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Founded in 1881, the Staten Island Museum, New York City’s only general interest museum, engages visitors with interdisciplinary exhibitions and educational programs that explore the dynamic connections between natural science, art and history based on its diverse collections. The Museum is dedicated to making its current and future collections broadly accessible for educators, students, researchers and the general public by providing authentic experiences in the field and at the Museum.

05/29/2026

SUMMER SCIENCE with the Staten Island Museum and STEM Matters NYC!

Channel your creative energy into hands-on, minds-on STEM projects, inventions and design challenges. Think like inventors and engineers while participating in workshops focusing on the design process. Campers identify problems, brainstorm ideas, design solutions, build prototypes, test, evaluate and redesign. Explore themes of biodiversity, sustainability and environmental resilience to build, invent, and experiment while engaging in team activities and games that challenge your creativity and spark your imagination.

APPLY NOW! The deadline for applications is Friday, June 5, 2026.

For more information or to apply go to: https://spep.libguides.com/STEMprograms or contact [email protected]

05/20/2026

The Staten Island Museum was honored to host the 5 Boroughs Music Festival last weekend and the amazing Joseph Parrish (Baritone), Margaret Kampmeier (Piano), and Alex Fortes (Violin).

The concert was intimate, moving, and extraordinary. The audience had the opportunity to meet these world class musicians and learn more about the composers Antonin Dvorak and Henry Burleigh.

Thank you to all who attend and to the Five Boroughs Music Festival and Orchestra of St. Luke's.

05/19/2026

The Staten Island Museum was thrilled to participate in last weekend's Bio Blitz. The museum's Director of Natural Science, Colleen Evans, set up in Clove Lakes Park to check out the insect population.

The Bio Blitz was conducted in partnership with New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, Staten Island Zoo, Freshkills Park and The Greenbelt Conservancy.

05/15/2026

Staff field trip for the opening of Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses at the Brooklyn Museum last night.

Staten Island Museum is proud to loan specimens from our natural sciences collection to accompany this stunning exhibition of fashion design inspired by the interconnectedness of nature, alongside objects from American Museum of Natural History and the . Our teams are also collaborating on educational programming. Check out the exhibition from May 16 - Dec 6.

Read about it in - https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/13/iris-van-herpen-brooklyn-museum-preview

05/14/2026

Thank you to Deputy Speaker & Cultural Affairs Chair Dr. Nantasha Williams and the Staten Island Delegation, Majority Whip Kamillah Hanks, Minority Leader David Carr and Councilmember for the 51st District Frank Morano for spending the day touring our incredible cultural institutions here on Staten Island.

The Staten Island Museum was proud to showcase the Staten Island Triennial exhibition, work on ACE Gen - Access, Collaboration and Equity in Genealogy and to talk about our forthcoming STEAM Education Center.

We look forward to working closely together.
Councilmember Nantasha Williams Kamillah Hanks Minority Leader David Carr Frank Morano

05/12/2026

5 BOROUGHS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Orchestra of St. Luke's and Joseph Parrish
Finding an American Voice: Burleigh and Dvořák

Free. Includes museum admission. Registration recommended, walk-ins welcome. 5 Boroughs Music Festival

Orchestra of St. Luke’s, joined by baritone Joseph Parrish, celebrates the friendship between Harry T. Burleigh, the pioneering Black American composer, and Antonín Dvořák, the renowned Czech composer. Their collaboration, rooted in spirituals and folk music, helped shape a distinctly American sound that continues to inspire us today.

For more information or to register visit: https://www.statenislandmuseum.org/event/5-boroughs-music-festival/

05/09/2026

The Staten Island Museum is deeply grateful to everyone who came out last night to our annual gala. Thank you to our amazing honorees Jack Turner and Molly Barton, and Kills Boro Brewing Company, to our supportive politicians, our trustees, gala committee, members, donors, and friends. You make such events successful and fun.

Read and see more in this wonderful article for the Staten Island Advance by Gracelyn F. Santos - https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2026/05/staten-island-museum-gala-honors-kills-boro-brewing-nonnas-filmmakers.html

Stay tuned for many more red carpet and event photos! Enjoy a sneak peek, photos by Shani Mitchell.

05/05/2026

The Staten Island Museum will be closed Wednesday through Friday May 6 - 8, 2026 for maintenance. The museum will be open again Saturday and Sunday May 9 - 10, 2026 with limited access.

Visit at the weekend and see the stunning new exhibition Here You Are: Staten Island Triennial! FREE Admission Saturday and Sunday.

Address

1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A
Staten Island, NY
10301

Telephone

+17187271135

Website

http://www.statenislandmuseum.org/

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