Offers collection of minerals, fossils, butterflies, moths, and seashells as well as local historical materials. Educational programs in the sciences are offered for school and scout groups in house or as outreach programs.

Educate our community on historical events, and to promote issues of social justice and respect for human dignity through educational programming. Our vision is of a world in which each person can live in peaceful coexistence and pursue a life in freedom and dignity, and in which our citizens reflect upon their moral responsibilities. In addition to programs and events, we offer tours of our Holocaust museum which houses the largest collection of Holocaust artifacts in the region. The CSJHU office and Gallery are located in the Huntington Library on the Colleges Ammerman Campus in Selden, NY. Guided tours are available for classes and groups. The Centers staff also arranges diversity and intercultural programs that focus on social justice issues and promote themes of coexistence, tolerance, and respect for differences. Call for more detailed information.

Preserves (jointly with the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association) the 1819 house in which Walt Whitman was born, making the poet, his life, and his work accessible to those visiting the site. Also offers lectures, workshops, seminars, poetry readings, Art Gallery, poetry festivals, and exhibits. Call for more information.

Offers many public programs including concerts, October Country Fair, storytelling, Watercolor Workshop in the Garden, Children's Garden Club, and a variety of changing exhibits. The museum offers a guided tour, programs of historic interest, special lectures and an educational program for students. Friends of Rock Hall are volunteers who raise funds and sponsor historic research. PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AT (516) 239-1157 FOR AVAILABLE DATES AND TIMES AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OR COMPLETE THE FORM AT THE LINK BELOW: https://www.friendsofrockhall.org/hours-admission

Preserves and exhibits local history and presents programs on local history of Farmingville. Call or e-mail for time and location of meeting.

Provides visitors with a unique and wonderful opportunity to step back in time and experience life in a recreated mid-19th-century American village. The 209-acre Village includes an assortment of homes, farms and businesses. Offers special events/demonstrations, educational programs, rental and event space. Call for details.

Preserves and exhibits local history and presents programs on local history of Miller Place and Mt. Sinai.

Offers a 62-acre site set along Hempstead Harbor on the scenic North Shore, Garvies Point includes permanent exhibits and educational programs devoted to regional geology and Native-American archaeology. In addition, changing exhibits cover a variety of natural history subjects. There are about five miles of marked nature trails including trails for the visually impaired. Offering public events, educational programs, summer programs, volunteer opportunities and more. Call for details.

Offers an interactive facility where individuals, families and groups can experience first-hand the proud tradition of firefighting in our communities. Visitors can also trace the history of firefighting in Nassau County with hands-on exhibits that feature antique and contemporary fire apparatus and gear. The Center offers interactive fire safety programs for Pre-K through high school students. These programs are taught by a current or retired firefighter in our interactive theater. In addition, the Center offers guided and non-guided tours to groups of all types. From Cub Scouts and summer camps to retirement communities and community organizations, group tours of the Museum promises to be a fun and educational experience for visitors of all ages. Call for detailed information.

Located on the roof of Herman A. Berliner Hall the Observatory offers programs to the general public during our “Stars on Sundays” and other astronomy outreach events. Music and Astronomy Under the Stars will resume this the summer. Free astronomy festival with stargazing at outdoor concerts and events bringing astronomy to the public with activities for kids of all ages. This Hofstra-sponsored program comprises videos, posters, banners, and hands-on-activities for all ages. There will be special solar telescope observations prior to the concerts and telescope observations of the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae at intermission and after the events. Hofstra's Astronomy Outreach Program has brought the wonder of star-gazing to hundreds of children and adults at Long Island schools, hospitals, non-for-profit groups, parks, and beaches. For the latest program information contact the Hofstra Observatory.

Provides single and group tours of museum and equipment on site. Group Tours need advance notice. Call for more information.

Permanent collection contains over 2,500 works from the 15th-20th Century. Sponsors lectures, classes, workshops and concerts for adults and children. Tours for schools and other groups by appointment. Call for information. Publishes Newsletter.

Provides an interactive family museum featuring a variety of Jewish life experiences, with displays on customs, history, values, traditions, Israel, and the Hebrew language. Offers special holiday programs. Hosted by Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center.

Offers art galleries that are open to the public. Art Galleries include: Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery; Lawrence Alloway Memorial Art Gallery, Art Department Gallery; Tabler Center Art Gallery; Latin American & Caribbean Culture Art Gallery; Simons Center and Charles B. Wang Center Galleries. Call each Gallery for specific information.

Provides a learning laboratory where hands-on exhibits invite visitors to experiment, examine and play. Through lively interdisciplinary activities, children and adults can share in excitement of the learning process as they explore the world in which we live. Newsletter, Agency brochure, Calendar of events, educational material. Serves Nassau and Suffolk Counties and the statewide geographic area.

Weekly playgroups that incorporate songs, dance, story time, finger games, texture table and group parachute games.

Provides a variety of innovative, hands-on school discovery programs to actively involve students in discovering and analyzing many aspects of Long Island history. These programs include role playing, handling objects, house hunts, creative writing, and art workshops. Call for more information.

Provoke intellectual curiosity, explore the arts, sciences and humanities and stimulate fellowship among members and provide educational and cultural opportunities to the community. Observatory houses a telescope collection, museum and library.

Preserves and exhibits the local history of Bay Shore. Offers tours of the Gibson-Mack-Holt House, historical exhibits, educational programs. bus tours of Bay Shore, and a reference library. Call or check website for more information.

Offers 25,000-square-foot Museum of American Armor, just inside the grounds of the Old Bethpage Village Restoration. The ability of the museum to create a military armored column among vintage farm houses and country roads, accurately replicating the sights and sounds of American forces during World War II, stands as one of the most compelling educational tools our region has at its disposal, in telling the seminal story of American courage, valor, and sacrifice, a virtual time machine. Call for detailed information.

Provides an informative lecture on the history of railroading on Long Island. Call for more information.Speakers available within Suffolk County evenings or afternoons, 7 days a week, all year.

Preserves and exhibits the history of Alexander Graham Bell and the development of the telephone. Exhibits include a re-creation of Alexander Graham Bell's workshop, the wire used in the first telephone transmission and models of early telephones.

Offers a magnificent 216-acre park, including its historic mansions and the Phil Dejana Learning Center. The Conservancy provides year-round educational and cultural programs, seasonal celebrations, mansion tours, fitness activities as well as private/corporate event services and film/TV location facilities. Visitors can enjoy tours, hikes, walks, picnics, dog walk/run, playground, welcome center, gift shop and more. Call for detailed information.

Provides interactive experiences that foster curiosity in children and create lifelong love of self-directed learning.

Preserves and exhibits local history and presents programs on local history of Moriches Bay. Maintains the 1750 Havens Estate, including the Tuttle Barn which houses a museum and the thrift store, Haven's Gift Shop and Clothing Boutique. Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Call for more information.HAVEN'S GIFT SHOP AND CLOTHING BOUTIQUE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.