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Staten Island Museum
75 Stuyvesant Place
Staten Island, New York 10301

Founded in 1881 and home to more than two million artifacts and specimens from ancient to contemporary periods, this “mini-Smithsonian” is rich with arts, natural sciences and local history.

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Flesh Into Light

A book signing and video event
at the Staten Island Museum

Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place, SI, NY 10301
Price: Free with Museum admission

 

Past Events

  • EcologyWalk: Fall Song Bird Migration (FREE)
    Conference House Park

    Sunday, September 11, 8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Enjoy a morning walk through the woods of Staten Island’s southernmost point and discover why this park is a fall migration hotspot. Meet in the Visitor’s Center parking lot at western end of Hylan Blvd.

  • History Talk: Facilities & Institutions on SI
    Monday, September 12, 7:00 pm
    Staten Island History Center, Building H, Snug Harbor Campus
    $8/$5 members
    Staten Island was home to numerous establishments for
    the care of the poor, sick, orphaned, and retired. Learn
    why the former Quarantine Station, Farm Colony, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, Sea View Hospital, Willowbrook State School & others were placed here.
    To register please call (718) 483-7123.

  • Jr. Science Club: Bottle Rockets Brigade
    at the Fence Show at Snug Harbor! (FREE)

    Saturday, September 17 (Raindate: Sunday, September 18)
    Lessons & Blast-offs at 1, 2, & 3:00 pm

    The lesson in H2O pressure will meet at theMuseum’s Science Education Table in front of building A, our future home.Meet Clay Wollney & learn about the new season of Jr. ScienceWorkshops
    for children ages 8–13.

  • 61st ANNUAL FENCE SHOW
    Saturday, September 17, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
    *RAINDATE: Sunday, September 18*
    Front Lawn of Building A, Snug Harbor
    1000 Richmond Terrace, SI, NY
    Come view, shop, and canoodle at the longest running outdoor art show in New York!
    Artists and craftsmen may sign-up to exhibit their original work. Also: Jr. Division for young artists. Call Donna Pagano at (718) 483-7106 or download our application from the
    Museum’s web-site.

  • Teen Environmental Club (FREE)
    Ft. Wadsworth Beach Clean-up

    Sunday, September 18, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Bags, gloves and light refreshments will be provided. Meet at the Visitor’s Center parking area on New York Ave. Visit
    http://sim-teenenvironmentalclub.ning.com/ for more information.

  • Lunch & Learn: Da Noi, Italian Fare
    (NEW DAY!) Tuesday, September 20, 12:00 pm
    4358 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314
    Join us for this movable feast with fascinating presentation.
    To register call Maureen LaCapria at (718) 483-7135.

  • African-Americans of Staten Island
    Wednesday, September 21, 4:00 pm
    Staten Island History Center, Building H, Snug Harbor Campus
    $8/$5 members
    An overview of four centuries of African American history on Staten Island: Slavery, African American entrepreneurs, personalities, authors, Sandy Ground, and preservation of Staten Island African American history. To register please call
    (718) 483-7123.

  • Mid-Week BirdWalk: Conference House Park (FREE)
    Wednesday, September 21, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Search for migrating birds that naturally congregate in Conference House Park before making the trip over Raritan Bay to New Jersey.
    Meet at Hylan Blvd. at Satterlee St. near the
    Visitor’s Center.

  • Lunch & Learn:
    Susan Grabel and Socially Conscious Art

    Tuesday, March 6
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place
    $25/$20 for Museum Members
    Artist Susan Grabel speaks about the exhibition surveying forty years of the artist's sculptures and prints join by the Museum's Curator of Art, Robert Bunkin.
    Guests will enjoy a boxed lunch of assorted sandwiches provided by Italian specialty food company, Pastosa.
    Please call Maureen LaCapria to make a reservation at 718.483.7135.

  • Mid-week Bird Walk: Clove Lakes Park (FREE!)
    Wednesday, March 7
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Clove Lakes Park, Martling Avenue
    FREE
    View late wintering songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, and maybe a few early spring migrants. Meet your guide, Director of Science, Ed Johnson, on the Martling Avenue Bridge.

  • Eco Walk: Early Spring at Willowbrook Park (FREE)
    Sunday, March 11, 2012 9:00 am – 11:00 am
    Location: Willowbrook Park, 1 Eton Place, Staten Island, NY 10314
    Free Admission.
    Migrating birds and early spring vegetation will be flourishing. Meet in the parking lot adjoining the Archery Range. Wear boots, and be prepared to walk. For more information call Seth Wollney at 718.483.7105.

  • Film: Woman Art Revolution (FREE)
    Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Location: Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place, SI, NY 10301
    Free Admission.
    A Film by Lynn Hersman Leeson. View the film that puts 20th Century American art in perspective. Courtesy of Aryn Chapman and Ceres Gallery. Through intimate interview, art, and rarely seen archival film and video footage, learn how the Feminist Art Movement fused free speech and politics into an art that radically transformed art and culture. 

  • History Talk: The Irish on Staten Island
    Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
    Location: Staten Island History Center, Snug Harbor, Bldg H, 1000 Richmond Terrace, SI, NY 10301
    $7/$5 Museum Members
    Join Curator of History, Patricia M. Salmon for a lecture where Irish American biographical material will shed light on: Irish immigration, the Quarantine Stations of Staten Island, and the Draft Riots of 1863. To register, call Patricia Salmon at 718.483.7123.

  • Jr. Science Club: Making Light of Optics
    Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Location: Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place, SI, NY 10301
    $8/$5 Museum Members
    Build kaleidoscopes and use lasers to study the reflection and refraction of light while having fun and honing skills in construction & alignment. For more information call Seth Wollney at 718.483.7105. 

  • Teen Environmental Club: Beach Clean-Up (FREE)
    Sunday, March 18, 2012 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
    Location: Wolfe's Pond Park, 420 Cornelia Avenue, NY, 10312
    All teens 13-18 welcome. Free!
    Bags, gloves and warm refreshments will be provided. Meet near the brick bathroom house in the main parking lot at the end of Cornelia Avenue. For more information call Seth Wollney at 718.483.7105.
    Supported in part by Supported in part by Verizon Foundation and Con Edison.

  • Staten Island Time Machine: The Civil War Years
    Sunday, March 18, 2012 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    Location: Veteran's Memorial Hall, Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, SI, NY 10301
    The 7th Annual Essay Contest Awards Ceremony. Winning students and their teachers will be honored. 

  • Mid-Week Bird Walk: William T Davis Wildlife Refuge (FREE)
    Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Location: William T Davis Wildlife Refuge, Staten Island, New York
    Free Admission.
    Join Ed Johnson for a walk through Museum founder's namesake. Look for a mix of late wintering birds and early spring migrants. Meet at the refuge entrance on Travis Ave. For more information call Ed Johnson at 718.483.7110.
    Supported in part by Supported in part by HSBC, USA, N.A.

  • Music Chairs Chamber Ensemble
    Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
    Location: Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Pl., SI, NY 10301
    $15/$12 Museum Members/$5 Students under 22
    Visit www.mcensemble.org or call 718.907.3488 for information and tickets.
  • Mid-week Bird Walk: Conference House
    Wednesday, April 4 at 10:00 am
    Conference House Park
    FREE

    Join us at New York City's southernmost park as we search for migrants like: pine & palm warblers, eastern phoebe, and blue-gray gnatcatchers. Meet in the parking lot across from the park Visitor's Center at the western end of Hylan Blvd.
    Supported by HSBC, USA, N.A.

  • Lunch & Learn: National Poetry Month Special
    Tuesday, April 10, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Schaffer’s Tavern, 2055 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10314
    $27/$24 Museum Members
    Dorinda Wegener, President of Trio House Press, specializes in American contemporary poetry will discuss rising from hobbyist to professional

  • Spring Break for Kids - Looking Closely at Turtles
    Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place, SI, NY 10301
    $2/Free for Museum Members
    Put down the video games and join the fun–at the Museum in St. George & outdoors! Kids 8-13 welcome. 2 part program, come for either or both!

  • Spring Break for Kids - Looking Closely at Trees
    Thursday, April 11, 2012 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place, SI, NY 10301
    $2/Free for Museum Members
    Put down the video games and join the fun–at the Museum in St. George & outdoors! Kids 8-13 welcome. 2 part program, come for either or both!

  • Spring Break for Kids - Outdoor Adventure!
    Thursday, April 12, 2012 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Wolfe's Pond Park
    $2/Free for Museum Members
    Put down the video games and join the fun – outdoors! Kids 8-13 welcome.

  • Spring Break for Kids - African Mask Workshop
    Thursday, April 12, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place, SI, NY 10301
    $2/Free for Museum Members
    Put down the video games and join the fun–at the Museum in St. George & outdoors! Kids 8-13 welcome.

  • Staten Island Museum Outdoor Open House and Snug Harbor's Harbor in Bloom (FREE)
    Saturday and Sunday, May 5 - 6, 2012 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Location: Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, SI, NY 10301
    FREE
    Join the countdown kick-off celebration of the Staten Island Museum’s expansion to Snug Harbor Cultural Center with a site-wide extravaganza.
  • Mid-Week Bird Walk
    Wednesday, May 16, 10:00 am
    Mount Loretto Unique Area
    See bobolink and eastern meadowlark in addition to raptors and wading birds. Meet in the DEC parking lot along Hylan Blvd.
  • Staten Island Know-It-All Bowl (FREE)
    Friday, May 18, 2012 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Location: Veteran's Memorial Hall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, SI, NY 10301
    FREE
    Do you think you know all there is to know about Staten Island? Now is your chance to prove it! Know-It-Alls of all ages are urged to register their teams, consisting of up to three people, to answer questions pertaining to all things Staten Island including: current events, history, famous Islanders, local natural history, geography, pop culture, and more!

  • Jr. Science Club: Comparative Anatomy
    Saturday, May 19
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Staten Island Museum
    75 Stuyvesant Place
    $8/$5 Museum Members
    For children ages 8-13, parents may observe. Join Clay Wollney and compare the anatomy of the different classes of vertebrates and learn more about their own muscles, bones and anatomy.

  • Mid-Week Birding Walk
    Wednesday, May 23, 1:30 pm
    Great Kills Park
    Yellowlegs, Killdeer, American oystercatcher and more. Meet at northern end of Parking lot A.

  • First Annual Museum
    Print & Reproduction Sale Luncheon

    Wednesday, June 13, 2012
    12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Hilton Garden Inn, Tea House Garden
    1100 South Avenue, SI, NY
    $75/$65 for Museum Members

  • Juried Art Exhibition is Back! 
    Artwork Entry Deadline: May 19, 2012  
    June 28 - September 23

    Tri-State artists are invited to present a wide spectrum of media and expression. Prospectus available here or by visiting our website. (Digital submissions via disk, no slides please).

 


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