Join RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 breakout star Plasma for nautical-themed musical numbers celebrating Broadway icons Barbra Streisand and Patti LuPone, such as a fully staged production number of “Anything Goes,” and more.

Join Ross Perlin, linguist and co-director of the non-profit Endangered Language Alliance, for a unique look at the linguistic diversity of New York City as explored in his new book, "Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York."

Award-winning author Leila Philip will lead a talk focusing on her book "Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America," which investigates the fascinating role that beavers had in the history of Manahatta and their enduring contributions to the past, present, and future of New York Harbor.

Since 2018, the Seaport Museum's 1893 schooner Lettie G. Howard has been operating with a with partner organization, the Flagship Niagara League in Erie, PA, providing sailing tours and delivering enriching programming to the Erie community, school groups, visitors, and volunteers.

Join us in welcoming the season of awakening and sunshine with a fun-filled scavenger hunt aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree.

Blog Post: Learn about the restoration of the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse

During your South Street Seaport Museum visit, enrich your experience with the complimentary arts and culture app, Bloomberg Connects.

The Seaport Museum in collaboration with the Seaport is pleased to host the fast response cutter John Patterson of the United States Coast Guard. Throughout her visit she will offer several opportunities for the public to come aboard.

Blog Post: The steps of caring for the Museum's tools collection

Join esteemed poet David Mills to explore the profound themes in his award-winning book of poems, Boneyarn, which is the first book of poetry about the history of slavery in New York City.

Visit the flagship of the Museum's fleet and learn how people worked and lived aboard a 19th century cargo sailing vessel—from the captain to the ship’s officers, cooks, and crew.

Tour multiple decks of this National Historic Landmark to see the living and working spaces once inhabited by sailors, as well as the special features that allow the ship to fulfill its mission. Tours are free with a General Admission tickets but selection of timed-entry is required.

Discover maritime-themed art by Eric Carle, the beloved creator of picture books for young children, and step into his works with huge immersive murals and activities.

Join Justice Jamal Jones for a captivating screening of their film essay, Notes on a Siren, which intertwines black and African spirituality and offers a thought-provoking narrative on transformation while exploring the siren as a vessel for archetypes of modern Black Queerness and Transness.

Bring 19th century maritime craft tradition to your handmade valentine with the Seaport Museum! While you create your own special trinket for the holiday, learn about the unique history of Sailors’ Valentines—tokens of love and friendship.

Blog Post: Comparing Five Favorites

Join Kim Macharia, the Executive Director of Space Prize, for an illuminating presentation that delves into the driving forces behind our exploration of both the sea and space.

Throughout the holiday season, after your visit to the South Street Seaport Museum and tour of the 1908 lightship Ambrose, see a confectionary recreation of the beloved ship nestled among other feats of gingerbread wonder at the seasonal pop-up exhibition, The Gingerbread City.

Celebrate the annual Seaport neighborhood Chanukah Menorah Lighting at the Seaport Museum with free General Admission and an engaging craft activity for people of all ages.

Blog Post: A case study in the institutional archive

The region of South Street Seaport, NY, otherwise known as Lenapehoking, is the Indigenous territory of the Canarsee and Manahatoos, who once cultivated and protected the lands we now assemble on at the South Street Seaport Museum.

Experience the documentary, “All Hands on Deck: A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure to the Far Side of the World” come to life in this live-narrated film screening.

In this fascinating presentation, historian and author Bill Bleyer will illuminate the true tale of the Culper Spy Ring, a covert operation that provided critical support to George Washington's Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Join the Ramapo-Munsee Lenape and the Seaport Museum for a special Land and Water Acknowledgement Ceremony and engaging storytelling to honor the Native people of the region the Seaport Museum now calls home.

Blog Post: Discover the Museum’s Flag Collection

Join the book launch of "Nothing Else But Miracles" by Kate Albus. Based on real locations in old New York and set in the final year of World War II, this new book tells the engaging story of 12-year-old Dory Byrne who lives with her brothers, Fish and Pike, on New York City’s Lower East Side.

Blog Post: A Museum Within A Museum Cataloguing Project

Hear British marine archaeologist Mensun Bound, the “Indiana Jones of the Deep,” discuss his most recent expedition that discovered Sir Ernest Shackleton’s (1874–1922) lost ship Endurance.

Celebrate Chilean Independence Day at the Seaport Museum’s second annual fonda aboard the tall ship Wavertree.