Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden Email Format
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosNew York, United States51-200 Employees
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden is a cultural campus on Staten Island, New York, offering programming in the arts, horticulture, agriculture and education for diverse cultures and all ages. The 83-acre site includes 26 architecturally significant buildings and 12 distinctive gardens, including a traditional Chinese garden and a Tuscan garden, and serves as home to several non-profit institutions, artists' studios, and small businesses. The center welcomes nearly 500,000 visitors each year to explore its gardens, grounds, and galleries. Founded in the 19th century as a charitable rest home for sailors, the center sits within the museums, historical sites, and zoos sector as a historic and ongoing cultural resource. It maintains collaborations with external partners to support its programming, including a long-standing relationship with the City University of New York since 2018. In addition to arts and education programming, Snug Harbor has hosted community events such as the Juneteenth Freedom Festival.