PUBLIC HOURS OF OPERATION

Welcome to New York City’s open air museum, living history village, historical museum and arboretum. General admissions tickets are available in the Village Store at our landmarked third county Courthouse. See seasonal hours of operation and varied program offerings below.

*Free Admission Hours are offered from 2-4pm on Thursdays, May - December. Tickets required. Reserve online or at the door. Free admission does not apply to Group Reservations. Advanced reservation for groups larger than 10 is required - sign up HERE. On Veterans Day all active duty military and veterans, and their families (up to 6 people) receive complimentary admission with military and photo ID and an additional 25% off for others in the party.

January -March
Friday-Sunday | 11am-4pm

OPEN: Martin Luther King Jr. Day & the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the NYC Department of Education mid-winter recess.
CLOSED: The first two weeks in January.

Friday Tour at 2:00
Saturday & Sunday Tours at 12:00 & 2:00

general admission includes A guided tour and admission to the Historical Museum.

The Two Centuries is a survey of Staten Island through time - beginning with an encounter of the Native Encampment, depicting 1640s contact period, followed by the Voorlezer’s House, interpreting the early colony of Cocclestown, the Christopher House, circa 1720, which witnessed the divided loyalties of Staten Island in the Revolution, and the Guyon Lake Tysen House, which reveals the story of slavery and emancipation in 1820s New York.

April
Wednesday-Sunday | 11am-4pm

general admission includes A guided tour and admission to the Historical Museum.

The Two Centuries Tour is offered:

Wednesday - Friday at 2:00
Saturday & Sunday at 12:00 & 2:00

This walking tour is a survey of Staten Island through time - beginning with an encounter of the Native Encampment, depicting 1640s contact period, followed by the Voorlezer’s House, interpreting the early colony of Cocclestown, the Christopher House, circa 1720, which witnessed the divided loyalties of Staten Island in the Revolution, and the Guyon Lake Tysen House, which reveals the story of slavery and emancipation in 1820s New York.

1820s Village Life Tour is offered:

Saturday & Sunday at 11:00am and 1:00pm

This tour focuses on the early 19th century on Staten Island, in which a young nation is rapidly expanding and grappling with the American democratic experiment. Discover the role taverns played in local society, as a gathering and polling place; learn about the trades industrious Staten Islanders worked at the Basket Maker's house and the Kruser-Finley House Broom Shop; explore an 1820s kitchen in the Guyon-Lake-Tysen House, where enslaved and emancipated Africans labored.

May-August
Wednesday-Sunday | 11am-4pm

CLOSED - The week before Labor Day weekend in preparation for the annual fundraiser, the Richmond County Fair. Our public hours will resume the Saturday after Labor Day.

general admission includes Access to the Open Village, daily programs, and the Historical Museum.

Learn more about our amazing Open Village program HERE.

September-December
Wednesday-Sunday | 11am-4pm

CLOSED - The week before Labor Day weekend in preparation for the annual fundraiser, the Richmond County Fair.
CLOSED - Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
OPEN - Labor Day Weekend for the annual fundraiser, Richmond County Fair and Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day.

General Admission includes A guided tour* and admission to the Historical Museum.

*Please note that during the month of December, Holiday House Tours will be offered in lieu of the standard tour offerings. Check out the events calendar for details.

The Two Centuries Tour

Wednesday - Friday at 2:00
Saturday & Sunday at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00 & 2:30

This walking tour is a survey of Staten Island through time - beginning with an encounter of the Native Encampment, depicting 1640s contact period, followed by the Voorlezer’s House, interpreting the early colony of Cocclestown, the Christopher House, circa 1720, which witnessed the divided loyalties of Staten Island in the Revolution, and the Guyon Lake Tysen House, which reveals the story of slavery and emancipation in 1820s New York.

1820s Village Life Tour

Saturday & Sunday at 11:00 and 1:00

This tour focuses on the early 19th century on Staten Island, in which a young nation is rapidly expanding and grappling with the American democratic experiment. Discover the role taverns played in local society, as a gathering and polling place; learn about the trades industrious Staten Islanders worked at the Basket Maker's house and the Kruser-Finley House Broom Shop; explore an 1820s kitchen in the Guyon-Lake-Tysen House, where enslaved and emancipated Africans labored.

Call for more information (718) 351-1611.

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