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Our new art exhibition, Twin Peeks: Scenes Seen Twice, Paintings & Photographs is on view until August 1, 2021. Chosen entirely from LIM’s art collection, Twin Peeks presents side-by-side views of nearly 60 paintings, from the 1830s to the present, placed beside photographs of the same or similar locations and buildings. Our series #TwinPeeksTuesdays will give you a sneak peak of this must-see exhibition. Enjoy! The first time a columnist in Newsday referred to the Long Islan...d Expressway as the world’s longest parking lot was in 1963, a full 9 years before the road was even completed to its eastern terminus in Riverhead. Over the years, the widening of a small portion of the Expressway and the addition of High Occupancy Vehicle (H.O.V.) lanes reduced but certainly did not eliminate traffic snarls. The artist George Gách, who lived in Roslyn, only would have had a few possible overpasses to choose from with the perspective of peering down upon the L.I.E. when he painted this, including the one at Powell’s Lane, Westbury, where the photograph was taken. The artist may have exaggerated the curvature in the road for visual effect; in 2021, no existing overpasses provide a view on the road with quite the severity of the bend seen in the painting. Photograph: Long Island Museum photo taken in November 2020, from the Long Island Expressway overpass on Powell’s Lane, Old Westbury, NY; Latitude: 40.779183; Longitude: - 73.577096 Twin Peeks: Scenes Seen Twice, Photographs & Paintings is on view in our main gallery of our Art Museum along with Artists Abroad on view in our Costigan Gallery.To see more virtual content please visit: https://longislandmuseum.org//twin-peeks-scenes-seen-twic/ George Gách (1909-1996) The Longest Parking Lot, 1970 Oil on Masonite board

LIM Curator Jonathan M. Olly will be participating in a discussion with Timothy D. Walker hosted by the New Bedford Whaling Museum Sea Faring, the Underground Railroad, and Slavery in the Coastal Northeast on April 8, 6pm ET. For more information see below:

Happy Easter from the LIM to you! We are closed today but you can always visit our website to enjoy exciting virtual content. We look forward to welcoming visitors next Friday when we reopen. Enjoy the holiday! Easter Egg Papier-mâché Germany... C. 1910 See more

Join us Sunday, April 11 at 2 PM for a captivating live Zoom conversation with Long Island artist Daniel Pollera , a painter who has built a successful career capturing the coastal environments and architecture he knows intimately with great, soulful precision. Pollera has work in the collections of the Parrish Art Museum, Guild Hall, and the Long Island Museum. He regularly shows his oil paintings in several East End Long Island galleries and at Sorelle Gallery, in Connectic...ut. He has had decades of national success in publishing and distributing prints of his work with Fairfield Art Publishing, LLC. Most recently, his painting The Goodwin Bay House (2017) is a featured work displayed in LIM’s Twin Peeks exhibition. Speaking live from his studio, Pollera will talk with LIM’s Chief Curator and Deputy Director Joshua Ruff about his techniques, materials, and his process of creation. To reserve your place, please visit: https://docs.google.com//139sWn3hzFzZYR8mGt_PIhv3RMN-Oqg1/ For any additional questions please contact: [email protected]

Thanks to the generosity of Jefferson’s Ferry Life Plan Community, we are pleased to offer 2 for 1 Fridays starting today and running through the end of 2021! If you visit on a Friday and purchase one full price adult admission you will get one of equal or lesser value FREE! Be sure to stop by the LIM today between 12pm-5pm to view our new exhibitions and take advantage of this great offer. A big thank you to Jefferson's Ferry Life Plan Community for their continued partnership and their generous sponsorship of this exciting new promotion.