Last Chance! This is the final week to Magicicada by Jennifer Angus - an immersive environment full of exquisite and ornamental patterns and imaginative vignettes, unexpectedly created with hundreds of preserved insects.
Don't miss out!
Join artist Jennifer Angus for a Gallery Talk and Closing Reception on Sunday, May 22!
https://www.statenislandmuseum.org/event/magicicadaclosing/
Shhhh Do you hear that? Listen to what the earth sounds like beneath our feet with artist Nikki Lindt tomorrow at our Earth Day Celebration: Seeds and Soil! (Register ahead/walk-ins welcome!)
Magicicada by Jennifer Angus is on view now.
An immersive environment to discover, full of exquisite and ornamental patterns and imaginative vignettes, unexpectedly created with hundreds of preserved insects.
On view now through May 22, 2022.
Friday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm
It may not feel like it yet, but summer is almost here!
Registration for Earth Camp: Outdoor Adventures and Nature Explorations is now open: https://www.statenislandmuseum.org/education/camps/
Monday – Friday, July 11 – 22, 2022
9am – 3pm
$500 Members/$550 Non-Members
Register before May 15 to receive a 10% discount!
For campers 8-13.
Need a last minute gift for your favorite Staten Islander? We've got you covered!
Staten Island Ferry Ornament, Staten Island Neighborhoods Poster, Arcadia Neighborhood Books!
The museum store is open Friday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm!
#ShopLocal #Celebrate140
On View Now!
Artist Jennifer Angus presents Magicicada, taking inspiration from the museum’s collection of cicadas – one of the world’s largest. Angus has created an immersive environment to discover, full of exquisite and ornamental patterns and imaginative vignettes, unexpectedly created with hundreds of preserved insects.
Museum Hours: Friday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm
140th Anniversary Greeting from Janice Monger, Staten Island Museum President & CEO
On this day 140 years ago, November 12, 1881, a group of young naturalists came together to formally meet for the first time with the idea to preserve the natural history of Staten Island.
We are thrilled to celebrate the Staten Island Museum’s 140th Anniversary! We are grateful to the founders for acting on their love for Staten Island and their instincts to preserve specimens. Now, 140 years later, the current museum staff and Board of Trustees are building upon that legacy and pursuing what it means to be a 21st century museum and New York City’s only remaining cultural institution with collections that span history, art and natural science.
Have you seen Jennifer Angus: Magicicada yet?
This magical world is not to be missed!
Gallery Hours: Friday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm.
Link in bio to learn more.
#theunexpectedborough #nycculture #statenislandmuseum
Governor Kathy Hochul, Passing the Torch: Women Who Lead
Today, 101 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, Kathy Hochul has become New York State’s first female Governor.
In marking the women’s suffrage centennial, then Lt. Governor Hochul graciously participated in the museum’s film, Passing the Torch: Women Who Lead. Take a look at what she had to say about her first voting experience and her dedication to public service.
Thank you for leading the way, Governor Kathy Hochul.
You've heard the sound ... now find out how they made it!
Saturday, July 17, 2pm - 3pm
Free with Museum Admission
Registration is not required for this event
Science Talk: Brood X Sounding Off explores all things cicadas with Director of Natural Science, Colleen Evans.
Thanks to our friend Liz McCarthy for this video of the front five at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden (including our museum - all the way on the right, The Noble Maritime Collection second from the left and the Newhouse Gallery at the center) from LEGOLAND New York! We are honored to be “lego-ed.”
Do you know what that sound is?
It's Brood X!
During their time in the sun, it is only the male cicadas that “sing.” They have a specialized organ, called a tymbal, which creates their characteristic rattling sounds. These sounds are often specific to a species and can be used to tell them apart.
Hunt for Brood X Cicadas
Colleen Evans, Director of Natural Sciences at the Staten Island Museum hunts for the emerging Brood X Cicadas in Princeton, NJ along with Joseph Yoon (Brooklyn Bugs) and artist Jennifer Angus.
These insects spend most of their lives underground as nymphs and after thirteen or seventeen years, depending on the species, they dig their way out, emerge into their adult form and spend several weeks chorusing, mating and laying eggs, before dying and letting the next generation continue the cycle.
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