I wouldn't recommend this museum, but it is close to the ferry, and doesn't take much time to explore.
Place the kids love!!! However if they put money in to make it better it would offer so so much more!!! Everyone complain that it nedds updating!!!
The Staten Island Museum is one of NYC's hidden gems. The museum's collection is eclectic and contains important art and artifacts. It has a large collection of natural science objects, including a major entomology collection, an art collection which spans centuries, and a history collection/archives. The original museum is on Stuyvesant Place near the Staten Island Ferry. The "new" museum is on the grounds of Snug Harbor Cultural Center. It is beautiful. There are a number of galleries, including contemporary art, painting (which includes Hudson River School painter Cropsey), and a delightful Treasure Box gallery. The Treasure Box contains varied objects and art from the museum's collection. It is so cool. There is also a history display, which includes wall panels showing the progression of Staten Island from farmland to city. It is located in the auditorium, where programming such as lectures, performances, and literary programming takes place. There is fun programming at the museum, too, for adults and children. I can't say enough about this museum. It is handicapped accessible via side entrance, a short bus ride (S40) from the Staten Island Ferry.
The Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor was very nice. Snug Harbor is the perfect setting for it. The exhibits were well done and interesting. The renovations to the buildings was done in very good taste. There was plenty to see. My one knock was this. I, along with other people there, were disappointed that periods from basically 1940 on weren't there. Most exhibits were from early America. That's ok, but people want to be able to relate to their youth. There should be large section dedicated to the nineteen hundreds on. The staff was very pleasant and helpful...
Small museum, exhibits were of poor quality, not very informative, and in the case of their Staten Island Ferry exhibit, out of date. There are only about 4 spaces for exhibits. When I visited the top floor was filled with contemporary modern art portraits that had nothing to do with Staten Island or even New York. The basement was a very basic over view of the native american times of Staten Island, without having much detail. The basement didn't appear to have been updated for quite some time as well.
Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Interesting and informative exhibitions. The free Tai Chi class was an unexpected awesome surprise.
I did enjoy some of the rock and insect collections, however they seemed like a product of 1930s museum culture.
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