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  • Home
  • Visit
    • Hours & Admission
    • Directions
    • Visit Cold Spring Harbor
  • Exhibits
    • On View
    • New Exhibit - Monsters & Mermaids
    • Collection
    • Research
    • Online Exhibits
    • Audio
  • Things To Do
    • All Events for Adults & Children
    • All Paws On Deck!
    • Book Club
    • Crafts & Cocktails
    • FrostFest
    • Liberty at Sea - America 250
    • 2026 Sea Glass Festival
    • Museum From Home
    • Recorded Lectures
  • Education
    • Schools
    • Museum-To-You
    • Scouts
    • August Camp
    • Summer Field Trips
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COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY 

​Events & exhibits
​for all ages, all year!
All Paws on Deck

Sun, March 22 | 11-3PM

Join us for feline festivities as cats invade the museum for National Cuddly Kitten Day! Discover the hiss-tory of ship cats, create claw-some crafts and catnip toys, play a round of Kitty Trivia, Meet a Vet and enjoy feline face painting. Best of all, meet adorable, adoptable cats from the Ladew Cat Sanctuary!​

VIP ticket holders will enjoy preferential access to the Cat Room between 11-12pm for an up-close and purr-sonal experience! All other ticket holders will be able to meet cats from 12:00-3:00PM

Member: $5; $10 VIP; $25 Family up to 6 People
Non-Member: $10; $15 VIP; $40 Family up to 6 People 
​
Kids 3 and under are free if not participating in crafts and facepainting
Tickets!
Adoption Application

Submit Your Cat's Photo to The Whaling Museum's "Cats of Long Island" Scavenger Hunt  
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drawing of a cat with colorful balloons Picture


​Special "Thank You" to 
The Patricia H. Ladew Foundation &
Bay Veterinary for participating in this very exciting cat adoption event! 

drawing of a dog and bird by the sea Picture

Black and white photo of young tabby posing in a ship cannon
Ship cat on the "Encounter" during WWI
Three sailors smile as they pet a black and white cat above deck
HMS Amethyst crew with Simon
A group of smiling sailors surround a sleeping cat in a ship hammock
The ship cat, Convoy, sleeps in his own hammock on the "Hermione" in 1941

SEA You Soon!

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Hours

Fall-Spring: Thurs-Sun, 11-4 pm; Open School Breaks & Select Holidays

Offices: Weekdays, ​9-5pm​

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Address

Gallery: 301 Main Street | Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Office: 279 Main Street 
| Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

Contact

631 367 3418
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  • Home
  • Visit
    • Hours & Admission
    • Directions
    • Visit Cold Spring Harbor
  • Exhibits
    • On View
    • New Exhibit - Monsters & Mermaids
    • Collection
    • Research
    • Online Exhibits
    • Audio
  • Things To Do
    • All Events for Adults & Children
    • All Paws On Deck!
    • Book Club
    • Crafts & Cocktails
    • FrostFest
    • Liberty at Sea - America 250
    • 2026 Sea Glass Festival
    • Museum From Home
    • Recorded Lectures
  • Education
    • Schools
    • Museum-To-You
    • Scouts
    • August Camp
    • Summer Field Trips
    • Adult Groups
  • Join & Support
    • Donate
    • Membership
      • Museum Passes for Libraries
    • Businesses
    • Planned Giving
    • Museum Store
  • Blog
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Meet the Team
    • Volunteer
    • Newsletter & Links
    • Contact