Seaport Museum Celebrates Water Week
![](http://tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/standaloneslideshow/Water week.png "<p>The "Water Arch" will be on Pier 16 from March 22 to April 2. Photo courtesy of the South Street Seaport Museum</p>")
The "Water Arch" will be on Pier 16 from March 22 to April 2. Photo courtesy of the South Street Seaport Museum
The South Street Seaport Museum hosts two free programs as part of New York Water Week, a city-wide series of activities organized by the city and the Government of the Netherlands.
“Water Arch” is an art installation on Pier 16 that invites you to stand at the center of the piece, and turn a wheel that pumps 35 gallons of water all around you—without getting wet. The amount of water symbolizes the average volume used by a Dutch person every day. According to the organizers, Americans use more than double that amount. No registration is required. Stop by any time, March 22 to April 2, Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“Water, Art, and Activism” is the topic of a panel discussion that explores the importance of water and how art can serve as a “conduit for activism and awareness.” René van Engelenburg, artistic and general director of Dropstuff Media; environmental interdisciplinary artist and Guggenheim Fellowship recipient Sarah Cameron Sunde; and Tim Gilman-Ševčík, executive director of the RETI Center, will talk about the increasing scarcity of clean drinking water around the world and what is being done to spread awareness of the issue. The panel takes place at the museum, 12 Fulton St., on March 24 at 6:30 p.m.