Queer History:
Chanteys and Sailors s+6
at The Seaport Museum
Join an afternoon of music, storytelling, and hidden histories with the Ranzo Boys—New York City’s premier trans maritime trio. Through a dynamic blend of performance and historical context, this event brings to light stories long left out of traditional maritime history, offering both insight and entertainment.
Blending folk music, sea chanteys, and engaging storytelling, the Ranzo Boys will explore queer narratives of the Golden Age of Sail—from Walt Whitman’s dockside trysts to sailors using sea voyages to transition to living as men—as well as the vibrant, queer community that continues to surround sea music today.
Expect an afternoon that is as thought-provoking as it is joyful: part concert, part maritime history, and entirely one of a kind.
EVENT DETAILS
Sunday, April 19, 2026
2:30pm
Price
Free
Location
The South Street Seaport Museum
213 Water St.
New York, NY 10038
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About S+4
South Street Seaport Museum
The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic Seaport District, preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, the Seaport Museum includes an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, galleries, working 19th-century print shop, and a fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of “Where New York Begins.”
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