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By Oluwaseyi (Shayee) Awoyomi, Curated by Harlem Needle Arts An outdoor exhibit titled IYA ALARO by multidisciplinary artist Oluwaseyi...

En plein air (French for 'outdoors') or plein air painting is simply, the act of paining outdoors rather than in a studio. In the mid...

Architect and interior designer Nina Edwards Anker, PhD joined us recently for a virtual talk on two Southampton structures that partake...

April Gonzales joined our Board of Trustees last year and has been an amazing addition to our organization. She has taken a real interest...

There is no denying that James Killeen was madly in love with one of the daughters of Captain James Green. Although the story of James...

Before Central Park became a model for city parks worldwide, the land was the site of farms, businesses, churches, wars, and burial...

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper , January 20, 1877 ( Google Books ) In December 1876, the cargo ship Circassian was wrecked off the coast of Mecox Bay near Bridgehampton. Although she was initially stranded just off shore, a fierce winter storm finally destroyed her, killing ten members of the Shinnecock tribe who were working to salvage her cargo. The story of the tragedy began on November 6, 1876, when the iron-hulled Circassian set sail from Liverpool, England boun

Please enjoy this write up that was done by one of our patrons, Marianne O'Donnell talking about her life and memories growing up in...

The Holiday season brings out the joys of childhood in all of us. There is something magical about a dollhouse, especially one that is...

Deep Dive: Exploring the Exhibits This oil portrait is of a proud Civil War veteran, Philip Brady, in his military uniform. Prominent on...

The Long Island Paranormal Investigators have been conducting investigations of the Rogers Mansion and Halsey House since 2018 and...

A Day Like Any Other After three days of rain, the morning of Wednesday, September 21, 1938, dawned bright and fair in Southampton....

The house at 264 South Main Street, which local history traces to 1695, was part of the vast property holdings acquired by the Foster...

This distinctive mansion, with a Second Empire-style Mansard roof, was built in 1871 or 1872 by whaling Captain Barney Green. It was...