Embrace spooky season and unleash your creativity at Bowne & Co.'s free Halloween-inspired drop-in workshop.

Blog Post: Haunting Highlights from the Seaport Museum’s Collections

The Seaport Museum in collaboration with the Seaport regularly hosts vessels of the United States Coast Guard. Throughout these visits ships are docked at Pier 17 and offer the opportunities for the public to come aboard for tours with Coast Guard Cadets.

Claim your space today to enjoy these two documentaries that celebrate the importance of a resilient and equitably shared waterfront.

The annual neighborhood food festival returns on Pier 16, Pier 17, and throughout the South Street Seaport. This festival will feature local restaurants and engaging family-friendly activities!

Join the Seaport Museum and Atlas Obscura for a presentation and panel discussion in celebration of the release of their newest book "Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders."

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Join the Seaport Museum, the Seaport, Mommy Poppins, and Brooklyn Bridge Parents at the neighborhood Seaport Kids x Back to School Bash! 

The Seaport Museum presents exclusive, quintessentially New York event and rental venues that promise to transform your event into an unforgettable city experience for you and your guests.

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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. 

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Blog Post: Cataloging impressions of the New York art world

Join the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette's farewell tour of 1824–1825.

Celebrate the members of the local New York Police Department precinct at this celebration packed with fun-filled family activities that build community.

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.

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.

Conducting research is a vital part of the Seaport Museum’s work. The Museum is actively engaged in a complete inventory of its collections and archives. This ongoing project will improve future public access to the materials in our care and ensure that items are documented and preserved for future generations.

Claim your space to attend this unique poetry reading and book talk with author Steve Mentz who has reimagined Herman Melville's great American classic Moby-Dick, without the monomaniacal quest of Captain Ahab.

Embark on a musical journey through New York Harbor aboard the 1885 Schooner Pioneer, with the Seaport Museum! As the Historical Register-listed vessel glides across the water, you'll be treated to a round-robin of catchy rhythms, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of unfurled sails.

Join drop-in mini-workshops that explore the rich musical tradition of sea chanteys––songs used by old-time sailors to facilitate their work at sea.

Blog Post: The research process for the Captain Frank Ley Collection

The fourth Sunday of July brings National Parents’ Day throughout the United States! Come to Bowne & Co. to join the talented designers in creating festive Parents’ Day cards in advance of the special day using the Museum’s 19th century historical printing equipment.

Each Summer, the Seaport brings fun, sand, and music to Seaport Square. This year, the Seaport Museum is joining Mommy Poppins and Brooklyn Bridge Parents for the Seaport Kids x Music Festival on Saturday, July 6 with free entertaining and educational activities.

Bring your family and friends to celebrate Independence Day on New York Harbor with the Seaport Museum. As the sun begins to set, step aboard the beautifully restored historic schooner Pioneer and witness the city that never sleeps come alive with a mesmerizing display of color and light.