South Street Seaport Museum’s Opening Day

Thursday, May 21, 2015
12:30 – 1:30PM

South Street Seaport Museum

“Opening Day at Pier 16”

More than Doubled Active Membership at Pier 16 on April 25, 2015

New York – On April 25, Council Member Margaret Chin and other local officials joined the South Street Seaport Museum to kick off a new season of programming on the institution’s historic vessels. The all-day event drew several thousand visitors to the Seaport and more than doubled active membership for the South Street Seaport Museum. Opening Day at Pier 16 included a range of free and family-friendly activities and tours.

Opening Day at Pier 16

City Council Member Margaret Chin rang in the new season on the lightship Ambrose’s bell during a ceremony on Pier 16.

The day included arts & crafts, a Seaport scavenger hunt, historic ships, tours, and live music! At Pier 16, hands-on educational programs included learning about sailors’ navigation, observations of some of the creatures that make New York Harbor a living estuary habitat, and conduction of a buoyancy test of boats made out of clay. Attendees watched the “uprigging” of the schooner Lettie G. Howard in preparation for the spring season. The public observed and asked questions about the process of rigging a traditionally rigged fishing schooner built in 1893. At the 12 Fulton St. Visitors Center, children of all ages - and adults! ­ painted a mural of images related to Opening Day at the Seaport on the new Seaport Storywall. Opening Day featured live musical performances on Pier 16 including The Lobbyists, performers in the upcoming concert/play Seawife, presented by Naked Angels in partnership with South Street Seaport Museum (coming to Melville Gallery on Water Street in June 2015).

$1 Memberships

The Seaport Museum offered a special deal for opening day: new membership for $1!

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Michelle Tabnick Communications

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