New Exhibition Opening July 2nd: Wood and Water: Furniture on Long Island, 1660–1860
Preservation Long Island Exhibition Gallery, Cold Spring Harbor
July 2 to November 22, 2026
Explore two centuries of Long Island furniture history and design! Wood and Water will look at how Long Islanders across time have made and used furniture to engage with the wider world. Situating the region within a global context, this exhibition will consider the greater political and economic forces between 1660 and 1860 that affected the Island’s undersung craftspeople and their communities.
Wood and Water is organized in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Long Island is My Nation: The Decorative Arts and Craftsmen, 1640–1830 and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalog featuring extended object labels and scholarly essays by Steven Baltsas, Lauren Brincat, Laini Farrare, Peter Fedoryk, and Katherine C. Hughes, PhD.
Wood and Water is part of the multi-year Long Island Furniture Project, supported in part by the Gerry Charitable Trust, The Decorative Arts Trust, and the Long Island Libraries Resources Council.
