Pioneer Chart Work August 2014 Education
SEAPORT SCAVENGER HUNT

Go through the various stations set throughout the district and learn the how and why of the Seaport. Toss a line, pull a print, and find the hidden clues. Complete all seven stations and receive a unique prize!
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON PIER 16

Explore navigational tools like charts, compasses, and more and learn how sailors find their way, meet the buoyancy challenge, and observe some of the smaller creatures that make New York Harbor a living estuary habitat.
MOBILE PRINT SHOP

Bowne Printers will demonstrate why job printing rose to prominence in the 19th century at its Mobile Printshop. A printer will operate a tabletop Kelsey press and print delightful giveaways to visitors and passersby.

LIVE MUSIC FROM THE LOBBYISTS

The Lobbyists, will preview 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).

 

Join in on the shanties on Pier 16! 

 
SEAPORT STORY-WALL

Children of all ages - and adults! - are invited to paint a mural to show what a Seaport means to them,

get inked up like a real sailor with [temporary] tattoos and test your skills throwing lines to try and lasso our bollard at the Visitors Center at 12 Fulton Street.

 

 
DOCENT LEAD TOURS

Known as the "Street of Ships," New York's South Street was a flurry of commercial activity by the mid?19th?-century. The trade represented by the ships that called upon her port and an increase in size and scope of the district as a major commercial hub.  Join us for special docent lead tours to learn more about South Street's Waterfront World.

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