Historian Explores the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge, in 3D Jeffrey I. Richman will give a narrated slideshow, Building the Brooklyn Bridge, at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum on Thursday, November 21, at 7:00 pm – in the Reichert Planetarium. He will include many one-of-a-kind 3D images of the bridge as it was being built,...Read More

Us and Floyd: Two Live Shows in the Planetarium Us and Floyd will return to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Reichert Planetarium on Saturday, November 2, for two dazzling live performances – in sync with two stunning Pink Floyd laser light shows: The Wall at 7:00 pm and Dark Side of the Moon at 9:00 pm. Advance tickets...Read More

Vanderbilt invites First Responders as Guests The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum will welcome First Responders and their families as guests by offering them free general admission on National First Responders Day, Sunday, October 27, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. First responders will be asked for ID cards or proof of affiliation. (This includes police,...Read More

Foraging on the Vanderbilt Estate with ‘Wildman’ Steve Brill Steve Brill returns to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum on Sunday, October 27, for another talk and foraging tour from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.  His informative hands-on presentation reveals the variety of edible plants in our yards. After the presentation, Steve will lead a walk on...Read More

Lecture – ‘In Levittown’s Shadow: Poverty in America’s Wealthiest Postwar Suburb’ Historian Tim Keogh will give a lecture on his book In Levittown’s Shadow: Poverty in America’s Wealthiest Postwar Suburb at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum – on Thursday, October 10, at 7:00 pm. His book takes a nuanced look at the history of suburban...Read More