Events
Family Sunday at the Museum
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Every Sunday Afternoon Our very popular program, Family Sunday at the Museum, offers supervised art activities for youngsters and the adults in their lives --- family gallery talks and family-friendly gallery guides. The gallery talks begin at 1 pm followed by an art activity at 1:30. Free with museum admission! |
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Cycling for Kids & Art
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Nassau County Museum of Art Plans 21st-Century Art Space for Children 85-Mile Ride from Greenport to Roslyn Harbor Museum Launches Grass Roots Campaign for New Art Space for Children We are embarking on a major campaign to create a new Art Space for Children and invite all of our members and friends to join us in this very exciting venture. The existing building on the museum campus will be expanded and transformed to become an entirely new facility designed by the internationally-renowned New York firm, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership. Filled with natural light, vibrant color and interactive technologies, the future Art Space for Children will be a unique showcase inspiring children’s creativity both through viewing and making art. Planned for children ages 3 to 12, the new Art Space for Children will offer young people space for contemplative reflection, adventurous imagining, and visual thinking. On October 2, Board Member L. Ronald S. Gray, the chairman of the Art Space for Children committee, will bicycle from Greenport to Roslyn Harbor to raise funds and build awareness across Long Island of this initiative for children and families. His tour, called Cycling for Kids & Art, finishes at 3:30 p.m. at the future Art Space where children and their families will welcome Ron’s arrival and also celebrate the opening of Beastly Feasts! A Mischievous Menagerie in Rhyme, a new exhibition based on the illustrated children’s book by Rober... |
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Cycling for Kids & Art
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Saturday, October 2 Party at Art Space at 3:30 p.m. L. Ronald S. Gray, a financier, museum board member, and chairman of the fundraising campaign for a new and expanded Art Space for Children, bicycles from Greenport to Roslyn Harbor to raise funds and awareness for the Art Space. The finish line is at the future Art Space for Children at 3:30 p.m. where children and their families will join with Ron and his team for a fun party to celebrate the end of his run and the opening of Beastly Feasts!, the new exhibition at the Art Space. Refreshments served. Free with museum admission ($5 adults, $4 children for the Art Space only, members free). No reservations needed. Weekend parking fee is $2 (members free). |
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Party for Beastly Feasts!
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Saturday, October 2 Art Space for Children Join us for a fun party to mark the opening of Beastly Feasts! A Mischievous Menagerie in Rhyme by Robert L. Forbes, Drawings by Ronald Searle. Refreshments served. Free with museum admission ($5 adults, $4 children for the Art Space only, members free). No reservations needed. Weekend parking fee is $2 (members free). |
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Private Tea & Tour of the Exhibition
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Wednesday, October 6, Wednesday, November 17 Introduction by Constance Schwartz Exclusive Docent Tour of the Exhibition Private Tea & Tour of the Exhibition offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of our exhibition of Mort Künstler’s Civil War paintings. Tea & Tour features an introduction to the exhibition and a private docent-led guided tour followed by a menu of tea, sandwiches, scones and sweets in Grace’s Café. Tea & Tour spaces are always limited; reserve early. Admission for each Tea & Tour is $45 (museum members, $35) and includes admission to the museum. Advance reservations are required. |
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Craft as Art
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Saturday, October 9, Sunday, October 10, Monday, October 11 Outdoors at NCMA Family fun and fabulous crafts on NCMA’s 145 acres of lushly landscaped grounds. Produced by the American Concern for Art and Craftsmanship, one of the nation’s most prominent craft festivals returns to NCMA. Exhibiting craftspeople offer functional and decorative pottery, molded and dyed leather, precious and nontraditional jewelry, blown and stained glass, contemporary furniture, wearable art and more. Continuous craft demonstrations, alpaca shearing and entertainment along with a selection of international foods, beverages and desserts. Admission is $7 for adults; children 12 and under are free; does not include museum admission. Reservations not required. Free parking. |
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The Life and Times of the Civil War Soldier
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Saturday, October 16 Patrick Falci as “General A.P. Hill” Children and their families will tour the major exhibition of Mort Künstler’s Civil War paintings with General A.P. Hill, a Civil War soldier portrayed by actor Patrick Falci. The General will share his special camp gear and help children try on some costumes of the period. The tour and demonstrations are free with museum admission but reservations are required. Weekend parking fee is $2 (members free). |
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Mort Künstler Speaks: A Conversation with the Artist
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Sunday, October 17 Mort Künstler, whose Civil War paintings are currently on view in For Us the Living, discusses his work and the creative process he employs to produce paintings. His dramatic works of art achieve such historical accuracy that historian James McPherson wrote “….none capture the human element, the aura of leadership, the sense of being there and sharing in the drama quite like Mort Künstler.” Admission is $25 (members, $15) and includes admission to the museum. Reservations required. Weekend parking fee is $2 (members free). |
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Civil War Reenactment
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Saturday, October 23 Civil War Encampment & Skirmish Fun for the whole family! A Civil War encampment begins on NCMA’s grounds at 10 a.m. See authentic uniforms, costumes and artifacts of the period. A reenactment of a skirmish between the North and the South begins at 1 p.m. No reservations needed. Free with a $2 weekend parking fee (members, free). |
Benefactors Dinner
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Thursday, November 11 A Benefit for the Museum The Benefactors Dinner is always one of the most glamorous evenings of the museum’s social year and also provides a significant amount of support for the museum’s exhibitions and programs. This year, for the first time, the Benefactors Dinner will be held away from the museum. An elegant reception will be held at New York City’s Hammer Gallery followed by dinner at The University Club. Attendance is by invitation only, call (516) 484-9338, ext 25. |
Author Robert L. Forbes Reads and Signs Beastly Feasts!
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Friday, November 12 Author Robert L. Forbes will be at the Art Space for Children on Friday, November 12 at 4 p.m. to read from his book and sign copies. Free with museum admission ($5 adults, $4 children for the Art Space only, members free). No reservations needed. |
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Mort Künstler Signs Copies of His New Book, For Us the Living
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November 14, Sunday, December 5 November 14, 1- 4 p.m. Sunday, December 5, 1-4 p.m. Artist Mort Künstler will be at the museum for signings of his new book, For Us the Living: The Civil War in Paintings and Eyewitness Accounts, on Sunday, November 14, 1-4 p.m. Copies of the book will be available in the Museum Gift Shop. Free with museum admission. No reservations needed. Weekend parking fee is $2 (members free). |
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Champions for Charity®
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Thursday, December 2, Friday, December 3, Saturday, December 4 Holiday Shopping Benefit Help support NCMA by shopping at Americana Manhasset’s Champions for Charity® at participating Americana Manhasset and Wheatley Plaza stores on December 2, 3 and 4 when 25 percent of designated pre-tax purchases will be donated to the museum. To register for a complimentary CHAMPION CARD or for more information, visit championsforcharity.org, call 800.818.6767 or visit the Americana Manhasset Concierge Store. When making a purchase present the CHAMPION CARD with any form of payment. Purchases are not automatically eligible; a CHAMPION CARD is required to allocate the donation and MUST be presented at the time of each purchase. All 2010 Champions for Charity® shoppers will be eligible to win a $1,000 Americana Manhasset GiftCard. |
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The Nutcracker/Land of the Sweets
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Saturday, December 11 Leggz Ltd. Dance Leggz Ltd. Dance, one of Long Island’s premier Nutcracker presenters, takes NCMA audiences through a delightful tour of The Land of Sweets. Along the way we encounter Clara and her brother Fritz, adorable angels, fearsome soldiers, beautiful ballerinas, handsome cavaliers and a Nutcracker who transforms Clara’s world into a truly magical place. The Leggz company includes spectacular dancers from the Carolina, Moiseyev, Joffrey, Princeton Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, ABT, NYC Ballet and Metropolitan Opera Ballet and other prestigious companies. Admission is $45 for adults (members, $35) and $25 for children (members, $20) and includes light refreshments and museum admission. Attendance is strictly limited. Reserve early! Weekend parking fee is $2 (members free). |
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