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

Vanderbilt’s Whale Shark & The Sunrise Fish Company Ron Schaper will give a lecture at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum on Vanderbilt’s Whale Shark and the Island Life of the Last East Coast Ocean Pound Trap Fishermen – on Thursday, September 19, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Tickets: $10 | Members Free Register Here Schaper, whose...Read More

‘Thankful Thursday’ – Free Planetarium Show The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Reichert Planetarium are proud to present another Thankful Thursday on September 12, at 7:00 pm. Funding for this series is generously provided by BAE Systems. The event is FREE, but registration is required. Details and Registration Vanderbilt’s Whale Shark & The Sunrise Fish...Read More

‘Museums on Us’: This Weekend The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum is once again proudly participating in Bank of America’s year-round Museums on Us® Cardholder access program – this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 7-8. Visitors to the Museum simply present their Bank of America®, Merrill® or Bank of America Private Bank® credit or debit card...Read More