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Adelphi
University: Fine Arts Exhibition Hall
Location:
Garden City
Address: South Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 877-4460
Hours: Mon. - Sun. 9:30 AM - 7 PM
Art
Exhibitions. Works of contemporary artists, as well
as fine arts students and faculty on display.
Adelphi
University: Swirbul Library Gallery
Location: Garden City
Address: South Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 877-4460
Hours: Mon. - Sun. 9 AM - 8 PM
Collection of professional exhibitions, faculty and
student shows.
Adelphi University: Ruth S. Harley University Center
Gallery
Location: Garden City
Address: South Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 877-4460
Hours: Mon. - Sat. 9 AM - 8 PM
Showcasing the works of fine arts students and faculty
as well as special exhibitions from outside campus.
African American Museum
Location: Hempstead
Address: 110 N. Franklin St., Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 572-0730
Hours: Tues. & Thurs. 10 AM - 9 PM; Wed., Fri.
& Sat. 10 AM - 5 PM. Closed Sun. & Mon.
The
museum interprets the heritage and contributions of
African Americans, and is center for their history,
culture and creative expression on Long Island. Poetry
readings Tues. 6 PM - 9 PM.
Hofstra University Museum: Calkins Gallery
Location:
Hempstead
Address: Calkins Hall, Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 463-5474
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 AM - 4 PM during school year.
Closed holidays and weekends. Call for summer hours.
Works
of fine arts students and faculty are displayed in
the gallery. Independent artists & temporary exhibits.
Hofstra University Museum: David Filderman Gallery
Location:
Hempstead
Address: Axinn Library 9th Floor, Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 463-7446
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 AM - 5 PM; Sat. & Sun. 1
PM - 5 PM. Call for summer hours.
Includes
books, art exhibits & documents.
Hofstra
University Museum: Emily Lowe Gallery
Location:
Hempstead
Address: Lowe Hall, Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 463-5672
Hours: Tue. - Fri. 10 AM - 5 PM; Sat. - Sun. 1 PM
- 5 PM; Closed Mon., summer & holidays.
Exhibits
are from museums and private collections from all
over the country. Includes classical to contemporary
art. Permanent collection contains pieces from all
different periods and ethnographic areas: African,
Oceanic, Pre-Colombian, Oriental and East Indian.
Temporary exhibits.
Hofstra
University Museum: Rochelle & Irwin A. Lowenfeld
Hall
Location:
Hempstead
Address: Axinn Library 10th Floor, Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 463-5672
Hours: Mon.- Fri. 9 AM - 5 PM; Sat. - Sun. 1 PM -
5 PM; Closed on holidays. Call for summer hours.
Exhibitions
from Hofstra's permanent collection. Temporary exhibits.
Hofstra
University Museum: Sculpture Park
Location:
Hempstead
Address: Campus-wide, Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 463-5672
Hours: Open all year from dawn to dusk.
70
pieces of sculpture throughout 250-acre campus. Permanent
displays by Henry Moore & Ibram Lassaw. Changing
exhibits by renowned artists such as Seymour Lipton
& Arthur Gibbons. Includes Long Island Hall of
Fame Sculpture Collection. Guided tours on request,
can be combined with arboretum tours.
Nassau
Community College: Firehouse Art Gallery
Location:
Garden City
Address: South Campus, Garden City, NY 11530, College
Center Building, Plaza Level, Room 140.
Phone: (516) 572-0619
Hours: Call or visit website for hours
Contemporary
artists exhibits. Also fine arts students and faculty
shows.
Long
Island Children's Museum
Location:
Garden City
Address: 11 Davis Ave., off Charles Lindbergh Blvd.
at Mitchel Center, Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 224-5800
Hours: Tues. - Sun. 10 AM - 5 PM Sept. - June. Closed
some holidays. Call for summer hours.
The
Long Island Children's Museum is a "hands on"
environment where children and their families can
explore interactive exhibits and programs. Designed
for kids 2 to 12, LICM offers visitors the opportunity
to learn by doing.
African
American Museum
Location: Hempstead
Address: 110 N. Franklin St., Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 572-0730
Hours: Tues. & Thurs. 10 AM - 9 PM; Wed., Fri.
& Sat. 10 AM - 5 PM. Closed Sun. & Mon.
The
museum interprets the heritage and contributions of
African Americans, and is center for their history,
culture and creative expression on Long Island. Poetry
readings Tues. 6 PM - 9 PM.
Baldwin
Historical Society & Museum
Location: Baldwin
Address: 1980 Grand Ave., Baldwin, NY 11510
Phone: (516) 223-6900
Hours: Wed. & Sun. 1 PM - 4 PM and by appointment.
Collection
of Baldwin artifacts & history.
Historical
Society of Bellmore
Location: Bellmore
Address: Railroad Plaza, Pettit Avenue, Bellmore,
NY 11710
Phone: (516) 785-2593
Hours: By appointment.
Railroad shelter circa 1880. Exhibit, pictures, old
rail & tie, etc.
Castles
In The Sand
Location:
Wantagh
Address: Jones Beach State Park, East Bathhouse Parking
Field, Wantagh, NY 11793
Phone: (516) 679-7250
Hours: Call for schedule and hours
The
museum is a wonderful pictorial retrospective of Long
Island state parks and parkways, their origins, development
and renowned success during the first half of the
century.
East
Rockaway Grist Mill Museum
Location:
East Rockaway
Address: Woods Ave. & Atlantic Ave., East Rockaway,
NY 11518
Phone: (516) 887-6320; Village Hall - 887-6300
Hours: Sept. - May by appointment only. Memorial Day
- Labor Day, Sat. & Sun. 1 PM - 5 PM.
Over
300 years old, the Grist Mill has two floors filled
with historical artifacts, an old fire pump engine,
Indian exhibits & period costumes. A Town of Hempstead
landmark.
Franklin
Square Historical Society
Location: Franklin Square
Address: Washington Street School, Franklin Square,
NY 11010
Phone: (516) 352-3476
Hours: By appointment.
This
museum houses artifacts including an original arrowhead
dating back before 1650. Featuring farm tools, printing
press, old Franklin National Bank counter and murals
as well as pictorial history of the community.
Freeport
Historical Museum
Location:
Freeport
Address: 350 S. Main St., Freeport, NY 11520
Phone: (516) 623-9632
Hours: Sun. 2 PM - 5 PM, April - Nov. Call for group
tours.
Est.
1961, this historical building (portion circa 1867)
houses artifacts special to Freeport’s uniqueness,
including Vaudeville era artifacts, waterfront memorabilia
and period fashions. Also includes genealogical room
on Freeport homes and families
Malverne
Historical Society
Location:
Malverne
Address: 369 Ocean Ave., Malverne, NY 11565
Phone: (516) 887-9727
Hours: Sun. 12 PM - 3 PM. Tours by appointment.
The
museum contains local memorabilia with each room having
its own theme. An outstanding feature is the chimney
with its dedicated bricks honoring former and present
Malverne families. Look for the photo display of the
stores and their proprietors circa 1954.
Nassau
County Firefighters Museum & Education Center
Location:
Garden City
Address: 1 Davis Ave., Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 572-4177
Hours: Tues.- Sun. 10 AM - 5 PM. Closed Mon.
The
museum displays the proud history of volunteer firefighting
in Nassau County with a collection of historic and
contemporary firematic memorabilia and equipment.
The center will be used to educate the public about
fire safety and prevention.
Levittown
Historical Museum
Location:
Levittown
Address: 150 Abbey Lane, Levittown, NY 11756
Phone: (516) 735-9060
Hours: Wed. 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM; Fri. 7 PM - 9 PM. Call
for weekday tours.
The
museum houses a collection of memorabilia from the
40s and 50s. Photographs, furnishings and appliances
from original Levitt homes. A walk through this simulated
Levitt residence offers an engaging glimpse of Levittown's
history.
Nassau
County Police Historical Museum
Location: Mineola
Address: 1490 Franklin Ave., Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: (516) 573-7620
Hours: Call for appointment.
Group
tours of Police Museum for 4th graders & above.
Displays of over 60 years of old station houses, weapons,
uniforms and vehicles.
Museum
of the Village of Rockville Centre
Location: Rockville Centre
Address: Phillips House, 28 Hempstead Ave., Rockville
Centre, NY 11571
Phone: (516) 764-7459
Hours: Sept. - June, Sat. & Sun. 1 PM - 4 PM;
July & Aug. Sun 1 PM - 4 PM.
An
authentic Victorian home, circa 1870. Houses a collection
of kitchen & carpentry tools, examples of period
furniture and original Victorian clothing worn in
the 19th century.
Pagan-Fletcher
Restoration
Location:
Valley Stream
Address: 143 Hendrickson Ave., Valley Stream, NY 11580
Phone: (516) 872-4159
Hours: Sundays 1 PM - 4 PM; also by group appointment;
closed on major holidays.
A
splendid example of a restored Victorian home owned
by Robert Pagan, a farmer from Scotland. Listed on
the National Register of Historical Places and operated
by the Valley Stream Historical Society. Oldest gas
station in Nassau County on property.
Rock
Hall (Town Of Hempstead Museum)
Location:
Lawrence
Address: 199 Broadway, Lawrence, NY 11559
Phone: (516) 239-1157
Hours: Wed - Sat. 10 AM - 4 PM; Sun. 12 PM - 4 PM.
Closed Mon. - Tue.
Rising
majestically from the modern landscape in Lawrence
is Hempstead Town's tribute to our colonial heritage.
This 1767 landmark was once the home of the Martin
and Hewlett families. The museum is a fine example
of Georgian architecture with period furnishings.
An exhibit area displays a featured exhibition each
year. An educational program is available to school
groups.
Theodore
Roosevelt Nature Center
Location:
Wantagh
Address: Jones Beach State Park, West End Parking,
Wantagh, NY 11793
Phone: (516) 679-7254
Hours: Weekends 10 AM - 4 PM; Memorial Day - Labor
Day: Wed. - Sun. 10 AM - 4 PM; Also by appointment
for groups.
Exhibit
area with displays that depict the various habitats
of the barrier beach island. Children's area contains
several "hands on" educational activities.
Toll
Lodge Mini-Museum
Location: Garden City
Address: 230 7th St., Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 746-7724
Hours: Open by appointment only.
Housed
in Toll Lodge with the Garden City Chamber of Commerce,
the mini museum has memorabilia and pictorial accounts
of the era when William K. Vanderbilt staged auto
races and built the world’s first parkway, a
48-mile toll road linking Queens & Ronkonkoma.
Wantagh
Historical & Preservation Society
Location:
Wantagh
Address: Wantagh Ave., Wantagh, NY 11793
Phone: (516) 826-8767
Hours: April - Oct., Sun. 2 PM - 4 PM; Closed Nov.
- March. Call for appointment.
Collection
of historical photographs and memorabilia from Wantagh's
past housed in a Long Island Rail Road parlor car
that was built in 1912.
Hofstra
Arboretum
Location:
Hempstead
Address: 1000 Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead, NY 11549;
Phone: (516) 463-6623
Hours: Open all year from dawn to dusk.
Beginning
in May, walking tours will be given by appointment
to individuals and groups. Hofstra University campus
has been officially designated a National Arboretum.
The Arboretum features over 12,000 trees representing
almost 625 different species and varieties. Bird sanctuary
(2-acre site) open on request. Call for further information.
Tackapausha
Museum & Preserve
Location: Seaford
Address: Washington Ave., Seaford, NY 11783
Phone: (516) 571-7443
Hours: Tue. - Sat. 10 AM - 4 PM; Sun. 1 PM - 4 PM;
Closed Mon.
A
museum of natural history, Tackapausha Museum directs
its attention to the living things in our environment,
featuring the animals and plants of Long Island. The
80 acre preserve with streams, ponds and 5 miles of
hiking trails is a wildlife sanctuary devoted to nature,
recreation and education.
Theodore
Roosevelt Nature Center
Location:
Wantagh
Address: Jones Beach State Park, West End Parking,
Wantagh, NY 11793
Phone: (516) 679-7254
Hours: Weekends 10 AM - 4 PM; Memorial Day - Labor
Day: Wed. - Sun. 10 AM - 4 PM; Also by appointment
for groups.
Exhibit
area with displays that depict the various habitats
of the barrier beach island. Children's area contains
several "hands on" educational activities.
South
Street Seaport Museum at Freeport
Location:
Freeport
Address: 202 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport, NY 11520
Phone: (516) 377-2310
Hours: Summer hours - Open Mon. - Fri. Noon - 10 PM;
Sat. & Sun. Noon - 6 PM. Off season call for hours.
Nautical
history of Freeport, including Guy Lombardo's boat
Tempo V. Model sailing vessels and information about
Long Island shipwrecks.
Women's
Sports Foundation
Location:
East Meadow
Address: Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY 11554
Phone: (516) 542-4700
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 AM - 4:45 PM
Largest
library dedicated solely to women's sports. Site of
the proposed International Women's Sports Hall of
Fame.
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