street parking is also available.
Safety Protocols
The museum will be following the CDC guidelines for this event, social distancing and masking is strongly recommended.
For entry into the Staten Island Museum galleries, proof of vaccination is required for visitors 12 years of age and older under the City of New York’s ‘Key to NYC’ Mandate. Face coverings for visitors ages 2 and up are required even if vaccinated.
For any questions about participating as an artists, please contact Donna Pagano.

Podcast: Site Unseen - Draft Riots
2021-10-02 | Online
Site Unseen takes listeners into the Staten Island Museum’s collections to see how documents, photos, and objects illuminate local history. Audio shorts bring together present-day advocates, policymakers and historians, to retell, reveal, and amplify site-specific stories.
Episode 1: Draft Riots
In this episode public historian and policy analyst Debbie-Ann Paige will lead us on a harrowing journey along Staten Island’s north shore in the path of the Civil War Draft Riots which gripped New York City in July of 1863.

Staten Island Museum · Site Unseen | Episode 1: William Olliffe’s Diary
Debbie-Ann Paige’s research illuminates how the Civil War Draft Riots on Staten Island targeted historically Black neighborhoods and abolitionist enclaves on the North Shore. Using William Olliffe’s diary as a point of reference, Paige will explore the contemporary political and economic tensions between pro- and anti- slavery factions and Black and immigrant laborers that led to the Draft Riots in the mid-19th century on Staten Island.
The riots rose in response to Congress’ Conscription Act, which mandated the first wartime draft in US History. The law made men between the ages of 20 and 45 liable to go to war. However, a man could avoid the draft by paying a fee or hiring a substitute to fight in his place. The act did not apply to African American men who were not considered citizens. In New York, the white, mostly Irish and Irish-American working class, who could not afford to pay to avoid military service, felt the burden of the war fell unfairly on their shoulders. During the riots they took their anger out on the draft officials, the pro-war and anti-slavery press, white, often wealthy, abolitionists, and most viciously on Black New Yorkers, leaving death and destruction in their wake.
As you will hear, the Conscription Act provided the spark in a powder keg of existing economic and racial tension in New York City and throughout the entire war-torn nation. Throughout the episode, Debbie-Ann Paige weaves this overarching narrative in and out of the stories of Staten Islanders who were targeted by the rioters. Christopher Franz reads a firsthand account of the riots by William Olliffe who worked at the Tompkinsville ferry landing during the Civil War and kept a diary documenting his experiences. His diary is housed in the Museum’s collection.
*Note: This episode contains depictions of graphic violence. Listener discretion is advised.
Debbie-Ann Paige
Debbie-Ann Paige is a public historian specializing in local African American history, a co-president of the newly chartered Richard B. Dickenson Staten Island Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) and professional genealogist. She has worked on numerous local history projects including: In Pursuit of Freedom with the Brooklyn Historical Society; Women of the Nation Arise! and From Farm to City with the Staten Island Museum; and the designation of the Louis Napoleon House as a site to freedom with the National Park Service Underground Railroad Network on behalf of the Sandy Ground Historical Society.
Additionally, Debbie-Ann is a policy analyst with the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference working with state policymakers on issues relevant to veterans’ affairs and staffs the organization’s new initiative Council on Communities of Color (CCC). She has also served as an advisor to the Daniel Society, Center for Law and Justice.
Christopher Franz
Christopher Franz is Chair of the Department of History & Social Sciences at Monsignor Farrell High School. Formerly the Political Editor for The Staten Island Register, he wrote extensively on local history, New York City and State government, and environmental issues.
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[Postponed] Presentation: Site Unseen - Civil War Draft Riots and William Olliffe’s Diary
2021-10-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Live Event, * Please register.
This event has been postponed. Please check back soon for the rescheduled date.
Zoom – Registration required
$10/$5 members
Debbie-Ann Paige’s research illuminates how the Civil War Draft Riots on Staten Island targeted historically Black neighborhoods on the North Shore. Using ferry operator William Olliffe’s diary as a point of reference, Debbie-Ann will explore the contemporary political and economic tensions that led to the racially charged Draft Riots in the mid-19th century on Staten Island.
About Site Unseen: Site Unseen is a new audio project that takes listeners into the Staten Island Museum’s collections to see how documents, photos, and objects illuminate local history. Audio shorts bring together present-day advocates, policymakers and historians, to retell, reveal, and amplify site-specific stories.
Zoom link will be sent upon registration.

Placed Notes Opus 2, 3 & 4
2021-10-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
A spaced composition for 31 Performing Artists
Performance will take place on the grounds surrounding the Staten Island Museum
Join artist, composer, and trumpeter Volker Goetze and 31 other performers for an interactive musical experience. The audience moves through the compositions and forms to experience changing sounds from darker to lighter, major to minor, and descending to ascending sounds. The compositions are placed notes organized in space creating a musical tunnel or spiral with specific soundscape concepts – one parameter being the cardinal points: lighter keys in the south, darker keys and modes in the north, ascending sounds in the east and descending sounds in the West. The musicians will walk freely in space and improvise. The second composition creates a tunnel which the audience can walk through hearing a melody at the speed they choose to move. A third composition will position the musician in a spiral which the audience can walk inside or leave to experience other cords and sounds preorganized by imaginary diagonals.
The first Opus of “Place Notes” was performed at the “Supergau” festival in Germany, which brought contemporary art to the German countryside.

About Volker Goetze:
Artist, composer and trumpeter Volker Goetze arrived in New York 20 years ago. His contributions to the art world and city are multifaceted. He recently produced New York City’s first Sound Sculpture Walk (Sonic Gates), toured the globe for over 12 years with his transcultural African-Harp and trumpet duo, released multiple jazz albums including large ensembles and orchestral while also creating feature documentaries – uplifting and inspiring communities and fans. His recordings received highest honors as best World Music Release by Public Radio International and reached #1 on iTunes. Past performances include the Jazz Gallery New York, LA Festival of Sacred Music, Paris Jazz Festival, Jazz A Vienne, New Philharmonie Paris, Munich Opera Festival, and Panama World Music Festival. In 2017 Volker Goetze received the EtM Con Edison Composers’ Residency and composed a VR work about New York City’s mass grave on Hart Island titled ‘Unique Places of Death NYC.’ Currently he is working on a Community VR Performance about indigenous homelessness and genocide celebrating culture overcoming historic trauma funded by the McKnight Visiting Composer with the American Composers Forum.

Lunch and Learn: American Chestnut
2021-10-21 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
Click the video on the right to view a recording of the program.
The American chestnut tree survived all adversaries for 40 million years. It took only 40 for it to disappear. Dive into the herbarium and a take a closer look at this history with La’ Portia Perkins, natural resource scientist, researcher, advocate, and activist.
Free/Donations Welcome
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About La’Portia Perkins
La’ Portia J. Perkins is Florida-born – Virginia-raised wildlife/forester, social scientist, artist, and poet. She holds a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology with a minor in Environmental Science and Policy from Clemson University and an M.S. in Forestry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. La’ Portia’s job and work centers the African-diasporic experience with land management and nature in the Southeast with a focus on storytelling and connection.
La’ Portia J. Perkins

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.

Introduction to Taxidermy with Divya Anantharaman of Gotham Taxidermy
2021-11-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
$20/$15 Museum Members
Zoom/Registration Required
Explore the history, learn about the process and take a closer look at some of the masterful creations of Divya Anantharaman, New York City’s premiere taxidermist. With a unique combination of science and style, her expertise is with birds, small mammals, and anatomic anomalies. Her work seeks to combine the demonstrative aspect of scientific presentation with the symbolic, introspective nature of art.
This program was recorded and can be viewed anytime here or on the museum’s youtube channel.

Presentation: How Brood X Cicadas Changed My Life with Chef Joseph Yoon of Brooklyn Bugs
2021-11-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
In Person – Registration Required
$20/$15 Museum Members
Chef Joseph Yoon spent two months immersed with Brood X Cicadas and had no idea how profoundly it would impact his life. Hear his story and the inspiration behind Brooklyn Bugs, founded in 2017 with the mission to raise awareness and appreciation for edible insects. His participation in this global food movement is an extension of his commitment to community. Chef Yoon has also created a special installation as part of the current exhibition Magicicada.
Proof of vaccination is now required for visitors 12 years of age and older under the City of New York’s ‘Key to NYC’ mandate. Face coverings for visitors ages 2 and up are required even if vaccinated. For more information and additional details, see the visit section of our website.

Artist Info Session: Yes, And
2021-11-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Live Event, * Please register.
Zoom / Registration Required
Free
Join Staten Island Museum staff to learn more about Yes, And: a survey exhibition of art and artists related to Staten Island.
We will walk through the application process, timeline, and eligibility as well as delve into best practices regarding work samples.
Be sure to bring any questions that you may have about the application process.
Zoom link will be sent upon registration.

Lunch and Learn: Bluebird and European Starling
2021-11-18 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
Take a closer look at invasive species and unintended consequences with Danielle Belleny, wildlife biologist, science communicator, and avid birder from San Antonio, Texas.
As a wildlife biologist, Danielle gets to take a closer look at how and why ecosystems function. She is a co-organizer of #BlackBirdersWeek and The BlackAFinSTEM Collective, an organization focused on sharing the experiences of Black conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts.
Free/Donations Welcome
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Edible Island Gift Shop
2021-12-04 11:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Free to enter, donations welcome for gallery entry
Work your way through a market full of delicious local and regional treats to give this holiday season. Since the farmer’s market season has ended, the Museum is bringing these artisanal tastes, bites, and gift-able take-homes indoors.
Specialty items from the purveyors of mouthwatering edible goods, expertly curated by Staten Island Advance Food Editor, Pamela Silvestri, will be for sale.
2021 Vendor List
Butter Me Up – Delicious flavored butters
Belli Baci – Scrumptious baked goods — sweet and savory
Kim Cooks – “The Sauce” and more
Isn’t That Nuts – Candied nuts
Beezy Beez Honey – Local honey
Whimsical by Mily – Virgin coquito mixes
Udderly Delicious – Farm to table dairy and more
Lebanese Eatery – Authentic Lebanese favorites
Kathy’s Kreations – Hot cocoa bombs
Chef Dave Cavagnaro

Lunch and Learn: Buffalo Bill in Erastina
2021-12-16 12:00 - 12:30 | Online Live Event, * Please register.
When it comes to Staten Island, you might know about the West Shore, but what about the Wild West?
Join Jeremy M. Johnston, Ph.D., The Hal and Naoma Tate Endowed Chair of Western History at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, to learn more about the borough’s place in the complicated history of the Wild West through an item found in the museum’s collection.
This program was delivered live via zoom and recorded.
$5 Recommended Donation/Free for Members
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About Jeremy M. Johnston
Jeremy M. Johnston currently serves as the Hal and Naoma Tate Endowed Chair of Western History, the Goppert Curator of the Buffalo Bill Museum, and the Managing Editor of the Papers of William F. Cody. Born and raised in Powell, Wyoming, Johnston graduated from Powell High School. Johnston attended the University of Wyoming, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1993 and his Master of Arts in 1995. Johnston earned his Ph.D. in American Studies at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2017. His doctoral dissertation examined the personal and professional relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. His dissertation is currently under contract to be published by the University of Oklahoma Press as Two Rough Riders. Johnston published various articles in Annals of Wyoming, Colorado Heritage, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s magazine Points West, Readings of Wyoming History, the George Wright Forum, and Yellowstone Science. He released his first book, a photo history of Powell, Wyoming, in 2009, followed by a “then and now” photo history in 2012. Johnston is the recipient of the 2006 Coke Wood Award, sponsored by Westerners International, for his article “Progressivism Comes to Yellowstone: Theodore Roosevelt and Professional Land Management Agencies in the Yellowstone Ecosystem.” He is a past president of the Wyoming State Historical Society and currently serves on the Public History Committee of the Western History Association. Johnston appeared on various Wyoming PBS documentaries, including Roy Barnes: Rocky Mountain Cowboy and Wyoming Voices, Tony Robinson’s Wild West for the Discovery UK Channel, and Mysteries at the Museum for the Travel Channel. Collaborating with Dr. Charles Preston of the Center’s Draper Natural History Museum, he produced an annotated version of Ernest Thompson-Seton’s Wahb: The Biography of a Grizzly, published by the University of Oklahoma Press. Johnston and Lynn Houze co-edited the memoir of Buffalo Bill’s fellow town founder of Cody, Wyoming, George W. T. Beck, titled Beckoning Frontiers: The Memoir of a Wyoming Entrepreneur. He previously taught at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, for over fifteen years. Johnston is currently completing a biography of Theodore Roosevelt for South Dakota Historical Society Press.

Lunch and Learn: Tulip Poplar
2022-01-20 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
The tulip tree is among the tallest American hardwoods. High or low, the tulip tree has made a mark on our American natural history. Join us as we explore its unique poplarity in nature, through food, and in music with La’ Portia Perkins, natural resource scientist, researcher, activist, and poet.
This program was presented live via zoom and the recording is now available.
$5 Recommended Donation/Free for Members
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La’ Portia J. Perkins
La’ Portia J. Perkins is Florida-born – Virginia-raised wildlife/forester, social scientist, artist, and poet. She holds a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology with a minor in Environmental Science and Policy from Clemson University and an M.S. in Forestry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. La’ Portia’s job and work centers the African-diasporic experience with land management and nature in the Southeast with a focus on storytelling and connection.

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.

Black History Month Transcribe-a-thon
2022-02-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Online
Free, Donations Welcome
We need your help!
The Staten Island Museum has partnered with the Staten Island Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society and Frederick Douglass Memorial Park to transcribe newly digitized family history records making them more easily searchable and accessible for families and historical research.
A transcribe-a-thon is an event where people gather to work simultaneously on a transcription project. No previous experience is required. Training will be provided.
This program will be continuing virtually all year long! Watch the introductory video, set up an account with From the Page, and start transcribing! Instructions below.
Transcriber Resources

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Lunch and Learn: The Pecan
2022-02-17 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
Free, Donations welcome.
Clementine Hunter is one of the most important self-taught contemporary American artists of the 20th Century. Dive deeper into the content of her painting “Threshing Pecans” with botanist Dr. Kobinah Abdul-Salim. Join us for an exploration of the important history and cultural significance of the pecan — North America’s only native tree nut.
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Dr. Abdul-Salim is a botanist with interests in the evolution of plants of the world’s tropical forests. He has conducted field research in Africa and Madagascar and worked as a fellow at both the New York Botanical Garden and Brooklyn Botanic Garden. He holds a PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University, a Masters degree in Biology from University of Missouri-St. Louis, and a Bachelor’s degree from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He has taught at Ohio State University and the City University of New York, and is currently President of Protologue, LLC, an educational media publishing and consulting firm based in Trenton, NJ.
The conservation of Threshing Pecans was supported by a grant from

Mid-Winter Recess: Storytelling through Printmaking
2022-02-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$10/$5 members includes museum admission
Artist Jennifer Angus custom printed the curtains in Magicicada with dandy anthropomorphic insects. Get creative using the collagraph technique, a type of printmaking process in which a print is taken from a collaged textured plate, and create your own story and imagery.
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.

Mid-Winter Recess: Exotic Insect Collage
2022-02-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$10/$5 members includes museum admission
Inspired by some of the most beautiful and exotic insects found in Magicicada, this workshop examines symmetry found in art and nature. After observing various insects, participants will use collage to create their own imaginative insect.
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.
