Plan your visit

Hours

Thursday - Sunday, 12 to 5 PM
Admission is by donation
Members, children under 10, and care partners are free.

The museum is closed on New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.


The museum participates in Museums for All, a program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Through Museums for All, those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) will not be asked to make a donation for admission to the museum.

Accessibility ♿️

We welcome visitors of all abilities to the museum. Physical accessibility is part of our preservation of the history of Sailors’ Snug Harbor, one of the nation’s first retirement homes. All public areas of the 28,500-sq.-ft. building—including pathways, exhibitions, and restrooms—are accessible by all.

  • Reserved parking is near the entrance, which has no steps and an elevator to every floor.

  • The museum has a wheelchair, walker, and seating available.

  • Service animals are welcome.

  • Admission is by donation, but making a donation is optional.

  • Care partners are free.

The museum is positively rated on AXS Map, a user-generated accessibility database.

Getting to the museum

 

The Noble Maritime Collection is located in Building D on the grounds of Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301.

Driving:
There is plenty of free parking available, including handicap parking spaces. The Snug Harbor campus is accessible through gates on both the east and west sides of the site. The directions below will direct you to the east gate located on Fillmore Street. Once you enter the gate, make an immediate right and you will see the parking area.

Once parked, follow the signs directing you towards the Noble Maritime Collection. There are five Greek revival style buildings in a row along the front of the site (near the waterfront and Richmond Terrace). If you were to stand with your back to the water, Building D is the second building from the left of these five. There is both a front and back entrance to the museum. The back door on Shinbone Alley is handicap accessible, with an elevator just inside the lobby. Ring the bell on the side of either door and our staff will welcome you.

Public Transportation:

From the Staten Island Ferry Terminal:
Take the S40 bus via Ramp D for two miles and exit at Snug Harbor.

From Staten Island:
The Staten Island Terminal is served by the Staten Island Railway and the S40, S42, S44, S46, S48, S51, S52, S61, S62, S66, S67, S74, S76, S78, S90, S91, S92, S94, S96 and S98 bus routes.

From the Staten Island Ferry, take the S40 to the Snug Harbor stop.

From Manhattan:
Visitors from Manhattan take the Staten Island Ferry from the Whitehall Terminal/South Ferry, which is a short walking distance from the 1, 4, 5, N, R subway lines as well as the M1, M6 and M15 bus lines, to the Staten Island Terminal, then take the S40 to the Snug Harbor Stop.

By Bicycle:

From the Staten Island Ferry Terminal:
Ride up the terminal ramp and turn right onto Richmond Terrace, with the water to your right. There is a bike lane all the way to the Snug Harbor Cultural Center campus. Ride for two miles to the campus' North Gate in the middle of the fence that surrounds the front lawn and the large Greek Revival buildings. Please be aware that there are five steps at the gate and no traffic light. The Noble Maritime Collection is located in Building D, which is the second from the left of the five buildings if you were to stand with your back to the water. There are two entrances to the museum, and it is likely easier to lock up bikes by using the back entrance by going around the far left building to the path that travels behind them, Shinbone Alley. There is a prominent sign for the museum's entrance there.

Alternatively, and to avoid the steps at the gate, you can ride along Richmond Terrace until Lafayette Ave (there is a traffic light there). Turn left on Lafayette and then right on Fillmore Street which ends at the East Gate to the campus. At that gate, make a right at the path that separates Parking Lot 2 and the green construction wall, and follow the directions for the Shinbone Alley entrance above.