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        South Street Seaport Museum to Host Diwali Celebration with Culture Tree




        OUR BUREAU                                                                                            merce and culture through 540 arti-
                                                                                                              facts tied to the city’s maritime histo-
        New York, NY
                                                                                                              ry. Visitors can also explore Bowne
              he South Street Seaport Mu-                                                                     & Co., Stationers—the city’s old-
              seum has announced a special                                                                    est operating business—where the
        TDiwali celebration on Monday,                                                                        Museum will offer a special Diwa-
        October 20, 2025, from 3 to 6 pm.                                                                     li-themed print made on its 19th-cen-
        Organized in collaboration with The                                                                   tury presses.
        Culture Tree, the event is free to at-                                                                    The Culture Tree, a key part-
        tend, though advance registration is                                                                  ner in the celebration, is dedicated
        encouraged at seaportmuseum.org/                                                                      to promoting cultural literacy about
        diwali. The program promises a mix                                                                    South Asia. Its programs aim to
        of tradition and creativity designed to                                                               foster empathy and inclusivity while
        highlight the meaning of Diwali, the   will  move  into  the  Museum’s  first- firsthand, learning mudras (classical   addressing questions of identity for
        Hindu  festival  that  symbolizes  the  floor Maritime City exhibition gallery  hand gestures) and joining in group   diaspora communities.
        triumph of light over darkness and   for Diwali Puppet Storytime, where   dances. The workshop aims to bring   Founded in 1967, the South
        marks the beginning of the Hindu   the origins and global significance of  the festival’s energy to life while of-  Street Seaport Museum preserves
        New Year.                         the festival will be explored. Stories   fering participants an immersive in-  and interprets the history of New
            Kicking off at 3 pm, visitors will   such as A Kids Book About Diwali   troduction to South Asian cultural   York as a great port city. Its collec-
        be invited to decorate their own “diya   will be shared, making the tradition   traditions.           tions include works of art, historical
        lamp”—represented by candles for  accessible to children and parents    In addition to festival program-  artifacts,  a maritime  library, print
        this occasion—on the cobblestones   alike.                          ming, guests will enjoy free access   shops, and a fleet of historic vessels.
        of Water Street. Participants can then   At 5  pm,  the celebration shifts   to the Seaport Museum’s exhibition   The Museum continues to be a vi-
        float their creations in a special pool,  to an interactive dance workshop  Maritime City. Spread across three   brant cultural hub in Lower Manhat-
        symbolizing prosperity and renewal  and performance. Attendees will ex- floors, the exhibit traces New York’s   tan, connecting contemporary New
        for the year ahead. At 4 pm, families   perience Diwali songs and rhythms   evolution as a global capital of com-  Yorkers with the city’s rich past.


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