Sea Cliff
Village Museum - Sea Cliff Village
Nassau County
Long Island New York
The Sea Cliff Village Museum strives to
raise community awareness by preserving
artifacts, documents, photographs and
costumes relating to the unique historical
background of the village.
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Sea Cliff
Village Museum
The Sea Cliff Village Museum strives to
raise community awareness by preserving
artifacts, documents, photographs and
costumes relating to the unique historical
background of the village. The Sea Cliff
Village Museum, founded in 1979, is
sponsored by the Village of Sea Cliff and
the Friends of Sea Cliff Village Museum. It
operates under the direction of a board of
trustees and a director / curator appointed
by the Sea Cliff Village Board, with
valuable assistance provided by the Friends
organization.
The museum's function is to collect,
preserve, interpret and display material
relating to the unique historical background
of Sea Cliff, focusing primarily on the
village's Victorian and 20th century
heritage. In addition to the maintenance of
permanent displays, the museum mounts two
special exhibits each year. Guided tours for
school classes and other groups are
available by reservation. Special lectures,
slide shows and day trips provide the museum
with an opportunity to reach a wider
community.
The Collections
H. 0. Korten Photograph Collection. An
extensive photograph collection includes 287
glass plate negatives by H.O. Korten, a Sea
Cliff resident and well-known Long Island
photographer. Prints from these, together
with over 900 postcards, provide a valuable
social history of Sea Cliff at the turn of
the century.
Victorian Kitchen
A period kitchen features old-fashioned
appliances and equipment, recreating the
warmth, as well as the work, of everyday
life at the turn of the century.
Costume Collection
The development of a significant collection
of apparel spanning the late Victorian era
to the 1930's is in process. The museum
actively seeks period bridal gowns, dresses,
suits and accessories and carefully
preserves them for use in conjunction with
exhibits.
1890's Cottage Model
The Connor Cottage, a scale model of a Sea
Cliff home which belonged to the late Edward
C. Knieriem, was a gift from his estate to
the museum. The actual house, located on the
corner of 17th and Central Park, still
exists as a private home.
Suggested donation: $1.00
Hours
Sundays, September-June 2:00PM-5:00PM
or by special appointment |
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Sea Cliff
Village Museum
95 10th Avenue
Sea Cliff, NY 11579
t 516-671-0090
seacliffmuseum@aol.com
www.seacliffmuseum.com
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