Preservation Long Island was the first venue in New York to host the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibition which took a broad look at the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people.”
Exhibitions
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Past Exhibition:
Looking for Lange
In celebration of the launch of The Art of Edward Lange interactive website, view a select number of original artworks in Preservation Long Island’s collection by Edward Lange (1846–1912), who painted homesteads, local businesses, railroad depots, and harbor front in precise detail during the 1870s and 80s.
Past Outdoor Exhibit: Reposition Relocation
Part of the international exhibition, Art Off-Screen, Reposition Relocation is a FREE outdoor contemporary art installation on view in Sag Harbor inspired by historic furnishings at the Custom House.
Past Exhibition:
Facing the Facts: Tall Tales From Historic Houses
Featuring highlights from Preservation Long Island’s collections, this exhibition dives into the facts (or lack thereof) behind popular myths and misconceptions about early American life often encountered at historic house museums.
Past Exhibition:
Howard Sherwood: Preserving Long Island
Seventy years ago, SPLIA was founded. At its center was Howard C. Sherwood, a wealthy urban antiquarian who bequeathed to the Society his collection of American antiques and the 18th-century Sherwood-Jayne Farm.
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Collecting Long Island
In 1976, SPLIA curator, Dean Failey, mounted the first exhibition to explore Long Island’s rich decorative arts heritage. More than forty years later, its groundbreaking discoveries continue to inspire and inform. Collecting Long Island follows the continued efforts of collectors to expand our knowledge of Long Island’s complex material past.