SPECIAL EVENTS
INTRODUCING MINI MATES: THE NEW TODDLER PLAY GROUP
Every Wednesday
1-2:30pm 12 Fulton Street
Ahoy, moms and dads! There be some changes coming in 2010 as the revolutionary new Imagination Playground prepares to open on John Street. In addition to our many maritime-themed activities and stories, the museum will offer the “Imagination Playground in a Box,” making the principles of unstructured free play accessible to your toddlers. Call or email for rates and reservations.
Normandie Lecture and Book Signing
Saturday, January 9, 2010
2-4pm 12 Fulton Street
Join acclaimed maritime author John Maxtone-Graham for an afternoon devoted to the legendary French icon of Art Deco, ocean liner Normandie. Light refreshements will be served.
$20 Members / $25 Non-Members. Reservations required.
FAMILY PROGRAMS
Family Programs are designed for children age four and older, along with their families. Programs are free with Museum admission unless otherwise noted.
NO BATTERIES REQUIRED
Saturday, January 9, 2010
12-4pm 12 Fulton Street
Step back in time to have fun with toys from the 19th century. Then decorate a toy to take home with you!
SAILOR’S VALENTINE
Saturday, February 13, 2010
12-4pm 12 Fulton Street
Like sailors of yore, create a sailor’s valentine using sea shells and other decorations as gifts for friends and loved ones.
FREE FRIDAYS
THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY
Friday, January 15, 2010
5-8 pm 12 Fulton Street
Patricia Salmon, curator of History for the Staten Island Museum and author of The Staten Island Ferry: A History will read from her book, sign copies, and talk about the history of the Staten Island Ferry.
1741: THE NEW YORK CONSPIRACY
Friday, February 19, 2010
5-8pm 12 Fulton Street
Join historian Michael A. Lord for a discussion of some of the issues, events, and individuals surrounding the conspiracy of the 1741 Spanish slave insurrection and its aftermath.
MUSEUM TOURS
IT’S ALIVE
Sunday, January 10 and 24, 2010
1-2pm Peking’s Living Harbor Wet Lab
Handle samples of local marine life in the Museum’s Living Harbor Wet Lab. Learn about our fragile ecosystem and how to protect it. Free with Museum admission.
THE PRINTER’S CRAFT
Saturday, January 16 and 30, 2010
12:30-1:30pm and 2:30-3:30pm 211 Water Street
The activity of New York’s seaport could not function without job printers such as Bowne & Co. Join us for a tour of our fully operational 19th century printer’s shop. Free with Museum admission.
DECODENCE: Legendary Interiors and Illustrious Travelers Aboard the SS Normandie
Saturday February 20 and 27, 2010
12:30-1:30pm and 2:30-3:30pm 12 Fulton Street
The Normandie was the largest, longest, & fastest vessel in her day; a tour de force of decoration and design at the height of the Art Deco period. Join us for a tour of this breathtaking exhibition. Free with Museum admission.
IN THE GALLERIES
NEW AMSTERDAM: The Island at the Center of the World
12 Fulton Street
(closes January 3, 2010)
DECODENCE: Legendary Interiors and Illustrious Travelers Aboard the SS Normandie
12 Fulton Street
(opens February 2010)
TREASURES OF A PRESIDENT: FDR AND THE SEA
12 Fulton Street
MONARCHS OF THE SEA: Celebrating the Ocean Liner Era
Walter Lord Gallery, 209 Water Street