South Street Seaport Museum
12 Fulton St. (tra Front Str. & South St.), New York, NY 10038
Web
southstreetseaportmuseum.org
Contacts
+1 (212) 748-8600
Opening hours
11:00am-5:00pm (Wednesday-Sunday)
Accessibility
For information on accessibility contact the museum via e-mail:
info@seany.org.
Subway
2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z (Fulton St.);
4, 5, 6 (Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall);
J, Z (Chamber St.);
R, W (City Hall e Cortlandt St.);
2, 3 (Park Place)
Founded in 1967 by Peter and Norma Stanford, this museum recalls 19th century New York and its important role in the development of the United States. The role of the port, the center of the emerging city, which was here on South Street known at the time as Street of Ships, is fundamental.
The museum has a collection of 30,000 objects that include ship models, paintings inspired by marine life as well as drawings, prints, photographs, navigation tools and many historical objects related to trade from the port itself, including those from the fish market, the coffee and tea industry and the letterpress that supported New York’s growth as a financial power.
In 2012, the museum and its surroundings were severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
References
Kenneth T. Jackson, Lisa Keller, Nancy Flood.
The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition. Yale University Press, 2010. p. 1215
South Street Seaport (Wikipedia)
CULTURE AND SOCIETY
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