Where:

South Street Seaport Pier 16

New York, NY

www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org

Price:

Free

What:

"The South Street Seaport Museum celebrates the kickoff of its 50th Anniversary with this family-friendly event, which will include free admission to all of the Museum's offerings within the historic seaport district, including:

Fun family activities and music on Pier 16. 

Tours of its current exhibitions Street of Ships: The Port and Its People, The Original Gus Wagner: The Maritime Roots of Modern Tattoo, and The Architecture of Trade: Schermerhorn Row and the Seaport;

Tours of the historic ships Ambrose and Wavertree;

Printing demonstrations at the Bowne print shops at 209-211 Water Street.

The 50th anniversary year will be inaugurated with a special bell-ringing ceremony aboard the lightship Ambrose with special guest New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer ringing Ambrose's 110 year old bronze bell at 1:00pm. Honored guests will also include Council Member Margaret Chin, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Tom Finkelpearl, and the trustees, members, friends, and volunteers of the South Street Seaport Museum.

Stay tuned for future, anniversary-related events through 2018."  mommypoppins.com