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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
  • Contact Us
  • Plan Your Visit
  • Museum Admission
  • Calendar
  • The Fleet of Ships
  • The Historic Buildings
  • Getting Here
  • Exhibitions
  • Collections
  • About The Collections
  • Explore the Collections
  • Collections Online Portal
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  • Acquisition Guidelines
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SSSM Pages

Hidden Gems: Glass Plate Negatives

Blog Post: Caring for the George P. Hall & Son Collection

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Brick by Brick

Blog Post: Examining a material that built New York

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Bowne & Co. Notecard Design Challenge

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2021 Halloween Events at the Seaport Museum

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Archtober at the Seaport Museum

Celebrating Architecture in the South Street Seaport

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Inside Thomson & Co.: A 19th Century Landmark Revealed

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Inside Schermerhorn Row: A Tour of the Seaport Museum’s Landmark Buildings

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Walking Tour: Typography and Job Printing in the 19th-Century Seaport

Join us for an in-person walking tour about printing history in NYC

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The Writer and the Wrecking Ball

Blog Post: Architectural elements collected by Joseph Mitchell

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Naming New York Ferries

Blog Post: Looking at some NYC ferries and their namesakes.

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Archaeology in the Seaport

Blog Post: Digging into the past—literally

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Missives from the Past

Blog Post: Summer Interns review their experience in collections

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Opera in Depth

Learn what it takes to create on opera on the deck of a tall ship.

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A Deep Dive for Wavertree

Blog Post: Randive, Inc.'s support the care of historic ships

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Arriving in the Port of New York

Blog Post: US Customs and ocean liner travelers

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Virtual Chantey Backgrounds

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Herman N. Schnittman Collection

Blog Post: An intern’s experience in the archive

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One Printing Press and Three Museums

Blog Post: Deaccessioning as an essential part of museum practice

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Queer Chanteys, Queer sailors

Past Program: Explore the history of queerness in traditional sailing

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Curating Type at Bowne & Co.

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Milverton’s poop deck, ca. 1900

The Ship’s Compass and its Binnacle

Blog Post: An important navigation instrument and its “Little House”

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Seaport Museum Open Days 2020-2021

Wavertree open to visitors for FREE

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Shipping goods across the oceans

Blog Post: A brief history of cargo and container ships in New York

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Jane’s Walk at the Seaport Museum

Join us of a virtual walk through the historic warehouse

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Beyond Titanic: Travel and Immigration in the Era of Ocean Liners

Travel and Immigration in the Era of Ocean Liners

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New Study Highlights Seaport Museum

National Maritime Historical Society Raises Awareness of Seaport Museum

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Recent Acquisition: Captain Högemann’s Book

Blog Post: Dozens of voyages, hundreds of memories

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Campus Renovations

RFQ information for upcoming renovations to multiple Museum spaces

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This Is Women’s Work: Maritime Lives

Past Program: Explore the roles of women in modern maritime careers and sea chanteys.

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Conza Howell’s Silhouettes

Blog Post: How silhouettes helped spotlight artists

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