Mar
15
2:00 PM14:00

Ginger Sea 'Neath the Celtic Moon

Image: Keri Sheheen

Join the Staten Island Children's Museum and the Noble Maritime Collection Saturday, March 15th for joint programs highlighting the arts and culture of Ireland!

Start at the Noble Maritime Collection from 2:00 to 4:00 PM for a book-signing to celebrate the publication of Ginger Sea 'Neath the Celtic Moon, which tells the story of Nan, a seafarer, who teaches her grandchild Wred about boat-building and songwriting on the remote Irish isle of Oilean Amhran, or Island of the Songs. Author and musician Bob Wright will entertain audiences of all ages with his guitar and passages from the book, and artist Keri Sheheen will discuss her creative process and the influences on her illustrations.

Afterward, walk over to the Staten Island Children's Museum for a dance performance and workshop from 4:00 to 4:50 PM. Watch former North American Irish Dance Champion Dawn Daniels perform traditional reels and demonstrate musical instruments such as the pixie harp and bodhrán, then jump to your feet for a jig lesson and finish with an Irish dance party!

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Mar
15
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Mar
16
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Mar
22
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Mar
29
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Apr
3
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Apr
5
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Apr
12
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Apr
19
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Apr
20
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Apr
26
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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May
1
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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May
3
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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May
10
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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May
17
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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May
18
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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May
24
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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May
31
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Jun
5
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Jun
7
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Jun
14
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Jun
15
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Jun
21
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Jun
28
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Jul
3
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Jul
20
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Aug
7
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Aug
17
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Sep
4
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

  • The Noble Maritime Collection (map)
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CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Sep
21
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Oct
2
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

  • The Noble Maritime Collection (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Oct
19
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Nov
6
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

  • The Noble Maritime Collection (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Nov
16
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Dec
4
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

  • The Noble Maritime Collection (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Dec
21
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Mar
11
7:00 PM19:00

Concert: Téada, Live in Staten Island

PHOTO: Damien Stenson

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 7 PM, the Noble Maritime Collection will host Irish band Téada for their only New York City date on their upcoming tour of the United States.  Tickets for this intimate performance at the museum are $30 each and can be purchased by clicking the button below.

Téada (meaning "strings" in the Irish language) revels in the vibrant traditional music of their native Ireland.  The band was founded in 2001 by Sligo fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada and along with button accordion player Paul Finn, they're joined by Damien Stenson on flute, Seán Mc Elwain on guitar, and Tristan Rosenstock on bodhrán.

Téada's textural arrangements, charged with a vibrant energy, play up the structural intricacies of Irish traditional tunes passed down through generations. The Irish Times has praised the band for "keeping the traditional flag flying at full mast."

Téada captures the rawness and individuality of the solo artist within a modern group context. The band has headlined major music festivals throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Russia, Israel and Australia. 


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Mar
8
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Mar
6
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Mar
2
1:00 PM13:00

Lecture: The Voices of Diaspora: Exploring Irish Immigration

The Departure Of Irish Emigrants For America, Circa 1880; Courtesy of Dr. Stack

The Noble Maritime Collection welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Stack, Executive Director of the American Irish Historical Society, as part of the The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art's The Voices of Diaspora program series. The scholarly consensus is that approximately one million people died of Irish famine-related causes between 1846 and 1851. Dr. Stack will discuss conditions leading up to the failure of the potato crops and why that had devastating consequences for some of the population of Ireland. She will examine the response of the British government and the landlords, and recount testimonies from eyewitnesses. American charity in Ireland, the mass migration, and life on the so-called coffin ships as they crossed the Atlantic Ocean will also be covered.

Elizabeth Stack, PhD, is the Executive Director of the American Irish Historical Society in New York City. She was previously the executive director of the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany, NY and before that she taught Irish and Irish American History and was an Associate Director at Fordham University’s Institute of Irish Studies. She completed her PhD at Fordham, writing about Irish and German immigrants in New York at the turn of the twentieth century. She has a master’s degree in Anglo-Irish Relations in the 20th Century from University College Dublin in Ireland. From Listowel in County Kerry, Elizabeth sees a huge connection between her own experience as an immigrant, and the important mission of the Society to preserve and share Irish contributions to American history. Dr. Stack commented, “Major areas of interaction between Ireland and America have included diplomacy, economy, education, nationalism, tourism, culture, philanthropy, and the free flow of capital. However, immigration has given the most significant and lasting link. We explore all these topics in the Society.”

This event is FREE with museum admission.

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Mar
1
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Feb
22
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Feb
16
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Feb
15
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Feb
9
1:00 PM13:00

Lecture: The Art of Waiting: Snug Harbor’s Historic Graffiti and Sailor Identity

PHOTO: Ewan Shannon, chalk drawing in a hidden corner of a residence attic, 2024

Littered throughout the many buildings of Snug Harbor’s extensive campus, hundreds of pieces of graffiti left behind by former residents speak to us through time. These graffiti are not merely examples of rebellious artwork, but archives and information networks—each representing an identity preserved in a moment of creation. In this engaging lecture, Ewan Shannon will share his photographs of Snug Harbor’s idiosyncratic nautical graffiti and present the early findings of his digital preservation project. The talk will explore how the Snugs, who fraternally referred to one another as Captain regardless of rank while at sea, marked their innermost thoughts on the quiet corners of this venerable institution over a century ago.

Ewan Shannon is a historical archaeologist from Staten Island, New York. He received his bachelor's in archaeology and anthropology from the University of Rochester, and an MA from The New School for Social Research. When not performing cultural resource management in the U.S., Shannon is a site supervisor for the Smith's Island Archaeology Project in Bermuda, a multidisciplinary effort in collaboration with the Bermuda National Trust, Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, and Bermuda Government to recover the past of ALL Bermudians within a global context.

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Feb
8
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Feb
6
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

  • The Noble Maritime Collection (map)
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CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Feb
1
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Jan
26
1:00 PM13:00

Lecture: Shipwrecks, Coins, and Controversies

J. Childs, The Sinking of the Central America,1857
Wikimedia Commons, National Maritime Museum, London

Shipwrecks and the gold and silver coins they often contain have long been the objects of fascination and adventurous quests. This lecture by Dr. Peter van Alfen explores the development of search and excavation techniques that have led to the discovery of important wrecks and amazing finds, but also the legal, archaeological, and ethical problems that bringing coins and other artifacts to the surface entails. Among the wrecks that will be discussed is the S.S. Central America, the famed “ship of gold” that sank in 1857 on its way to New York City, a vessel that also had Staten Island connections.

Peter van Alfen is Chief Curator at the American Numismatic Society and is a graduate of the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University. He has participated in shipwreck surveys and excavations with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.

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Jan
25
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Jan
19
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions CANCELED DUE TO SNOW

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Jan
18
2:00 PM14:00

Snug Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Jan
11
2:00 PM14:00

Noble Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Jan
4
2:00 PM14:00

Noble Storytime

Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea! Listen to staff favorites or help choose from a treasure-chest of books to hear different stories every week! Families are encouraged to come early or stay after to look at art and model ships in the galleries and color and play games in the classrooms.

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Jan
2
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

  • The Noble Maritime Collection (map)
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CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Dec
15
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Dec
8
11:00 AM11:00

Culture Shop Day 2

Culture Shop the museum's annual holiday market, returns for the first time as a two day event on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday December 8, 2024 from 11 AM to 4 PM! Over two dozen local artists and craftspeople will once again offer an array of unique gifts including fine art and prints, note cards and bookmarks, handmade candles and soap, pottery, jewelry, textiles, and more!

Vendors include: August Moon Jewelry, Omar K. Aviles, Bee Baa Art Jewelry, Nancy and Chris Benbow, Irma Bohorquez-Geisler, Pamela Calstein, Laura Del Prete, Elysian Earth Jewelry, Elle Finn, Fundaroma Candle, Erika Hamburg, Hey, Dollface!, Island Art Center, Linda Klein, Patricia Landi, Diane Matyas*, Jeff Meyer, Robert Padovano, Donna Pagano, Janice Patrignani, PJC Guitar Pick Jewelry & Gifts, Sage Reynolds,
Linda Rossi/Sunset Hill Designs, Patricia Salmon*, Fiona Tedds/The Fiona Special, Tick & Tin, Ann-Marie Wold, Bob Wright, and Sarah Yuster.

*These vendors are only participating on Saturday.

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Dec
7
11:00 AM11:00

Culture Shop Day 1

Culture Shop the museum's annual holiday market, returns for the first time as a two-day event on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday December 8, 2024 from 11 AM to 4 PM! Over two dozen local artists and craftspeople will once again offer an array of unique gifts including fine art and prints, note cards and bookmarks, handmade candles and soap, pottery, jewelry, textiles, and more!

Live holiday music at 2 PM on Saturday!

Vendors include: August Moon Jewelry, Omar K. Aviles, Bee Baa Art Jewelry, Nancy and Chris Benbow, Irma Bohorquez-Geisler, Pamela Calstein, Laura Del Prete, Elysian Earth Jewelry, Elle Finn, Fundaroma Candle, Erika Hamburg, Hey, Dollface!, Island Art Center, Linda Klein, Patricia Landi, Diane Matyas*, Jeff Meyer, Robert Padovano, Donna Pagano, Janice Patrignani, PJC Guitar Pick Jewelry & Gifts, Sage Reynolds,
Linda Rossi/Sunset Hill Designs, Patricia Salmon*, Fiona Tedds/The Fiona Special, Tick & Tin, Ann-Marie Wold, Bob Wright, and Sarah Yuster.

*These vendors are only participating on Saturday.

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Dec
5
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

  • The Noble Maritime Collection (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Nov
24
3:00 PM15:00

Viva Voce String Quartet

Join us this Sunday, November 24 at 3 PM for a concert performed by the Viva Voce String Quartet. The program will feature music by Mozart with Susan Olsen Maren and Annelie Fahlstedht on violins, Lucy Corwin on viola, and Madeline Schneider on cello with special guest James Corwin on clarinet.

The concert is dedicated to Staten Island musician and chamber music presenter Georgiana Di Mauro who passed away earlier this year at age 95. All of the players in the concert were formerly members of Georgiana's SI Chamber Music Players. Free with museum donation.

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Nov
17
7:00 PM19:00

Concert: Ginger Sea ‘Neath The Celtic Moon

Join us on Sunday, November 17 at 7 PM for Ginger Sea: ‘Neath the Celtic Moon, a presentation of songs and readings written by Bob Wright. This concert will feature songs from Wright’s latest project, Ginger Sea ‘Neath The Celtic Moon. The book is about music, boat building, and red hair set on an island off the west coast of Ireland. Illustrated by Keri Sheheen, the book and songs from the story are available for purchase.

This project was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and the sponsorship of Citylore.

Admission is by donation and all proceeds benefit the museum.

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Nov
17
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Nov
15
6:30 PM18:30

The 36th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction

The 36th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction will be held at the museum on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM and online via LiveAuctioneers.

The Noble Maritime Collection's annual art auction is a Staten Island tradition. Year in and year out, work in the auction—all of which is donated by artists and art collectors—comprises an exceptional array of artistic mastery. It is the museum’s premier fundraising event with proceeds supporting exhibitions and programs for students and the broader public.

The auction preview exhibition will be on view at the museum and online beginning October 17, 2024.

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Nov
7
2:00 PM14:00

CloseKnit

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CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

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Oct
20
2:00 PM14:00

Sea Shanty Sessions

Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program is really gaining in popularity and offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting. The sessions are free and family friendly, and you are encouraged to sing along if the mood strikes you! If you can't make it this weekend, we hold a session on the third Sunday of every month.

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Oct
8
6:00 PM18:00

Towards Resilience: Climate Change & Coastal Communities

We are pleased to be hosting one of The New York Community Trust's free centennial events on Tuesday, October 8 from 6 to 8 PM. Towards Resilience: Climate Change & Coastal Communities will be a panel discussion followed by a reception.

Below is information from the New York Community Trust about this event.


To celebrate our 100th anniversary and to celebrate you—the incredible communities we’ve partnered with over the past 100 years—we’re thrilled to invite you to a panel discussion on Staten Island about climate change.

With every major storm, heat wave, and air quality alert, the effects of climate change become more apparent in our daily lives.

Most coastal communities, and the ecosystems they depend upon, are already coping with the negative impacts of human-driven climate change, including rising seas, more powerful storms, and more frequent and intense precipitation. Dealing with a hotter, wetter world will require new thinking and innovative solutions at every level of governance, from the hyperlocal to the global.

Join us for a conversation with nonprofit, environmental, and community leaders about how we can help protect New York’s coastal communities and ecosystems and support promising new efforts throughout our region.

A festive reception will follow, with light bites, drinks, and the opportunity to share your vision for our region’s next century.

This venue is wheelchair accessible and ASL interpretation will be provided.

Speakers include:

  • Sophia Li, Journalist, Climate Activist, UN Human Rights Champion

  • Sarah Charlop-Powers, Executive Director, Natural Areas Conservancy

  • Buffy Redsecker, President, SunLight Time Foundation; Trust Donor

  • Renae Reynolds, Executive Director, Tri-State Transportation Campaign

  • Bruce Holley, Senior Managing Director, Accenture; Trust Board Member

  • Amy Freitag, President, The New York Community Trust

  • Arturo Garcia-Costas, Senior Program Officer, The New York Community Trust

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