News and Events

For more information about any of our events, please contact our Program Director. 

New Exhibition Opening!

The Atelier of Wichita Bill

Reception on Sunday, March 7th

2 to 5 PM

The museum will open a new exhibition about John “Wichita Bill” Noble (1874-1934) on Sunday, March 7, at a reception from two until five PM.  “Wichita Bill,” John A. Noble’s father, is the renowned American Romantic painter born in Kansas in 1874, who traveled and studied in Europe at the turn of the last century, settled for several years in Provincetown , Massachusetts , and eventually made his home in New York City , where he died in 1934. The exhibition recreates his studio in Brittany, France in around 1910.  It includes a several paintings and unfinished works done at the time, work that has not been exhibited in 100 years or more, and sketches, studies, and photographs Noble used to create his paintings.  The museum restored the oil painting, Ile de Batz, expressly for the exhibition. Many of the accoutrements of the studio are original and include Wichita Bill’s easel, sculpture stand, desk, and various artifacts, such as his palette and his wife’s painted ceramic vases. 

Creative Writing

With George Hopkins

6-week session starts soon! Tuesday afternoons, from 2-4 pm. March 16th-April 27th. $120 for the session, members receive a $25 discount. For more information please call (718) 447-6490.

Navigate Your Brainwaves

Artists' Book Workshop for Adults

With Nelleke Nix

Artists’ books are works of art realized in the form of a book. They are often published in small editions, though sometimes they are produced as one-of-a-kind objects referred to as “uniques.” Internationally reknowned artist, Nelleke Nix will lead a workshop on making artists’ books, and participants will experiment with a wide variety of techniques and materials including altered books, scrolls, concertinas, boxed and bound formats. Nelleke will also demonstrate different kinds of binding options such as Dutch pamphlet binding, album binding, and found object binding. 

Friday, June 4th 

Visit the Brooklyn Museum’s archives to see their 2 to 4 pm collection of artists’ books.

Saturday, June 5th 

Workshop I at the Noble Maritime Collection
10 am to 1 pm Introduction to materials and techniques

Wednesday, June 9th 

Workshop II at the Noble Maritime Collection
7 to 9 pm Binding techniques

Saturday, June 12th 

Workshop III at the Noble Maritime Collection

10 am to 1 pm  Advanced techniques

$150 for the four-session workshop. For more information or to register,  please call (718) 447-6490.

Download the pdf flyer and registration form here.

Audio Guides

Sponsored by the Staten Island Foundation. Explore the collection using our new guided audio tour.  Handsets are available and are free of charge with museum admission. 

Ongoing Events:

Helluva Choir!

Join us Thursdays, from 1:30-3:30 for a Helluva Choir.  This is a free program and open to anyone who likes to sing, regardless of talent or ability.   
Led by Dr. Carolyn Clark.

CloseKnit

Join us on the first Thursday of each month from 2 to 4 pm,  to knit scarves and hats for needy mariners.  Materials, refreshments, and good company provided free of charge.  

© The Noble Maritime Collection, 2008