South Street Seaport Museum Announces September 2026 Seaport Museum Book Club

Join the South Street Seaport Museum for the recurring maritime-themed book club! Seaport Museum staff and special guests will stir up lively discussions informed by our shared love of literature, history, and preservation. Literary selections will be announced at least one month in advance.

The event is free. Preregistration is encouraged here. You don’t have to read the full selection to enjoy the event; everyone is welcome!

Saturday, September 26, 12pm: Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky

This month, the book club takes an unexpected and energetic look at world history via the humble cod fish. In this deceptively whimsical biography of a fish, New York Times best-selling author Mark Kurlansky brings a thousand years of human civilization into captivating focus.

As you read, discover how wars have been fought over cod, revolutions have been spurred by it, national diets have been based on it, economies have depended on it, the settlement of North America was driven by it, and so much more.

At the end of the month, join Museum staff and fellow readers for a lively discussion on the covered quarterdeck of the 1885 tall ship Wavertree.

Enjoy More That the Museum Offers

Access to the historic ships and exhibitions on view is not included with your ticket to this event. If you would like to explore more that the Museum has to offer, book in advance or ask Museum staff about General Admission tickets when you check in. General Admission is available Wednesday through Sunday, from 11am to 5pm and brings you aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree and 1908 lightship Ambrose at Pier 16, and into all current exhibitions on view in the first-floor Schermerhorn Row galleries at 12 Fulton Street. Your ticket also sets you on course to explore Maritime City, the Seaport Museum’s immersive, three-floor exhibition at A.A. Thomson & Co., located at 213 Water Street. seaportmuseum.org/admission

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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