Event Schedule

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• 11:30am: Event Opens! Please leave strollers outside. 
• Nibble-Sized Presentations Every Half Hour:
  • Discover the hiss-tory of Ship Cats in our "Cats at Sea" presentation
  • Play a round of Cat Trivia! 
  • ​Meet with a Cat Behaviorist​
• 12-3pm: Cat Room open!
  • Step into the Cat Room as space permits and meet awesome cats looking for their forever homes; VIPs (Very Important Purr-sons) have preferential access to the room from 12-1pm.

• Ongoing All Day:
  • Create a catnip toy - take it home to your kitty, or donate it to our shelter cats!
  • Enjoy Feline Face painting
  • Go on a Kitty Scavenger Hunt in the gallery featuring "Cats of Long Island" (submit your cat's photo ahead of time, and you might see your kitty's mug in the museum!)
• 4pm: Event Closes

Tickets

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Reserve your ticket and save time at the door. 

VIP (Very Important Purr-son) enjoys preferential access to the Cat Room 12-1pm: perfect for those who enjoy close kitty time, or who are looking to adopt.  $15 Participant | $10 Member

General Admission:

• $10 Participant, Max $40 for family of six
• Members $5. Thanks for being a member!
• Admission from 3-4pm - Donation Suggested​
  

Thank you for your support!
Library passes are not valid today, or for any special event.
Remember, please park your strollers outside the museum!

Event Tickets

More about the Cats!

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Adorable and adoptable cats from the Ladew Sanctuary in Oyster Bay can't wait to meet you! 😻 

If you are looking for your purr-fect best friend, consider filling out an online adoption application with the Ladew Sanctuary ahead of time - you might go home with your kitty when you visit! Or, fill out an application when you arrive and take time to meet the cats.

Ladew Foundation Cats

Adoption Application

Share Your Cat's Photo!

Send us a pic of your cat for consideration in our "Cats of Long Island" scavenger hunt!
Open to adults & kids. Deadline to submit is Sunday, April 20!

Share Pic of Your Cat

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Ship cat on the "Encounter" during WWI

HMS Amethyst crew with Simon

The ship cat, Convoy, sleeps in his own hammock on the "Hermione" in 1941

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