The Seaport Museum will open Saturday 11am–5pm.
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Visit the Museum
Saturday and Sunday, 11am–5pm

Tour Historic Ships
Saturday and Sunday, 11am–5pm

Explore the Letterpress Print Shop
Wednesday–Sunday

Explore the Collection Online
Anytime

This Week

Seaport Museum Book Club

Seaport Museum staff and special guests will stir up lively discussions informed by our shared love of literature, history, and preservation at this free program.

Welcome Cutter John Patterson

The Seaport Museum in collaboration with the Seaport is pleased to host the fast response cutter John Patterson of the United States Coast Guard. Throughout her visit she will offer several opportunities for the public to come aboard.

A man singing in front of a live audience in a gallery with a tv displaying Zoom attendees.

Hybrid Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music

Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the free Chantey Sing, lead or request a song in the round-robin, or just listen.

Included with General Admission

Saturdays and Sundays
Pay What You Wish

Tall Ship Wavertree

Lightship Ambrose

Millions

South Street and the Rise of NY

Eric Carle

Family Activities

Sailing Tickets Now on Sale!

Sail New York Harbor this May–October

Tickets are now on sale to enjoy the ultimate New York City adventure and explore New York Harbor with the Seaport Museum. Claim your space today and climb aboard a historic vessel—the 1885 schooner Pioneer and the 1930 tugboat W.O. Decker—for an experience like no other.

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Shop at
Bowne & Co.

Wednesday–Sunday
11am–5pm

You don’t need a General Admission ticket to the Seaport Museum to visit the Bowne & Co. gift emporium and fancy goods shop.

Stop by to browse the carefully-curated selection of unique books, candles, home decor, stationery, oddities, as well as house-designed and -printed paper goods.

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Featured Blog

Tools of the Trade

The South Street Seaport Museum owns and takes care of approximately 2,500 tools made of wood, iron, steel, brass, copper, leather, textiles, and ivory that tell stories from both land and sea, locally and internationally. The latest Collections Chronicles Blog post “Tools of the Trade” takes you through the steps of caring for the many tools from the early- 19th to the mid-20th centuries, from their initial object assessment to final rehousing.

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