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
18
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
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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Jan
25
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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Feb
1
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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Feb
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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Feb
8
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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Feb
15
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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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
22
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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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)
  • 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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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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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)
  • 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
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

  • 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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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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Oct
3
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
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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Sep
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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Aug
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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Aug
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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Jul
28
12:30 PM12:30

Lecture: Part 4 of 4 - Unplanned Chaos & Disorder: No Maps, No Roads, No Sewers, No School?

PHOTO by Bill Higgins

The Noble Maritime Collection is excited to present a four-part lecture series by Patricia M. Salmon called The Bridge and Staten Island: Unplanned Chaos and Disorder about the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in 1964. Admission is by donation, and visitors may attend one, a few, or all four parts of the series.

Join us for the final part of this series on Sunday, July 28 at 12:30 PM. Staten Island was changed and it was changing overnight. Sewers, utilities, schools, roadways, public transportation and more had not been prepared for the onslaught of new residents who began arriving on the island once “The Bridge” was opened. Houses were bought as quickly as they were built. Schools were scrambling to find seats for students. The antiquated sewer system of Staten Island could not handle the overload. How did the politicians respond? What planning had been put into place? Who were the allies or adversaries of development? Who sought to make a meaningful plan for Staten Island development? We will wrap up this series with a look at how the events of the 1960s affected Staten Island through the following decades and beyond.

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Jul
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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Jul
21
12:30 PM12:30

Lecture: Part 3 of 4 - Brooklyn Speaks, The Bridge Is Built, and Staten Island Natives Respond

PHOTO by Bill Higgins

The Noble Maritime Collection is excited to present a four-part lecture series by Patricia M. Salmon called The Bridge and Staten Island: Unplanned Chaos and Disorder about the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in 1964. Admission is by donation, and visitors may attend one, a few, or all four parts of the series.

Join us for Part 3 on Sunday, July 21 at 12:30 PM. We will take a look at Brooklyn residents' fight to prevent the bridge and how Staten Islanders at first welcomed the changes they believed would result from its construction. We will also take an in-depth look at the building of “The Bridge,” the men who worked on “The Bridge,” and the men who died during its construction. Meanwhile what was happening to the borough as opening day approached? How would neighborhoods, retail businesses, school kids, and more be affected. Staten Island residents soon realized their lives would never be the same…

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Jun
30
12:30 PM12:30

Lecture: Part 2 of 4 -“God might have made a more beautiful place than Staten Island, but He didn’t"

PHOTO by Bill Higgins

The Noble Maritime Collection is excited to present a four-part lecture series by Patricia M. Salmon called The Bridge and Staten Island: Unplanned Chaos and Disorder about the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in 1964. Admission is by donation, and visitors may attend one, a few, or all four parts of the series.

Join us for Part 2 on Sunday, June 30 at 12:30 PM. Why was Staten Island of such interest to so many? Not only speculators and realtors, but also to residents of the other boroughs, immigrants, laborers, businessmen and a variety of institutions. And why not--land was plentiful and inexpensive, while blue collars jobs were there for the asking. Advertisements heralded open space, farmland, ferry service, churches, schools, roads, lack of crime, scenery, beaches, bridges to New Jersey, subways to other boroughs and more… Meanwhile New York City’s Master Planner Robert Moses was developing major strategies for connecting the five boroughs with the surrounding areas that would ultimately link New York City to the rest of the country and the United States interstate highway system. The Staten Island Expressway and The Narrows Bridge were two of the last pieces of his puzzle. We will discuss Robert Moses’ plans—what he wanted, how he got it and the first changes that arrived in Staten Island.

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Jun
23
12:30 PM12:30

Lecture: Part 1 of 4 - Before the Bridge: Ripe for the Pickings by Patricia M. Salmon

PHOTO by Bill Higgins

The Noble Maritime Collection is excited to present a four-part lecture series by Patricia M. Salmon called The Bridge and Staten Island: Unplanned Chaos and Disorder about the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in 1964. Admission is by donation, and visitors may attend one, a few, or all four parts of the series.

Join us for Part 1 on Sunday, June 23 at 12:30 PM. Since its earliest days Staten Island was a farming community. Just like the farmers, those in power knew that the earth beneath their feet was truly the Island’s greatest resource. After consolidation in 1898, improvements were seen in transportation (including ferry service), utilities and public services. A spurt in civic building took place at Saint George making it the municipal hub of the awakening borough. New fire, police and road departments were also developed, as were a few modern schools. All of these enhancements were heralded in the media by realtors, bankers, politicians and others. This led to a real estate boom and increases in population. The roaring ‘20s saw the borough on the precipice of grand development but the massive depression that followed halted most plans for advancements. This laid the groundwork for the disorder and chaos that occurred on Staten Island forty years later.

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Jun
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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Jun
9
2:00 PM14:00

Outbursts from the Seventh Decade, poetry reading by Carol Chapman

Join us on Sunday, June 9 at 2 PM for a FREE reading by Carol Chapman of poems from her new publication, Outbursts from the Seventh Decade. Mrs. Chapman’s poetry is fueled by the fears and emotions that weigh on us during turbulence, upheaval, and even moments of tranquility when suppressed thoughts surface. She will be reading her poem written especially for the event inspired by the museum’s namesake entitled "Walking with John Noble."

Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Carol Chapman hails from New York City where she taught high school English and a Humanities course in an Outreach Program for Kingsborough Community College. She spent 20 years at MoMA in the Education Department before moving to Visitor Services. Additionally, she graduated from New Dorp High School on Staten Island and taught there for 34 years.  Mrs. Chapman is also a graduate of Wagner College.  

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Jun
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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Jun
2
1:00 PM13:00

Lecture: Ships, Shipwrecks, and Art in the Age of Dutch New York

Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633–1707), Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea, oil on canvas, c. 1655

Join us on Sunday, June 2 at 1 PM for Ships, Shipwrecks, and Art in the Age of Dutch New York, a FREE lecture by Dr. Peter van Alfen.

Following Henry Hudson’s famed voyage in 1609 up the River that now bears his name, the establishment of the Dutch West India Company in 1621, and the settlement of New Amsterdam in Manhattan and other colonies, Dutch ships frequently crisscrossed the Atlantic in search of profit and Spanish booty. Shipbuilding and seafaring technologies rapidly advanced as well with the Dutch introducing new cargo and warship types that for a while were superior to those of other European powers. As seafaring and ship types developed so too did a new Dutch specialty in painting and printmaking: marine art.

Only a handful of 17th century prints exist that illustrate New Amsterdam and ships moored nearby. Nevertheless, in this talk we’ll explore ship developments, including evidence from shipwrecks, and the rich world of 17th century marine art to better understand the vessels that once anchored in our harbor and the ways that artists depicted them.

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May
30
6:00 PM18:00

The Sea, the City, and the Golden Hour: Impressionist Maritime and Urban Landscapes by Robert Padovano

Join us on Thursday, May 30 at 6 PM for the opening of the new exhibition The Sea, the City, and the Golden Hour: Impressionist Maritime and Urban Landscapes by Robert Padovano. Each painting will focus on the impact the light at golden hour has on the waterways and infrastructure of New York City. This exhibition will be on view in the museum's library and run through September 1.

Join us on Thursday, May 30 from 6 to 8 PM for the exhibition opening of The Sea, the City, and the Golden Hour: Impressionist Maritime and Urban Landscapes by Robert Padovano.


This exhibition was made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; and by a grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation.

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May
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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May
18
2:00 PM14:00

Lecture: Left for Dead

Join us on Saturday, May 18 at 2 PM for Left for Dead, a lecture by Eric Jay Dolin based on his book of the same name. In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin—“one of today’s finest writers about ships and the sea” (American Heritage)—tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of 1812.

Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans, including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard, abandoned in the barren, windswept, and inhospitable Falklands for a year and a half. With deft narrative skill and unequaled knowledge of the very pith of the seafaring life, Dolin describes in vivid and harrowing detail the increasingly desperate existence of the castaways during their eighteen-month ordeal—an all-too-common fate in the Great Age of Sail.

A tale of intriguing complexity, with surprising twists and turns throughout—involving greed, lying, bullying, a hostile takeover, stellar leadership, ingenuity, severe privation, endurance, banishment, the great value of a dog, the birth of a baby, a perilous thousand-mile open-ocean journey in a seventeen-foot boat, an improbable rescue mission, and legal battles over a dubious and disgraceful wartime prize— Left for Dead shows individuals in wartime under great duress acting both nobly and atrociously, and offers a unique perspective on a pivotal era in American maritime history.

Books will be for sale. CLICK HERE to let us know that you will attend this FREE event.

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