January Activities
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Jan 15 - June 28 | During Gallery Hours
Museum Adventure Activity: Sea Survival Challenge! Do you have what it takes to survive the open ocean? Embark on an adventure through the museum to collect clues and crack puzzles as you follow the paths of shipwrecked sailors, clever castaways, and daring ocean scientists. Cap off your quest by creating a Navigator's Necklace complete with a working compass! No Registration Required. $5 Member; Admission + $10 Participant |
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Mon, Jan 19 | 11-1pm Build Your Nation: Game Edition Step into the shoes of early American adventurers and mapmakers! Be inspired by colonial maps of the country as you design a board game where players navigate your country with ports, routes, c hallenges, and daring missions to build a nation! No Registration Required. $8 Member; Admission + $12 Participant |
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February Activities
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Sun, Feb 1 | 11-3pm FrostFest | Kids & Families Join us for a day of wintry wonder for kids of all ages. Explore the icy secrets of the polar seas and discover why the ocean’s coldest corners are bursting with surprises! Create frosty crafts, launch into action in our Catapult Lab, “tag” arctic creatures in our playful polar fishing, and enjoy frosty face paint. Special appearance by Elsa - strike a royal icy pose! Your ticket includes all activities. Limited Discounted Online Tickets Available Now Reserve Your Spot Today! Online Tickets Members: Kid $10; Adult $5; Up to 6 people $40 General Admission: Kid $15; Adult $8; Up to 6 people $65 Door Tickets Members: Kid $15; Adult $5; Up to 6 people $56 General Admission: Kid $20; Adult $8; Up to 6 people $80 |
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Thur, Feb 12 | 6:30pm Crafts & Cocktails: Tea Cups & Trivia Whale you be mine? Create a candle in a tea cup, sip a Sweetheart Sangria cocktail/mocktail, and play a round of love-themed trivia! $25 Member; $35 Participant |
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Mon, Feb 16 | 11-1pm Ink & Independence From whalers’ hands to the Oval Office, scrimshaw has a surprising but strong patriotic story! In honor of America’s 250th, explore how American whalers used whalebone to show pride in our country’s liberty. See historic examples from the museum’s collection, then sketch, etch, and ink your own scrimshaw-style keepsake with your own creativity! No Registration Required. $8 Member; Admission + $12 Participant |
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Tue, Feb 17 | 11-1pm Legends of the Dragon Kick off the Lunar New Year with an adventure through dragon myths from around the world. Uncover how real-life sea creatures sparked dragon legends, and bring the wonder home by designing a movable dragon craft. No registration Required. $8 Member; Admission + $12 Participant |
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Wed, Feb 25 | 6:30pm Beyond the Book Club: A Marriage at Sea “A Marriage at Sea” by Sophie Elmhirst. True story of a couple whose Pacific sailing adventure turns catastrophic when a whale damages their boat, forcing them to survive months at sea. This Valentine’s Month, set sail on an unforgettable true story of survival at sea. Follow a couple’s four-month ordeal floating in a tiny raft across the Pacific after a breaching sperm whale sinks their boat, bringing to life the whales whose teeth are on display at the museum. Told with vivid detail and insight into human resilience, we will explore this couple's astonishing fight to survive on the ocean. Free for museum members and patrons of Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington and South Huntington libraries. $15 Participant |
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Spot the star! When an event or program has a star that means it's part of our special "Liberty at Sea" series celebrating 250 years of Independence! Find out more here! |