Nassau County Museum of Art*
About this place
Visit us to enjoy a day filled with beauty, from the top-tier art in the galleries and sculptures on the grounds, to the natural beauty of the gardens and walking trails on our 145-acre nature preserve. Your Visit Includes The historic Mansion has eight galleries The Manes Art Education Center features an Artist-in-Residence studio and an art reference library Programs included with your complimentary admission: Daily exhibition tours, 2 pm Saturday house tour, 1pm Please check Nassaumuseum.org to confirm scheduled programs before visiting Access to outdoor activities: Sculpture park with 43 works Formal garden with historic trellis and fountain Nine nature trails that wind past meadows, forests, ponds and fields Sculpture and trail maps are available at the Mansion or The Manes Center Location and Hours: Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor, off of Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) 1/2 mile west of Glen Cove Road The Museum’s Mansion closes for two weeks to change exhibitions each March, July and November. The Manes Center remains open on these dates. Please visit Nassaumuseum.org for exact dates Both buildings are closed for New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Parking and Access: Complimentary parking is available on site and a short walk from the Mansion. Limited handicap-permit parking and a ramp are available just past the entrance to the Mansion, and parking is available at The Manes Center. The Nassau County Museum of Art is accessible to all visitors and is equipped with both ramps and an elevator. Motorized wheelchairs are permitted in both The Mansion and The Manes Center. A single-user handicapped restroom is located on the ground floor of The Mansion, along with The Manes Center. Sensory Tool Kits designed to provide a multi-sensory museum experience for people with ASD and their families & caregivers, are also available at the admission desk. Visitor Guidelines: Large bags, packages, water bottles, coats and umbrellas must be left in the complimentary coat room upon entering Museum buildings. Pets are not permitted on the Preserve or in Museum buildings. Service animals are, of course, welcome. Sporting activities are not permitted. Bicycles, scooters, skateboards, skates should only be used on roadways, not on walking paths or trails. The Museum and Preserve are a smoke-free environment. About The Manes Center: The Manes Art Education Center at the Nassau County Museum of Art is a hands-on space for people of all ages and abilities. It offers creative classes in drawing, painting, ceramics, and mixed media for adults, as well as family activities and children’s programs during afternoons and school breaks. The venue also features an art reference library and an Artist-in-Residence studio. History: The Museum is located in the former Frick Mansion in Roslyn, N.Y. Most of the Museum’s 145 acres originally belonged to William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), long-time editor of the New York Evening Post, and also a poet, lawyer, conservationist, political activist, and patron of the arts. In 1900, Lloyd Stephens Bryce purchased Bryant’s Upland Farm and commissioned the architect and tastemaker Ogden Codman to design a neo-Georgian mansion on an elevated site overlooking Hempstead Harbor. In 1919 Henry Clay Frick, co-founder of US Steel Corporation and world famous art collector, purchased Bryce House as a gift for his son and daughter-in-law, Childs and Frances Frick. After their death, the estate was purchased by Nassau County to establish the Nassau County Museum of Fine Art. A sculpture park was also begun in 1989 and has become one of the largest publicly-accessible sculpture parks in the Northeast.