South Street Seaport Museum announces The Shaker Experience and the Broader Immigrant Story on Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 2pm. A panel of speakers representing the Seaport Museum, Shaker Museum, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, and Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic will come together for an engaging panel discussion on the immigrant experience. This conversation will explore the origins of immigration and how they illuminate or contrast with the present and future. Advanced registration is encouraged for this free open house but walkups will be accommodated as possible. seaportmuseum.org/shaker-experience



Drawing inspiration from the 250th anniversary of the Shakers arriving in New York City in 1774, as well as the journey of over six million immigrants who passed the 1908 lightship Ambrose on their way into New York Harbor, we will compare the Shaker experience with the broader immigrant story. We’ll also delve into the surprising commonalities among the many waves of immigrants who have come to New York City in search of a new life. Following the panel, we’ll open the floor for an audience Q&A.



Advanced registration is encouraged for this free open house but walkups will be accommodated as possible.



About the Panel

Nermeen Arastu is an Associate Professor of Law and the Co-Director of the Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic at the CUNY School of Law. She and her students represent non-citizens through all aspects and postures of the immigration system with the express mission of representing those who are most marginalized. Her writing, scholarship, and advocacy focus on racial and religious disparities in our nation’s immigration adjudication and enforcement. Most recently her writing and scholarship have been published in the UCLA Law Review, Newsweek, City Limits and Slate.



Jerry Grant, the Director of Library and Collections at Shaker Museum, came to Shaker Museum in the Fall of 1987 following a decade of experience working in various capacities at Shaker museums and as a maker of Shaker furniture. Jerry has published and lectured widely about the Shakers.



Stephen Lean, Director of American Family Immigration History Center, started his career in the corporate sector, and embraced his passion for public history and storytelling when he joined the Foundation team on July 4, 2015. Under Lean’s leadership, the History Center’s team is an indispensable resource for visitors exploring their family heritage. Stephen holds a B.A. in American History and has a deep knowledge of Ellis Island and the Ellis Island immigrant experience. Armed with this expertise, Stephen is a frequent guest speaker and interview subject for local, national, and international media.



Zak Risinger has served as the Director of Engagement and Public Programs at the South Street Seaport Museum since 2022. He has consulted museums throughout the United States and Canada on best practices to engage audiences with art and history, served on numerous cultural panels, and presented at the Council of American Maritime Museum’s national conference. Previously he served as the New York Creative Manager and Curator of Special Events for Museum Hack where he worked extensively with the MET, American Museum of Natural History, and Philadelphia Museum of Art.



Sarah Van Buren, the Programs and Outreach Manager at Shaker Museum, is an artist and educator with 20 years of nonprofit arts management and event production–half in New York City, half in the Hudson Valley. She has been facilitating public programs and developing partnerships at Shaker Museum since the summer of 2023.



About Shaker Museum

With more than 18,000 objects, Shaker Museum stewards the most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives. It is the leader nationwide among organizations devoted to Shaker history. Its permanent new facility in Chatham, NY, which is in development, was designed by Selldorf Architects. The museum also stewards the historic site in New Lebanon, NY, has a pop-up gallery at the Kinderhook Knitting Mill, and has a campus in Old Chatham, NY, which is open year-round by appointment, where the administrative offices, collections, library, and archives are housed. shakermuseum.us



About the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation

The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation is a non-profit that collaborates with the National Park Service in one of America’s most successful public-private partnerships. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan asked Lee Iacocca to head a private-sector, philanthropic effort to raise funds for and oversee the restoration and preservation of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The American people responded enthusiastically, and continue to do so 40+ years later, donating hundreds of millions of dollars to provide support for the mission. libertyellisfoundation.org



About the South Street Seaport Museum

The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic seaport district in New York City, preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, the Museum houses an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, exhibition galleries and education spaces, working 19th century print shops, and an active fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of “Where New York Begins.” seaportmuseum.org



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  September 8, 2024 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm

  September 8, 2024 02:00 to September 8, 2024 04:00
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