Located just two blocks west of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, the Staten Island Museum (aka Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences), New York City's only general interest museum, explores the arts, natural science, and local history through permanent and changing exhibitions and welcomes over 65,000 adults and school children to a comprehensive array of programs. Mission: It is the mission of the Staten Island Museum to contribute to the enrichment of cultural life on Staten Island by identifying, collecting, preserving, researching, exhibiting, and interpreting collection objects and themes of artistic merit, scientific, and historical value relating primarily to the people and environment of Staten Island while simultaneously broadening community enrichment through outreach educational programs for a regional audience. [more information]