Staten Island Museum

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Description

Staten Island Museum (officially the Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences) is Staten Island’s oldest cultural institution, and the only remaining general interest museum in New York City.

Founded in 1881 by fourteen of New York City’s first “environmental activists”, the Staten Island Museum houses artifacts and specimens from ancient to contemporary periods. This “mini-Smithsonian” is rich with arts, natural sciences and local history.

The museum’s holdings are formally organized into three main collections: Natural Sciences, Fine Art, and History Archives & Library. The natural science c...

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Address

75 Stuyvesant Pl, Staten Island

New York

Schedule

Monday - Saturday 11 am – 5 pm, Sunday 12 m – 5 pm

Contemporary Latin American art

Exhibition room

The Exhibition Room offers a curated selection of the most compelling voices in contemporary Latin American art. Explore bold proposals, rising talents, and thoughtful curatorial projects.

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