L.I. Estates That Inspired Fitzgerald’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Best-selling author, architect, and historian Gary Lawrance will speak on Thursday, May 26, at 7:00 pm. His lecture, Long Island Estates of the Great Gatsby Era, examines the real Long Island mansions that inspired Fitzgerald’s classic The Great Gatsby. Best-selling author, architect, and historian Gary Lawrance will speak at Suffolk County...Read More

William Vanderbilt spent summers on Northport Bay between 1910 and 1944 hosting intimate gatherings and entertaining well-known guests. At other times he traveled extensively, collecting for his little museum. Join us for a walking tour of the Vanderbilt estate and gardens where a museum educator will discuss architectural details and William Vanderbilt’s passion for travel,...Read More

Each year, local designers and garden clubs volunteer their time and creativity to deck the halls of the Eagle’s Nest mansion of Rosamond and William K. Vanderbilt II, home of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. Special Twilight Tours of the Vanderbilt Mansion will be given on Friday and Saturday, December 27-28, from 5:30 to 9:00...Read More

Come for a Guided Holiday Tour through December 30 The halls of the Vanderbilt Mansion are decked in their holiday finery. From the stately library to the dining room to the bedrooms, the grand house is filled with lighted trees, ornaments, wreaths, ribbons, poinsettias, garlands, and elegantly wrapped faux gifts. Visitors will find the decorated...Read More

The Liverpool Shuffle, a popular Long Island Beatles tribute band, returns to the Vanderbilt Museum for a show in the Charles and Helen Reichert Planetarium on Saturday, December 7, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Sponsored by Northwell Health. The show will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ epic 1969 album Abbey Road. The playbill...Read More