Access to Parking Lot 3 (P3), which is directly behind the Staten Island Museum, may be limited or off line from April 8 – May 2, 2024 due to ongoing work. The Museum will be open to the public for regularly scheduled hours and school group visits. We recommend parking in lots P4 (near the pond) or P1 (near the Children’s Museum). Click here for location and directions.
Join James Vincent Brice to learn more about the complex environmental processes embedded within the built environment, and how nature-based solutions can increase the resilience of our coastlines.
Join former board member Mitchell Grubler and other Lambda friends to learn about the power of joy and celebration as a tool for LGBTQ organizing in 1980s Staten Island.
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.
Learn more about the thoughts, intentions, and design process behind “Etherea” Best-in-Show Garden at the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show.
Learn more about the borough’s place in the complicated history of the Wild West through an item found in the museum’s collection.
Join Staten Island Museum staff to learn more about Yes, And: a survey exhibition of art and artists related to Staten Island and walk through the application process, timeline, and eligibility.
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 ...
Make your own double-sided hanging mobile and learn the basic mechanics of kinetic sculpture in this introductory workshop.
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
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.
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.
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.
Presented in partnership with New York International Children’s Film Festival.
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 ...
Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas will lead an interactive afternoon of poetry celebrating Women’s Right to Vote featuring historic and contemporary works.
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 ...
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 ...
Learn the tricks artists use to show depth in a picture while being inspired by artwork in the Museum's collection.
Participants will learn about the different parts of a plant, and how they take in water and nutrients, as well as the different types of pollinators and how they pollinate. Follow along with our videos to conduct an experiment using plants you can find in your very own backyard, as well as create a simulation ...
In this month’s workshop participants will explore the topic of weather. Follow along with our videos to simulate real-life weather conditions by creating a cloud in a jar, and demonstrate the water cycle in a bag. You can even create your very own at-home weather station to forecast the weather like a real meteorologist!