Sink or Sing: A Walking Tour about Crime, Punishment, Labor, and the Hudson River Region

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This tour is wheelchair accessible. We encourage you to contact the museum in advance so we can prepare our guides to accommodate your visit, but it is not required. info@singsingprisonmuseum.org

Join SSPM staff on a walk along the Hudson River and around the edges of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The tour, Sink or Sing: A Walking Tour about Crime, Punishment, Labor, and the Hudson River Region, offers insights into the dark history of this place in a stunningly beautiful location. From the Hudson River School of Art and a bustling port community to the walled fortress of a maximum-security prison, there is so much to explore and see in a mile radius. Learn about the building of the 1825 original cell block, the quarrying of Sing Sing marble, the origin of the US penal philosophy and design. We will also discuss the labor that built Sing Sing, products developed here, and some innovative examples of reform and rehabilitation. The tour will end with a reflective art making project, led by a previously incarcerated person, to link us back to the Hudson River School and our individual experiences. Tours will take place rain or shine. 

• For audiences 12 and up. Younger children may participate with caregiver discretion.
• We meet next to the public boat launch.
• Please arrive 10 minutes before tour start.
• Please wear good walking shoes and bring water and sunscreen.
• The tour is 1 hour plus a 30-minute reflection activity.