Blog Post: Signage found in Thomas W. Kennedy glass plate negatives

Blog Post: Adventures in Researching a Unique Whale Tooth

A Conversation on Tattoo History

Blog Post: Explore the upkeep of our "old hotels"

Blog Post: exploring the role of women in this male-dominated practice

A conversation about letterpress printing

Blog Post: A Case Study on the Importance of Continued Collection Inventory

Blog Post: A look at a handful of Manhattan’s taverns in history

Blog Post: An investigation of printing history in Lower Manhattan

Introduction to Modern Celestial Navigation Theory

Your gift helps us to interpret, preserve, and share the history of New York

The Seaport Museum offers year-round opportunities for volunteers on the waterfront and seasonal work aboard our sailing vessels. Both volunteer programs are one-of-a-kind, offering one of the only ways to interact with ships from a bygone era.

Generous sponsorship sustains the South Street Seaport Museum’s historic preservation efforts, exhibitions, public programs, and education initiatives.

Visit the gift emporium and letterpress print shop at the Seaport Museum. Using the Museum’s collection of historical equipment, Bowne & Co. continues the tradition of letterpress printing and captures the essence of a turn-of-the-century store, offering a unique and eclectic experience like none-other.

Ride on the only surviving example of a New York-built wooden tugboat that invites you aboard for a unique opportunity to step back in time and experience a unique time in seafaring history.

Examine the life of Schermerhorn Row

Virtual guided walking tours in partnership with Urban Archive

Learn about the 19th century port of New York

Learn about the maritime roots of modern tattoo

Life aboard ocean liners of the early 1900s. Included with Admission

Learn how printing is an integral part of New York's and America's History