August 20 through December 20, 2026
The Long Island Museum was recently honored to be part of NBC’s TODAY Show’s story about the 50th anniversary of Apple on April 1, 2026!
We are calling upon our community to help stock this year’s book sale with books that are ready for their next chapter. We will begin collecting used or new books starting August 20 through September 13, 2026.
For small donations of 20 books or fewer, there will be a drop box located in our Visitors Center during our regular visiting hours.
For Large donations (21+ books), please contact Lynn Adler at ladler@longislandmuseum.org or (631) 751-0066 ext. 283.
OPEN DROP-OFF DAYS: On the select days listed below, stop by the LIM Studio to drop off donations of any size:
• Sunday, Aug. 23 @ 10:00 am–1:00 pm
• Saturday, Aug. 29 @ 10:00 am–1:00 pm
• Saturday, Sep. 5 @ 10:00 am–5:00 pm
LIM proudly joins the nation in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. In 2026, discover how Long Island stood at the center of the fight for independence through powerful exhibitions and engaging public programs inspired by this historic milestone.
We’re excited to be included in the commemorative keepsake book, Long Island’s Path to Independence: A Revolutionary Historical Passport — an interactive guide in conjunction with the 250th Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Thursday: 11:30 am–7:00 pm*
Friday–Sunday: 12:00–5 pm
*Admission is free, and the Gift Shop is closed after 5:00 p.m. on Thursdays.
Admission and Holiday Closure Schedule
Come explore our beautiful 9-acre campus filled with historic buildings and art installations.
Interactive Map
Explore our 40,000-square-foot Carriage Museum, home to the finest collection of American horse-drawn transportation artifacts in the world!
Join today and enjoy the benefits of LIM membership.
Donate to one of our special projects. Your contribution supports cultural arts programming for people of all ages.
LIM’s In the Moment programs are designed to creatively engage those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of memory loss and their care partners.
Connect with us through virtual or in-person programs this 2026–2027 school year.
Collecting Preserving Celebrating
Long Island’s Black History at The Long Island Museum. The Long Island Museum (LIM), a Smithsonian Affiliate located in Stony Brook, New York, holds outstanding collections of Long Island regional art and history. LIM is seeking to add objects, photographs, and works of art to its permanent collection that explore the historical experiences and many contributions of African Americans living across the Nassau-Suffolk county regional area. These incoming treasures will help the Museum to explore and share Long Island’s rich Black history with our visitors for many years to come.
A Checklist of Long Island Artists by Ronald G. Pisano and D. Frederick Baker in collaboration with the Long Island Museum, 2022
The LIM is proud of their newest publication A Checklist of Long Island Artists of the Nineteenth to the Mid-Twentieth Centuries, a fully-illustrated, full-color 100-page selective and alphabetized checklist of more than 1,000 artists (painters, printmakers, and sculptors) who lived and/or worked on Long Island during the time frame covered by the volume.
For book orders contact:
Megan Witalis
Gift Store & Visitor Services Manager, LIM mwitalis@longislandmuseum.org
Based on the 2019 exhibition of the same name, the publication written by LIM’s Curator Jonathan M. Olly, Ph.D., focuses on the experiences of people of color from the 17th to 19th centuries. The five-chapter publication explores: how slavery operated, how African Americans resisted bondage, navigated the era of emancipation, and built communities in the decades after slavery, from Brooklyn to the Hamptons.
Photographs of Museum buildings and grounds on the homepage were taken by Brian Kutner.
The Long Island Museum
1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 751-0066
mail@longislandmuseum.org
