Ask the Experts: Richard Eagan & Philomena Marano

An Art Memoir of the Coney Island Hysterical Society

The Coney Island Museum, Saturday, June 6, 2026, 2pm — 4pm

“Do we want to simply retreat to our studios and make art, or do we want to jump in and try to do something about this?”

Hysterical Coney Island is a unique, personal story of how two artists and their colleagues made an impact on the cultural life of New York City and helped pull America’s great historic amusement beach out of a nosedive. It is a chronicle of a “handmade” time in the worlds of art and amusement that will never be seen again.

*Recommended Donation- $5 Free for CIUSA members and Residents of 11224

*Your $5 Donation Supports the Coney Island Museum, its Mission, and Programs

Books Will Be Available For Purchase