Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum
100 Montauk Hwy. and Westgate Road
Shinnecock Reservation
Southampton, NY
631-287-4923
Museum houses 10,000 years of Shinnecock history features "A Walk with the People," containing murals and sculpted totems by Shinnecock artist David Bunn Martine, a replica wigwam, a centuries-old birchbark canoe, mounted animals, implements, jewelry, beadwork, weavings and photos of ancestors and elders. "My Spirit Dances Forever" contains a large collection of Algonquian bronze sculptures donated by Frederick DeMatteis. "People of the Shore - Maritime History of the Place of Shells." Museum shop
Hours 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs - Sat.; noon-4 p.m., Sun. and by appointment during the week.
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$5 adults, $3 seniors and children age 5-12, free children under 5
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