Borrow a museum pass with your Hauppauge Library Card, ask a librarian about all of the museum passes that are available.
CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM
The Arcade Age Exhibit: Through September 2016
Explore the short history of video arcade games in a re-created arcade! Sections of the gallery have been transformed with working games like Ms. Pacman, Space Invaders and Donkey Kong. Learn about the creative and innovative people who explored groundbreaking technologies, the games that sprung from their ingenuity and a culture that was shaped by their developments.
HECKSHER MUSEUM OF ART
Master of the Illusion: The Magical Art of Gary Erbe: May 21, 2016 – August 28, 2016
This exhibit traces the self- taught artist’s career from his early trompe l’oeil pieces through his more recent works, with a focus on objects from our shared American experience.
COLD SPRING HARBOR WHALING MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER
If I Were a Whaler: Ongoing
Highlights of the collection include New York State’s only fully-equipped 19th century whaleboat with original gear, and one of the notable scrimshaw collections in the northeast. Stand next to a sperm whale jaw, see a meticulously-crafted diorama of Cold Spring Harbor in 1850, and touch whale bones up close.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN
America to Zanzibar: Ongoing through January 2017
Museum Cultures Near and Far allow you to travel the world in a single visit!
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
A Long-Awaited Tribute: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian House and Pavilion: Ongoing
This presentation pays homage to the first Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structures in New York City.