Saturday and Sunday | 11am–5pm | 12 Fulton Street | Pay What You Wish
Visit our introduction gallery space at 12 Fulton Street to experience this popular exhibit that is one of the first to examine, side-by-side, the dichotomy between First Class and Third Class passengers aboard ocean liners in the early 20th century.
You may visit the introduction galleries at any time from 11am to 4:30pm on the day of your visit. You do not need to select a time slot. Last admission will be 4:30pm.
Please register for Pay What You Wish admission below to see the introduction exhibition and visit the historic ship Wavertree. Timed tickets to view the Museum’s forthcoming three-floor exhibition Maritime City in A.A. Thomson & Co. located at 213 Water Street, and tours of the 1908 lightship Ambrose at Pier 16 are available separately. Advance registration to guarantee your space is encouraged. Walkups can be accommodated as space allows.
Guests must check in inside the introduction galleries at 12 Fulton Street. Access to the introduction galleries is at street level and wheelchair accessible.
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About the Exhibition
Millions: Migrants and Millionaires Aboard the Great Liners, 1900–1914 is one of the first exhibitions to examine, side-by-side, the dichotomy between First Class and Third Class passengers aboard ocean liners in the early 20th century.
This exhibition features both original and reproduced artifacts from the South Street Seaport Museum’s permanent collection including ocean liner memorabilia and ephemera, ceramics, and luggage trunks from both immigrants and First Class passengers.
The exhibition will familiarize viewers with passenger life aboard ocean liners, the defining differences between travel for wealthy Americans in First Class and future Americans immigrating to the United States in Third Class.
The exhibition was curated by William Roka, former Seaport Museum Historian, and Michelle Kennedy, Collections and Curatorial Assistant, at the Seaport Museum. Exhibition design and art direction by Rob Wilson and Christine Picone of Bowne & Co., the Museum’s historic letterpress shop.
Learn more about the artifacts included in this exhibition on the free Collections Online Portal.
