FAQ

Snug Harbor is open seven days a week from dawn to dusk, year round. However, there are a few particular locations that have different hours. Learn more here.

Snug Harbor’s main campus is free to enter, but different attractions have different price points. Learn more here. 

Snug Harbor is over 180 years old! Learn more about our site’s history. The Noble Maritime Collection in Building D has a remarkable exhibit on the history of Snug Harbor and the lives of the “Snugs,” or sailors, who originally lived here.

Public restrooms are located in the bottom floor of Building G (enter via Shinbone Alley) seven days a week, and the bottom floor of Building P on Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 5 PM. Restrooms are also available in the Music Hall (Building T) during scheduled performances, and are also available when visiting inside the Staten Island Museum, Children’s Museum, Noble Maritime Collection, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Art Lab, and the Snug Harbor Dance Center. Learn more here.

Yes, to most outdoor places on campus. Only service animals are permitted inside buildings, the Chinese Scholar’s Garden, and the Heritage Farm. We discourage people bringing dogs on outdoor tours for the safety and comfort of the other attendees. Please keep your pet under your supervision and control at all times, leashed from 9 AM – 9 PM, and please clean up after it. The South Meadow lawn is a very popular spot for pet owners–check it out!

Off-leash dog hours are from opening until 9 AM only, please keep dogs leashed at all other times.

If you have lost an item, please call (718) 448-2500 and be prepared to provide a description of the item, where it was last seen on campus, your name, and contact information. If you have found an item that a visitor has lost, please call the Snug Harbor Rangers at 929-529-5761.

Yes. The Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art is the main art gallery on Snug Harbor’s campus, and current exhibits are featured here. The Staten Island Museum, the Noble Maritime Collection, and Art Lab also have extensive art collections and work on display. Learn about their hours and admissions.

We recommend visiting the Staten Island Museum at Building A, the Noble Maritime Collection at Building D, the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art in Buildings C and G, the Children’s Museum in Building M.

The Music Hall is open for performances only. Others (like Buildings B and E) are under renovation, off-limits, or rented by other organizations. When in doubt, call our main office line at 718-448-2500 to ask from Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM.

You bet! Snug Harbor and our campus partners have programming almost every day. Check our site calendar to find out what’s happening.

If your event requires catering and furniture setup and has greater than 20 guests, contact Celebrate at Snug Harbor, our on-site catering facility. If not, contact Adrianna Lombardi at [email protected] or 718.425.3516.

Contact Snug Harbor Rangers at 929-529-5761 to get assistance from our security staff.