The Museum has become a cultural resource bringing to Nassau County a range of visual experiences and quality art education programs previously unavailable in this suburban area. Accordingly, we present the works of internationally acclaimed artists in the main Museum building, a permanent collection of miniature rooms in the Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum, educational programs for all ages and special exhibitions for local talented artists.

The Museum's magnificent natural site on 145 acres, its formal gardens and fascinating history offer a setting unique for monumental outdoor sculpture, historic architecture, a collection of flora rare on Long Island, performances and first-rate fine art exhibitions.

The Museum is located 20 miles east of New York City in Roslyn Harbor, Long Island. Since its privatization in 1989, it has become the largest suburban fine arts museum in the United States in terms of attendance, volunteer participation and budget, Slowly but surely we are emerging from the shadow of the "best kept secret" in Nassau County.

Mission Statement

The Nassau County Museum of Art preserves, enhances, and interprets its collections for the people of Long Island, the State of New York and beyond.  The Museum is dedicated to fostering a deeper understanding of art, with particular emphasis on the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries; to enhance and add to its outdoor sculpture garden; to widen the appeal of the Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum; to continue to improve its historic gardens and to keep an active schedule of exhibitions and educational programs for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Summary of Activities

• Served over 370 visitor groups:
  • 20,000 school children from over 35 school districts from public schools in Nassau, Suffolk and beyond as well as parochial schools on Long Island
  • 125 Senior groups and groups with disabilities
• Museum Ball raised revenue to support education Programs and exhibitions at the Museum
• Various seasonal trips, lectures, gallery tours, art classes offer unique cultural and educational experiences for all ages
• Benefactors Dinner held in the fall honored artist, Fernando Botero, who was in attendance and the featured exhibition at the time
• Embarked upon Historic Building Restoration which will restore museum main building to its original grandeur

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