SOUTH STREET SEAPORT — A historic home base for New York's maritime past is opening its doors to the public for free.
The South Street Seaport Museum, which launched its first exhibit inside its historic Fulton Street building since Hurricane Sandy in March, is offering up free museum hours, tours, hands-on activities and lectures on the last Friday of every month, through October, museum officials announced.
On display now in the museum is the “Street of Ships: The Port and Its People,” exhibition, which includes portions of the museum's permanent collection related to the area's history as one of the world's busiest ports.
The Aug. 26 Free Friday kicks off the final weekend for public access to the Peking, a historic tall ship berthed at neighboring Pier 16, which will soon sail back to Hamburg, Germany, its original home.
The South Street Seaport Museum, at 12 Fulton St., will offer free museum hours from 3 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 26, Sept. 30 and Oct. 28. Regular museum hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.