Upcoming Events

Mark Torres, author of Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance, will discuss the dark history of the eugenics program developed by the Eugenics Record Office in Cold Spring Harbor during the early 20th century,

On January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt shared with the country his vision for a world founded on “four essential freedoms" - freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

Film historian Larry Wolff returns to regale us about the Queen of Variety’s early years, start in TV, Broadway successes, and film career in this comprehensive telling of her life.

Come for the games, stay for the conversation! Join museum educators at The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook for a gallery exploration of Video Games: The Great Connector and engage in some friendly competition.

A live Tenement Museum Educator will take you inside the museum’s recreated historic spaces. Explore the story of the Wongs, a Chinese American family who lived in 103 Orchard Street in the 1970s.

Learn about Louis Comfort Tiffany and his masterpiece Magnolias and Irises. Then, using paper, sharpies, and paint, create your own mixed media version of Tiffany’s stained-glass masterwork. Led by Donna Carucci-Krumm.

Learn about Louis Comfort Tiffany and his masterpiece Magnolias and Irises. Then, using paper, sharpies, and paint, create your own mixed media version of Tiffany’s stained-glass masterwork. Led by Donna Carucci-Krumm.

We welcome Hollywood historian Sal St. George back on what would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 100^th birthday for the debut of a brand new lecture exploring the life of this American film & pop culture icon.

The 26th President of the United States – Oyster Bay’s own Theodore Roosevelt – wowed early movie-goers with his energetic on-screen persona. The magnetic Mr. Roosevelt could have easily signed a movie contract.

Take pride in American history and discover LGBTQ activists and advocates who stood up to prejudice and ignorance. Celebrate the pioneers of the LGBTQ rights movement by learning about Barbara Gittings, Dr. John Fryer and more!

In the mid-1930s, the German American Bund established over twenty summer camps throughout the United States, with its crown jewel being Camp Siegfried on Long Island.

American jazz legend Miles Davis would have turned 100 on May 26th. Join us to celebrate his life and legacy with Grammy-nominated trumpet player and vocalist Wayne Tucker and his band.

Let’s delve into the history and celebration of Juneteenth with Professor Andrew “Sekou” Jackson, Executive Director Emeritus of the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, a leading Italian sculptor of the Baroque period, pioneered a style that revolutionized 17th century Rome. Learn about his life and work in this engaging lecture presented by art historian Jay Schuck.