Museus e locais históricos de Staten Island
Publicado 10/06/2020
Dispersos sobre o bairro estão locais de grande importância cultural e histórica. Visite esses sites para saber mais sobre arte, fotografia, herança afro-americana e muito mais.
1
Alice Austen House
1
2 Hylan Blvd.
Clear Comfort, as Austen's home was known, honors Staten Island photographer Alice Austen, who captured more than 7,000 photographs of NYC and its immigrants, and broke boundaries by documenting intimate relationships between Victorian women. See exhibits at the house museum.
2
National Lighthouse Museum
2
200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point
Find out everything you ever wanted to know about the history and technology of the nation’s lighthouses.
3
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
While the museum has opened for weekends, it also has an outdoor exhibit component that can be seen during the week.
4
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
4
338 Lighthouse Ave.
Located near Historic Richmond Town, the museum showcases the culture and art of Tibet and the Himalayas. Visitors can expect to see a rare collection of sacred artifacts.
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Historic Richmond Town
5
441 Clarke Ave.
Open for guided walking tours on weekends, Historic Richmond Town preserves the ways of the past through its interpretive museum, colonial-era buildings and tradespeople.
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Sandy Ground Historical Society Museum
6
1538 Woodrow Rd.
[Note: The museum is temporarily closed; call before visiting.] History can be found at the Sandy Ground museum, which preserves the legacy of the oldest continuously inhabited free Black settlement in the United States. The museum offers guided tours, exhibits and lectures.