Below features a selection of news articles featuring the Children’s Museum.
All members of the media should contact Jennifer Dudley jdudley@sichildrensmuseum.org or call 718-273-2060 ext. 150 (please be sure to include your media outlet, nature of your query, and daytime telephone number).
Recent News Articles
2025 News Articles
Restaurant gems hiding in plain sight on Staten Island
SILive.com, Posted June 1, 2025
2025 Power Players in Arts & Culture
PoliticsNY.com, Posted May 27, 2025
Staten Island Children’s Museum welcomes military families through Blue Star Museums initiative
SILive.com, Posted May 17, 2025
Staten Island Family Fun this Weekend
SILive.com, Posted March 13, 2025
The Staten Island Children’s Museum is Back and Better Than Ever
SI Parent, Posted January 29, 2025
Staten Island Children’s Museum reopens with a February full of fun: Mid-Winter Fun Camp
SILive.com, Posted January 25, 2025
2024 News Articles
Time Out New York Kids, Posted November 30, 2024
SILive.com, Posted November 29, 2024
Preparing for emergencies, family style, at the Staten Island Children’s Museum
SILive.com, Posted September 8, 2024
Best Children’s Museums in New York City (that kids will love)
New York Family, Posted August 20, 2024
Two appointed to board of trustees of Staten Island Children’s Museum
SILive.com, Posted August 5, 2024
NYC cultural institutions receive $53M ‘historic investment’
SILive.com, Posted July 10, 2024
Summer Fun At The Staten Island Children’s Museum
SI Parent, Posted June 25, 2024
Looking for family fun for February? Try the Staten Island Children’s Museum
SILive.com, Posted February 3, 2024
2023 News Articles
Best Museums for Kids in NYC: Children’s Museums and Family-Friendly Museums in NYC
Mommy Poppins, Posted December 14, 2023
Staten Island Children’s Museum hosting several holiday festivities
Staten Island Advance, Posted December 9, 2023
Staten Island Children’s Museum to offer indoor adventures and festive fun for families
Broadway World, Posted December 8, 2023
Staten Island Children’s Museum Opens New Sensory Space
Staten Island Parent, Published November 2023
Your guide to upcoming family-friendly activities on Staten Island
Staten Island Advance, Posted November 23, 2023
8 family-friendly things to do this weekend on Staten Island in celebration of Halloween
Staten Island Advance, Posted October 26, 2023
The Mighty String Demons to perform spooky Halloween concert at the Staten Island Children’s Museum
Staten Island Advance, Posted October 18, 2023
Best top 25 things to do in Staten Island
USA Tales, Posted October 18, 2023
New sensory space unveiled at Staten Island Children’s Museum to support young visitors
Staten Island Advance, October 7, 2023
New sensory space unveiled at Staten Island Children’s Museum to support young visitors
Broadway World, Posted October 6, 2023
5 family-friendly things to do this weekend on Staten Island: Barbie truck, sing-along and more
Staten Island Advance, Posted September 21, 2023
9 Great Children’s Museums to Visit with Your Family
New York Family, Posted August 21, 2023
11 Best kids museums in NYC Fun and Learning
Time Out, July 24, 2023
Staten Island Advance, Posted February 23, 2023
Things to do in NJ this Presidents’ Day weekend
New Jersey Family, Posted February 16, 2023
Sculpting, theater and winter break activities at Staten Island Children’s Museum
Staten Island Advance, Posted February 8, 2023
A Proud Boys war on drag is fueling a surge in anti-LGBTQ+ protests across the US as anti-vax outrage fades
Business Insider, Posted February 4, 2023
Things to Do This Weekend in NJ Feb. 3-5
New Jersey Family, Posted February 2, 2023
6 things to do this weekend on Staten Island: Check out the winter farmers’ market, wildlife art exhibit and more
Staten Island Advance, Posted February 2, 2023
Exploring history, science and arts: The Staten Island Children’s Museum | Then and Now
Staten Island Advance, Posted January 27, 2023
20 Best Things to Do in Bayonne, NJ
Travel Lens Posted January 27, 2023
Let the Pride Center march in the St. Patrick’s Parade (letter to the editor)
Staten Island Advance, Posted January 25, 2023
Mayor Appoints New Board of Standards and Appeals Chair and Vice Chair
CityLand, Posted January 16, 2023
How to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day throughout NYC
Gothamist, Posted January 14, 2023
Staten Island entrepreneur Teresa Rampulla honored for her business accomplishments
Staten Island Advance, Posted January 8, 2023
Staten Island is Worth Visiting If Only For Exploring Some Of NYC’s Oldest Buildings
The Travel, Posted January 6, 2023
2022 News Articles
New Year’s Eve in New York City: What to Do, See and Eat
New York Times, Posted December 22, 2022
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot
W42ndSt.net, Posted December 22, 2022
Foes of Drag Queen Story Hours Invade New York Councilman’s Home
New York Times, Posted December 20, 2022
Enjoy Warm Family Fun At Staten Island’s Children Museum This Winter
Broadway World, Posted December 15, 2022
Kwanzaa with Kids
Barista Net, Posted December 5, 2022
His granddad dug ditches on Staten Island. He became its borough president. A visit with Ralph J. Lamberti
Staten Island Advance, Posted December 4, 2022
A Drag for Protesters
New York City News Service, Posted December 3, 2022
“Drag Story Hour” Staten Island Children’s Museum proceeds despite protest led by artist Scott LoBaido
Staten Island Advance, Posted December 3, 2022
Staten Island artist, art groups awarded funds from New York’s record $340 million investment in the arts
Staten Island Advance, Posted November 19, 2022
Things to Do This Weekend in NJ November 18-20
New Jersey Family, Posted November 16, 2022
9 things to do in NYC this weekend that have nothing to do with running 26.2 miles
Gothamist, Posted November 4, 2022
The 2022 Staten Island Power 100
City and State New York, Posted October 31, 2022
Celebrate Halloween With These Spooky (and Not-So-Spooky) Activities
New Jersey Family, Posted October 20, 2022
Things to Do This Weekend in NJ October 21-23
New Jersey Family, Posted October 19, 2022
Ula McCrindle Joins Staten Island Children’s Museum Board
Broadway World, Posted September 30, 2022
Staten Island’s Museum presents Free Family Emergency Preparedness Fair Sunday with special guest, Grammy-nominated kids entertainer, Fyütch
Staten Island Advance, Posted September 14, 2022
Staten Island’s brick-and-mortar COVID testing sites shuttered; only borough in NYC without one
Staten Island Advance, Posted August 23, 2022
Staten Island weekend happenings roundup: Cosplay at ‘Geek Out Staten Island’ comes to Snug Harbor
Staten Island Advance, Posted August 12, 2022
amNY Weekender | 7 things to do in NYC, Aug. 12-14
amny.com, August 10, 2022
A firefighter or An Insect? New Hands-On Exhibits At S.I. Children’s Museum Let Kids Use Their Imagination
Staten Island Advance, Posted July 23. 2022
NYC & Company Invites Visitors To Staten Island
breakingtravelnews.com, Posted July 15, 2022
Moth Night’ returns at the Staten Island Museum, In Partnership With The S.I. Children’s Museum
Staten Island Advance, Posted July 12, 2022
Juneteenth, Pride Month, Father’s Day Events, And More At The Staten Island Children’s Museum
Staten Island Advance, Posted June 14, 2022
May Dancing, Magic and Mother’s Day Treats At The Staten Island Children’s Museum
BroadwayWorld, Posted April 29, 2022
Staten Island Children’s Museum Spring Break And Summer Camp Registration Now Open
Staten Island Advance, Posted March 23, 2022
S.I. Children’s Museum celebrates Women’s History Month in March through art, cooking, creating, and portrait picture taking
Staten Island Advance, Posted March 01, 2022
Gowns, Puppets and Sharks: 8 Cultural Sights to See This Winter
The New York Times, Posted January 5th, 2022
Highest-rated museums in New York
Stacker, Posted January 2nd, 2022
2021 News Articles
Special ‘Noon’ Year’s countdown for kids in Staten Island
PIX 11, Posted December 31st, 2021
For NYC parents who have children with special needs, coronavirus mask mandates can be difficult to navigate
Staten Island Advance, Posted December 18th, 2021
Mark your calendars: ‘Joyful Noises and Seasonal Sounds’ at Staten Island Children’s Museum
Staten Island Advance, Posted December 9th, 2021
Columbus Day weekend roundup on Staten Island: Dance, eat, drink and be merry!
Staten Island Advance, Posted October 8th, 2021
Family Emergency Preparedness Day this weekend at the Staten Island Children’s Museum
Staten Island Advance, Posted September 24th, 2021
S. I. Children’s Museum is offering three series of engaging enrollment programs for tykes, ages 2 through 8
Staten Island Advance, Posted September 21st, 2021
Snug Harbor cultural institutions receive $11.1M for upgrades, expansions
Staten Island Advance, Posted August 26th, 2021
Staten Island Children’s Museum Reopens April 10: Here’s what you need to know
Staten Island Advance, Posted March 23, 2021
Staten Island Parent, Posted March 23, 2021
2020 News Articles
Staten Island Advance, May 16, 2020
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A Brief History
All about the Children’s Museum
Founded by a group of parents in 1974, the museum opened in 1976 in a small rented storefront with one exhibit and program. A series of “hands-on, minds-on” exhibitions followed about history, the natural science and fine arts. By 1980, space limitations drove the museum to seek larger quarters. The City of New York invited the Children’s Museum to join the Cultural Institutions Group, which included plans for the Museum to relocate to the ground so the newly acquired 83-acre Snug Harbor. Planning, funding and renovations for the new home at Snug Harbor Cultural Center took six years to complete and in 1986, the museum opened the doors to its new home. In 2003, the facility expanded to 40,000 square feet with the addition of the historic barn and the bi-level glass passageway. In 2013, the Museum completed another capital project, with the addition of a state-of –the-art tented picnic and performance pavilion on the East Meadow, and a vertical axis wind turbine and wind scoop addition to our roof.
