South Street Seaport Museum
Where New York Begins
Blog Post: Celebrating collections-based work achieved in challenging circumstances
Blog Post: An intern's analysis of the collection research process
Blog Post: The steps of caring for the Museum's tools collection
Blog Post: Explore the behind-the-scenes of the Museum's collection online portal
Blog Post: Newspaper clippings now on the Collections Online Portal
A decade after Superstorm Sandy, a timely look back and forward
Blog Post: A case study in the institutional archive
Blog Post: Architectural elements collected by Joseph Mitchell
Blog Post: Learn the history of this New York City maritime enterprise
Blog Post: highlights of architecturally significant buildings
Through the new and improved Collections Online Portal, you can explore highlights from the various collections within the Museum. Whether items are preserved in storage, displayed in Museum galleries, or on loan to fellow institutions, you can digitally discover some of these special objects in digital format.
The Board of Trustees of the South Street Seaport Museum
Learn what it takes to create on opera on the deck of a tall ship.
Underwater Dominion
This book talk will delve into the pivotal role that Coenties Slip played in shaping the artistic journeys of renowned American artists that changed the landscape of Modern Art.
Join Kim Macharia, the Executive Director of Space Prize, for an illuminating presentation that delves into the driving forces behind our exploration of both the sea and space.
Find out about joining the Seaport Museum crew. South Street Seaport Museum is an equal opportunity employer.
Blog Post: Caring for the George P. Hall & Son Collection
Blog Post: Randive, Inc.'s support the care of historic ships
Blog Post: A Case Study on the Importance of Continued Collection Inventory
Blog Post: Deaccessioning as an essential part of museum practice
The collections and archives of the South Street Seaport Museum document the rise of New York as a port city, and its role in the development of the economy and business of the United States through social and architectural landscapes with over 28,000 works of art and historical artifacts, and over 80,000 archival materials.
A Virtual Tour of the Seaport Museum’s Landmark Buildings
A Virtual Tour of Our Landmark Buildings
A conversation about past hospital ships that have visited New York
Travel and Immigration in the Era of Ocean Liners
Past Program: Explore the history of queerness in traditional sailing
Presentation will examine how NYC came of age as a modern metropolis
Blog Post: The rise of marine libraries and sailor literature
Join Justice Jamal Jones for a captivating screening of their film essay, Notes on a Siren, which intertwines black and African spirituality and offers a thought-provoking narrative on transformation while exploring the siren as a vessel for archetypes of modern Black Queerness and Transness.
Learn about the 19th century port of New York
Delve into the captivating journey of the Statue of Liberty from Lorient, France, to her iconic home in New York aboard the French frigate Isère.
Blog Post: Cataloging impressions of the New York art world
Enjoy an engaging panel discussion on the immigrant experience. This conversation will explore the origins of immigration and how it illuminates or contrasts with the future.
Contact info for press and media inquiries
Get in touch with the Seaport Museum crew
Blog Post: Discover the Museum’s Flag Collection
Blog Post: The Unexpected Surprises of Art Donations
Blog Post: US Customs and ocean liner travelers
Blog Post: Professions That Helped the Growth of the Port of New York
Blog Post: Adventures in Researching a Unique Whale Tooth
Blog Post: Learn about the restoration of the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse
Blog Post: Mount making for museum collections
The Seaport Museum aims to make our facilities accessible to all visitors. Due to the historical nature of our ships and Landmarked buildings, access requirements vary for each location.
Blog Post: The many names of 213-215 Water Street
Blog Post: William Oscar Decker, built by the Russell Dry Dock Company
Life aboard ocean liners of the early 1900s. Included with Admission
Introduction to Modern Celestial Navigation Theory
A conversation about letterpress printing
A Conversation on Tattoo History
A conversation about preserving our fleet
An Update on the Restoration of Schooner Pioneer
Past Program: Witness a musical exploration of sea chanteys
Past Program: Explore the roles of women at sea and in traditional maritime music
Past Program: Explore the roles of women in modern maritime careers and sea chanteys.
Wavertree open to visitors for FREE
Adopt a puppy rescued from Puerto Rico
Pick up sail freight cargo from Hudson Valley
River to River Festival: Art Installation by Rose DeSiano
Webinar explores literacy at sea
Art at the BlueLine: Art Installation by Mary Mattingly
Conversation exploring the complexities of defining “heroes”
Cheer on W.O. Decker in Waterford, NY
Free public tours of this historic training ship visiting from Denmark
Learn how to recycle offcuts into new sheets of paper at Bowne & Co.
Make a poster to share how you have chosen to combat climate change
Why carve a pumpkin when you could scrimshaw a gourd?
Candlelit historical exploration of occult shops, fortune tellers, and psychics
See the printing presses at work on winter holiday products
Book launch for author Jonathan H. Rees's Fulton Fish Market: A History
Author Gaelin Rosenwaks' book "Sperm Whales: The Gentle Goliaths of the Oceans"
Create a personalized signal flag banner as a maritime holiday gift or decor
Part of Queer History speaker series
Kids ages 5-12 will walk the capstan ‘round, while learning how sailors lived
Create a vibrant collaborative mural for the annual Holi festival
Kick off your Holi celebration with the Seaport Museum
Fold paper boats using colorful holiday paper
Explore the art of Chinese Calligraphy and its importance to the Lunar New Year
Create a lion chain using paper links inspired by the colorful signal flags
How do artists collaborate with scientists?
Learn to paint with a beverage in hand
Meet past and present Commodores of KSA
Panel conversation on New Amsterdam
Watch the film on the Pier 17 Rooftop
On Site Opera returns to the Seaport Museum to stage Il Tabarro (The Cloak) with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Giuseppe Adami aboard the lightship Ambrose and on Pier 16.
The Seaport Museum is pleased to host the 1930 Capitán Miranda, a sail training tall ship of the Uruguay Navy, which will offer several opportunities for the public to come aboard.
In this hybrid event Captain Robert Johnson will share the history, explore the concept, and recount his most harrowing experiences as a bar pilot on the Columbia River.
Kick off LGBTQ+ Pride Month with The Ranzo Boys and the Seaport Museum! In this musical program, Lafayette Matthews and Jules Peiperl will explore queer narratives in maritime music.
The Seaport Museum is partnering with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council to host 17 New York-based artists who will share performances, practices, and journeys through one-on-one encounters.
Join free campus-wide family fun activities presented in partnership with PJ Library!
Cap the Seaport Museum’s Pride Month festivities by getting out on the water to join the LGBTQ+ sailing club Knickerbocker Sailing Association’s (KSA) 21st-annual floating parade.
Come enjoy a screening of "Pride from Above," National Geographic’s one-hour aerial journey across the globe that gives a spectacular view of LGBTQ+ Pride as it’s never been seen before.