Museum of the City of New York to Take Over Seaport Museum with $2M Grant

Photo: DNAinfo/Julie Shapiro

The Seaport Museum of New York, better known as the South Street Seaport Museum, will be taken over by the Museum of the City of New York with starting funds of $2 million in the form of a grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.   The Seaport Museum has been effectively shut down since last February due to a major shortfall of funds.

A $2 Million Lifeline to Save Seaport Museum

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4 Responses to Museum of the City of New York to Take Over Seaport Museum with $2M Grant

  1. Bonnie says:

    Sounds like good news!

  2. Rick Spilman says:

    Let’s hope so. Has to be better than the current shutdown.

  3. Pat Byrnes says:

    Sounds good to me!

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