In August 2020 the Long Island Museum discovered an uncatalogued Culper Spy Ring letter in its collections. Acquired by the museum in December 1951, the handwritten double-sided letter measures 9 3/16” x 7 5/8”, is dated November 8, 1779, and is from B …
Twin Peeks: Scenes Seen Twice, Paintings & Photographs – Virtual Exhibition (March 19 – August 1, 2021) Chosen entirely from LIM’s art collection, Twin Peeks will present side-by-side views of nearly 60 paintings, from the 1830s to the present, pla …
Artists Abroad (March 19 – August 1, 2021) Long Island Museum, Art Museum, Main Gallery Travel delights, challenges, and educates us as we experience new places and meet new people. But the current pandemic has curbed our travel opportunities nationall …
Twin Peeks: Scenes Seen Twice, Paintings & Photographs (March 19 – August 1, 2021) Long Island Museum, Art Museum, Main Gallery (Daniel Pollera, The Goodwin Bay House, 2017, oil on linen, Museum Collection, gift of the artist; inspiration photograp …
The COVID-19 coronavirus is the most severe pandemic to impact Long Island since the Spanish Influenza of 1918-1919. It is affecting our lives in dramatic and sometimes tragic ways. The Long Island Museum seeks to collect objects, images, and stories a …
The exhibition Atoms to Cosmos: The Story of Brookhaven National Laboratory will be on view in the Main Gallery of our History Museum and is expected to run in 2022. This ambitious exhibition organized in partnership with Brookhaven National Laboratory …