ANNOUNCEMENT: Fence Show is moved to Sunday, October 4.
We know you've been counting down the days to the Staten Island Museum's 76th Annual Fence Show… but you’ll have to wait a little longer. A predicted Nor’easter for this weekend with rain and wind means we are moving the Fence Show and Biergarten to Sunday, October 4. We’re grateful for your understanding and can’t ...
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks. There should be a good variety of migrant songbirds in the park, including warblers, vireos and sparrows. Meet at the top of the park – Victory Blvd and Royal Oak Road.
Registration Recommended. Free Event. Explore the new exhibition, Staten Island Making History, and find out more about our history and geography of NYC museum programs, during a special afternoon for educators. All educators are invited and are welcome to bring their children to participate in this event. Hands-on, family friendly activities and snacks will be ...
Free with museum admission. Registration is recommended. Kick off Family History month and hear about SIM’s ACEGen Initiative by joining the Staten Island Museum Collections Team and the Staten Island Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS)! In this introductory workshop, guests will examine the variety of records and documents critical for genealogical ...
Free with museum admission. Registration recommended. Join us for this program as a send-off to Here You Are: Staten Island Triennial before it closes. Learn about the creative practice of triennial artist Roemello Agjmurati and get inspired to make your own graphic design. All materials provided.
Free with museum admission. Registration recommended, Space is limited. Go behind the scenes with Audrey Malachowsky, Sr. Collections Manager/Registrar to explore highlights from the art and history collections of the Staten Island Museum. Learn how these diverse objects are cared for, conserved, and prepared for display. Take a guided tour of our newest exhibition Staten ...
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks. The highlight will be searching the wide open skies for migrating raptors, etc., as we honor the memory of Staten Island’s greatest naturalist (born Oct. 12, 1862). Meet in the parking lot off ...
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks. There should still be some lingering songbirds and raptors around, in addition to newly arrived wintering waterfowl. Meet in the parking lot at the end of Wild Ave. (see map)
Registration by invitation only. For more information about registration or how to become a member, please contact the Development Office at 718-483-7114. Become a member to attend the preview of Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home The Staten Island Museum presents a major solo exhibition of transdisciplinary artist and educator Stephanie Dinkins featuring interactive experiences reframing the ...
The Staten Island Museum presents a major solo exhibition of transdisciplinary artist and educator Stephanie Dinkins featuring interactive experiences reframing the contract between community, technology, and the living world. Through an immersive experience with AI-generated processing of collected stories, Dinkins creates a living narrative that evolves in real time. Anchoring Home is a participatory, sensory ...
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks. The diversity of habitats (freshwater pond, woodlands, Raritan Bay) should yield a good mix of late migrants and winter residents. Meet in the parking lot near the Parks Dept. buildings.
Free with museum admission. Help the Staten Island Museum transcribe newly digitized family history records, making them more easily searchable and accessible for researchers. A transcribe-a-thon is an event where people gather to work simultaneously on a transcription project. No previous experience is required. Training and snacks will be provided. Bring your own laptop or ...
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks. We will check the reservoirs for migrating waterfowl, and the plantings around the park for late migrant/winter resident songbirds. Meet on Victory Blvd., across from the last cemetery on the right. (Vicinity of ...
Free admission. Donations welcome. This delectable fair is filled with specialty items and artisanal goods both sweet and savory. Shop local and support small businesses and the creative community at the Holiday Hop! — a unique, campus wide holiday market.
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks. The feeders behind the nature center will be the highlight here, in addition to walking the woodland trails in search of wintering birds. Meet in the parking lot at the Visitor’s Center.
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks. After checking the area around the parking lot for horned lark and snow buntings, we will check the shore area for wintering waterfowl, and eventually head out to Crooke’s Point. Meet in the ...