Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler

[shota70]

For my upcoming visit to New York City, I found the Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler

Maritime Industry Museum | SUNY Maritime College

www.sunymaritime.edu

I would love to know if any of the members have visited it in the past years and can give a recommendation or critique of its suitability for the issue of ship model building.
If you have any other recommendations for the New York City area, they are welcome, I am looking for museums for our field, hobby shops for models, wood suppliers with an emphasis on pear and boxwood and any site that can interest and diversify your vacation in the city.
Thank you friends

 

[polydoc]

I was at the SUNY Museum a number of years ago and it is worth a visit to look at the models most of which I remember as 20th century. I also recommend the Noble Maritime Museum on Staten Island. It is a short distance (about a mile) from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. So if you go, would get two boats rides through New York Harbor as well as seeing the Museum which used to be a retirement home for sailors. I have a post with more info about this collection in the Museum Forum.

 

[shota70]

thank you very much my dear friend, can you send to the post? it will be helpful

 

[Isaac W]

For my upcoming visit to New York City, I found the Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler

Maritime Industry Museum | SUNY Maritime College

www.sunymaritime.edu

I would love to know if any of the members have visited it in the past years and can give a recommendation or critique of its suitability for the issue of ship model building.
If you have any other recommendations for the New York City area, they are welcome, I am looking for museums for our field, hobby shops for models, wood suppliers with an emphasis on pear and boxwood and any site that can interest and diversify your vacation in the city.
Thank you friends

Hi!
I’m a Naval Architecture student at SUNY Maritime College, and I work at the maritime museum there! If you plan to visit send me a message. I’ll take you into the museum archives and show you everything.

 

[shota70]

Hi!
I’m a Naval Architecture student at SUNY Maritime College, and I work at the maritime museum there! If you plan to visit send me a message. I’ll take you into the museum archives and show you everything.

Dear Isaac
thank you very much for your generous offer, I wrote it down for myself and if I come I will let you know in advance

 

[HPeterB]

South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan has some interesting ships. Also, if you have any interest in aircraft carriers and unique aircraft, the Intrepid Aircraft Carrier Museum on the Westside pier around 42nd st is a treasure trove.

 

[shota70]

South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan has some interesting ships. Also, if you have any interest in aircraft carriers and unique aircraft, the Intrepid Aircraft Carrier Museum on the Westside pier around 42nd st is a treasure trove.

thank you very much for the recommendation, the Intrepid Aircraft Carrier Museum is great, I have been there few years ago

 

[tommyg]

South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan has some interesting ships. Also, if you have any interest in aircraft carriers and unique aircraft, the Intrepid Aircraft Carrier Museum on the Westside pier around 42nd st is a treasure trove.

For sure the Seaport is a must see as well as the Seaport Museum. It's been quite a few years but there was a small workshop with model building and restorations going on pretty much in the center of the Seaport. No idea if its still there. I'm sure its grown since I was there last. A ferry ride to Stated Island should be on every visitors bucket list. The National Lighthouse Museum is walking distance from the Ferry Terminal. The Noble Maritime Collection on the Kill Van Kull may be worth a look as is Ft Schuyler, both several miles from the terminal so a Uber would be the best way. I never visited Fort Schuyler but its an imposing fortress as seen from the Brooklyn side. I remember when I was a kid the old Ft. Lafayette, though the locals called it Ft .Hamilton, guarded the Narrows opposite Ft. Schuyler. The Brooklyn side stanchion the the Verrazano Narrows Bridge now occupies the location of the old fort. Besides NY Maritime there's the US Merchant Marine Academy Museum at Kings Point, quite a distance from Manhattan and few miles east of the Queens line. As for Hobby Shops, they are a rarity these days and supplies for our hobbyare best found online, but you may want to try an old school place called Rudy's in Long Island City. Unfortunately it's not there anymore up on Madison Ave & 92nd St. was a place called the San Francisco Model Ship Gallery. It's what motivated me to build model ships back in the 80's

 

[shota70]

Hi!
I’m a Naval Architecture student at SUNY Maritime College, and I work at the maritime museum there! If you plan to visit send me a message. I’ll take you into the museum archives and show you everything.

Dear Isaac
I would love to hear a little about the exhibitors and exhibits that are in the museum and the archive, whether there are models of ships from the 16th-18th centuries and whether the archive has models, plans / drawings or books on models and shipbuilding and other things. Thank you

 

[polydoc]

A bit off topic regarding the Ft. Schuyler Museum, but connected to it. While I was volunteering at the Houston Maritime Museum a number of years ago we received as a donation the extensive maritime library of a Mr. Herbert, who had passed away. I learned from his son, who made the gift, that his father had a long maritime career at sea and on land and at one time built and restored models for Ft. Schuyler. While I was shelving the books, the attached letter fell out. It was from Howard Chapelle to Herbert and answers some questions about Herbert's model build of the Harriet Lane. Chapelle mentions in the letter he has found plans for the Taney and is working on his classic book "American Fishing Schooners". I have made so much use of the information in Chapelle's books in my model builds I felt I was touching a real piece of maritime history when I read the letter. He has certainly contributed more to American maritime history than any other individual.

 

[tommyg]

Wow! That is a tremendous story and certainly relevant. The letter, handwritten by by Chapelle falling out of a book is a priceless piece of maritime history.
Thanks for sharing

 

[shota70]

Hello dear friends
Today I was able to get to this special museum, after an hour and a half drive by public transportation from Manhattan. I must point out that the staff at the museum are very nice and especially Rene who manages the library archive. The museum pays attention to the history of American sailors and shipping and includes a very large variety of models from the 18th-20th centuries. You can spend about two hours and even three hours here with pleasure, I will attach as usual pictures that will speak for themselves.

 

[shota70]

I would like to emphasize that I may attach many pictures of the museum, however they represent a small part of the many exhibits and models that the museum displays in its various wings. Highly recommend visiting the place

 

[shota70]

A few more recent photos

 

[Uwek]

Many Many Thanks for sharing these photos of your visit
It is looking really like a "must visit" when you are visiting (or living) in this part of the world

 

[ConsNZ]

Thank you very much for sharing these wonderful photos and history.

 

[RogerD]

Hi shota, I really enjoyed looking through your excellent photos this morning. Thanks for showing some fascinating models and artifacts. Enjoy the rest of your trip.

 

[Maarten]

Looks like a great museum especially in this nice historic location. Thx for showing.