A mix of planes, slicks, braces, calipers and other woodworking tools on display at South Street Seaport Museum, which opened for the public today for the first time in nearly a year. Artifacts from New York City’s maritime past were on display, along with objects of contemporary art and design, including furniture, clothing, and photography from New York City. The exhibition was organized by staff from the Museum of the City of New York, which recently took over the flagging maritime museum. 

This mix of interpretive priorities is very exciting, from what I hear the opening last night was a collision of two communities that should be mutually inspiring but rarely intersect: salt dusted sailors and maritime historians, and glossy and bearded young creatives. I hope for more in the future. 

This display and several others were put together by Wendy Evans Joseph and Chris Cooper of Cooper Joseph studio. Very cool work.

Image stolen from coverage by WNYC. Read coverage by NYT here.