2008 Exhibition Schedule November 3 - April “Nostalgia”: Coney Island Works by Aaron Beebe

ADMISSION: 99 CENTS CHEAP
Open Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year
12-5PM

Climbing the staircase to the second floor of our historic building at 1208 Surf Avenue (near West 12th Street) brings you to a small but fascinating museum of Coney Island memorabilia. The view from the windows overlooks landmark rides like the Cyclone Rollercoaster, the Wonder Wheel and the Parachute Jump. The museum itself is full of antiques and fun relics of old rides. A visit is certainly worth the modest admission price of 99 cents.

The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays, year round, from noon to 5pm. Visiting hours may be expanded during the summer season.

The Coney Island Museum is the only museum in the world dedicated to interpreting and preserving the history of Coney Island. Our collection is continually growing and a walk around the gallery will give you a sense of the importance of this place to the nation and the world.

There are several good reasons to pay a visit to The Coney Island Museum:

IT'S A TOURIST CENTER
People or families spending a day at the beach need a clean bathroom, quality souvenirs and a friendly, knowledgeable person to answer questions about the neighborhood. We can help you with those things!


IT'S FULL OF FUN STUFF TO LOOK AT
Currently on display you can see: Daniel Blake's frenetic Dreamland in Motion! The Boardwalk Rolling Chair! Funhouse Distortion Mirrors! Cases and cases of great antique souvenirs! If you or your out of town friends are new to Brooklyn and/or amusement park history why not come and look at vintage bumping cars instead of just read about them? Why not show your perplexed youngsters???

IT'S A PLACE TO HEAR A LECTURE OR SEE A FILM
During the summer season the museum offers several programs like ASK THE EXPERTS, a Sunday afternoon series featuring Coney Island historians, and the SATURDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES. There are also occasional SWAP MEETS for collectors and WALKING TOURS available for groups of 20 or more. Sign up for our email list and know in advance about all shows.

IT'S A COOL PLACE TO RENT FOR A PRIVATE PARTY
Believe it or not people have actually gotten married in the Coney Island Museum! Did you know that Spike Lee rented the place for two weeks as an actor holding area when he filmed HE GOT GAME in the neighborhood? Denzel Washington was there! We have also been rented for rock videos and fashion shoots by the likes of Herb Ritts! Please call for a price quote when you plan your next party or special event.

"ASK THE EXPERTS" LECTURE SERIES- 2008 Schedule
Sundays at 4:00PM throughout the summer!!

May 25 – Dr. Michael Mark Chemers – Liliputia: The Secret Utopia of Coney Island's Midget City

June 1 - Scott Schubert - Our Little Light in Coney: Coney Island's Lighthouse

June 8 - Bob Yorburg - The Happiest Music on Earth: The Carousel Organ -It's History: A Musical Journey

June 15 - Blagovesta Momchedjikova - The New York City Panorama

June 22 (Mermaid Parade) no talk

June 29 - Michael Idov, New York Magazine - Brighton Beach Culture

July 6 - Dr. Merryl Kafka, Curator of Education, New York Aquarium - Life on the Seashore: History, Resources, and Responsibility

July 13 - Richard J. Tofel - Sleeping with the Fishes?: Judge Crater's New York

July 20 - Dick Zigun's State of Coney Island Address

July 27 - Acme Miniature Flea Circus

August 3 - Chris Bonanos - The End of the Beginning: Coney Island Family Memories

August 10 - Natalie Jeremijenko, xClinic - Art and Science: Re-imagining Our Collective Relationship to Natural Systems and Shared Resources

August 17 - Nora Guthrie, The Woody Guthrie Foundation - Holy Ground: Woody Guthrie and the Yiddish Connection

August 24 - International sTRANGE mUSIC Day

August 31 - Barbara Mathé, American Museum of Natural History - Worlds' Fair People (or How Indigenous People from Parts Around the Globe Travelled from St. Louis to Coney Island)