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  • About
  • Mission Statement
  • Message From President & CEO
  • Board of Trustees
  • Jobs and Internships
  • Event and Location Rentals
  • Press and Media
  • Policies and Documents
  • Capital Projects
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  • The Fleet of Ships
  • The Historic Buildings
  • Getting Here
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  • About The Collections
  • Explore the Collections
  • Collections Online Portal
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  • Acquisition Guidelines
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SSSM Pages

What’s Happening on schooner Pioneer?

Blog Post: An update on the work being done on Pioneer

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Pioneer at Shipyard

An Update on the Restoration of Schooner Pioneer

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Seaport Architectural Gems

Blog Post: Highlights of architecturally significant Seaport buildings

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Protected: C McV Hold

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Our City, Our Seaport

A Campaign to Save the Seaport Museum

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Open House New York 2020

A Virtual Tour of Our Landmark Buildings

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Making Millions

Blog Post: Preserving skills through object reproduction

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Archtober at the Seaport Museum

A Virtual Tour of the Seaport Museum’s Landmark Buildings

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Explore the Tall Ship Wavertree

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Labor on the Waterfront

Blog Post: Professions That Helped the Growth of the Port of New York

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Recent Acquisition: Aerial Photographs from Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.

Blog Post: A look at some fascinating aerial photos from our colllection

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Wavertree Dismasted

Blog Post: The Dramatic End to Wavertree's Sailing Career

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New York Harbor Lighthouses

Blog Post: A Look at Some Notable Lighthouses Found Around NYC

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Preserving the Fleet of the South Street Seaport Museum

A conversation about preserving our fleet

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Castle Clinton

Blog Post: NYC as Seen Through One Building With Multiple Identities

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Acquisition Guidelines

The Seaport Museum’s Collection Management Policy, last revised in May of 2024, outlines the scope of the Museum’s collection, explains how the museum grows, cares for and makes collections available to the public, and clearly defines the roles of the parties responsible for managing these artifacts.

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Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music FAQ

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Street Advertising in Early 20th Century Manhattan

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

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Pair of Whale Teeth

The Scrimshawed Chicken-Man

Blog Post: Adventures in Researching a Unique Whale Tooth

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From Mummies to Mariners: A Conversation on Tattoo History

A Conversation on Tattoo History

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Housekeeping in a 150 year old Hotel

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

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Ship Wavertree 2016 Restoration

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Miller Family Beefsteak Dinner Collection

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

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A Conversation: Letterpress Printing, a 19th Century Business Today

A conversation about letterpress printing

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Hidden Gems: Clipper Ship Cards

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

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Tavern building next to a small bridge and creek. A carriage with horse in front of the building. Trees in the background.

19th Century Tavern Crawl

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

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A Message from the Museum

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Recent Acquisition: 1860s-1880s Ink and Mucilage Bottles

Blog Post: An investigation of printing history in Lower Manhattan

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Introduction to Modern Celestial Navigation Theory

Introduction to Modern Celestial Navigation Theory

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