May 5 | 2:30pm | Lower Manhattan | Free
Celebrate architecture and design with the Seaport Museum’s Jane’s Walk tour!
The Municipal Art Society of New York’s (MAS) annual Jane’s Walk NYC weekend returns May 2–4. This annual festival of free, community-led walking conversations is inspired by urbanist, author, and activist Jane Jacobs. During the weekend, the simple act of exploring the city is enhanced with personal observations, local history, and civic engagement. Jane’s Walk NYC encourages people to share stories about their neighborhoods, discover unseen aspects of their communities, and connect with visitors and neighbors alike.
Reserve your space today for the Museum’s tour Remembering Fulton Fish Market with artist Naima Rauam who spent decades painting scenes of market life. While the fish and the smell are gone the legend of the Fulton Fish Market lives on through this walking tour. During this “then and now” walk, Rauam’s paintings show “then” at nine locations, as the group stands “now” at these spots. Throughout the tour, Rauam will discuss the history of the fish market and her experiences working and living there. Advanced registration is required through the MAS website for this free 45-minute tour. Rain or shine. The schedule for the 2025 festival will be announced in April.
About the Guide
Naima Rauam is an artist who has followed her passion for place throughout her career. In the mid-1960s, an art school assignment led her to the Fulton Fish Market, the South Street Seaport Historic District, and the New York City waterfront. Inspired by the vitality, culture, and history she encountered, Naima has documented life in these areas with her artwork ever since, with her watercolors, oils and charcoals. Her studio was in the original 1907 Tin Building when it was part of the Fulton Fish Market on South Street until 2005. In 1999, the South Street Seaport Museum hosted While the City Sleeps, an exhibit of Naima’s fish market artwork.
Click here to see works from the artist in the Collections of the South Street Seaport Museum included in the Collections Online Portal.
About The Municipal Art Society of New York
The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) envisions a future in which all New Yorkers share in the richness of city life—where growth is balanced, character endures, and a resilient future is secured. For 130 years their advocacy efforts have led to the creation of the New York City Planning Commission, Public Design Commission, Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the Tribute in Light; the preservation of Grand Central Terminal, the lights of Times Square, and the Garment District; the conservation of more than 50 works of public art; and the founding of such civic organizations as the Public Art Fund, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, P.S. 1, the Historic Districts Council, the Park Avenue Armory Conservancy, and the Waterfront Alliance.
Enjoy More That the Museum Offers
Access to the historic ships and exhibition galleries at the Seaport Museum is not included with this event. If you would like to explore more that the Museum has to offer, book in advance or ask Museum staff about admission tickets, available Wednesday through Sunday from 11am to 5pm when you check in.
Museum admission tickets grant access to the 1885 tall ship Wavertree and 1908 lightship Ambrose at Pier 16 as well as all current exhibitions on view in the introduction galleries inside Schermerhorn Row located at 12 Fulton Street.
Admission tickets also include entry to the new Maritime City exhibition in A.A. Thomson & Co. located at 213 Water Street.
Ready for more?
Head over to our Programs and Events page to see what else is happening at the Museum. Sign up for an upcoming talk, learn more about visiting Wavertree, or explore our virtual offerings.