Welcome to the
Sea Cliff Village Museum
Our Mission
Our mission is to raise community awareness by preserving and showcasing artifacts, documents, photographs, and costumes relating to the unique historical background of our village.
Our History
Following the celebration of the American bicentennial in 1976, a number of Sea Cliff residents decided to form the Sea Cliff Village Museum in an effort to preserve the village’s history. The museum was officially founded and chartered by the State of New York in 1979, with Charles Hurley serving as the first president of museum’s board of trustees. Collections include archives and artifacts. The Sea Cliff Village Museum has amassed a vast collection of documents, photographs, artifacts, tools, and art. Our archive, which is particularly strong in early twentieth century photographs of the village, is a valuable resource regularly used by writers, genealogists and students. The Sea Cliff Village Museum celebrated its 40th anniversary in October 2019.
Our Building
The building housing the Sea Cliff Village Museum, Village Library, and Village Hall complex was built in 1913 as the Sea Cliff Methodist Church. This brick building replaced an earlier church, built in 1878 as the Methodist Episcopal Church. Thirteen families who lived in the unincorporated village of Sea Cliff (which was not founded until 1883) formed the Sea Cliff Methodist Episcopal Church in 1874, originally meeting in a chapel on Fourteenth Avenue. The current brick building served as the Methodist Church until 1968, when the church built a new building on Downing Avenue and the village acquired the property. The museum is located in the former parsonage adjacent to the former church itself.
Original Building - Sea Cliff Methodist Episcopal Church
Built in 1878, Demolished 1913
Our Volunteers
Docents are needed to work on Saturdays from 11-2. Docents guide visitors through our exhibits and run the gift shop. If you can spare a few weekend hours every other month, please call 516-801-3401 or email
museum@seacliff-ny.gov for further information.
Without our wonderful docents, the museum could not be up and running. Please join our group if you are interested in volunteering.
Our Office
The museum office is located at 95 Tenth Avenue.
Office Hours
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10am - 2pm
and by appointment