The Nassau County Museum of Art is dedicated to fostering a deeper understanding of art and culture through exhibition and education programs for people of all ages and backgrounds. In practice, the Museum pursues its mission by enhancing its permanent collections, sculpture garden, historic property, and natural setting.
Since 1989, the Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) has enriched the lives of Long Island residents as an art, cultural, and educational resource that annually serves over 50,000 visitors and more than 11,000 school children who participate in our enriching school programs. The 145-acre property, located on the William Cullen Bryant Preserve, includes a sculpture park, formal garden, marked walking trails, pollinator and native species gardens, an accredited arboretum, and expansive green open space.
NCMA presents an increasing number of exhibitions each year of 19th, 20th, and 21st century art, including paintings, photography and prints, works on paper and sculpture; with a focus on the interdisciplinary understanding of art and history in relation to architecture, music, dance, fashion, literature, anthropology, science, and horticulture. The property is an authentic Gold Coast estate listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
NCMA is devoted to its mission of ensuring equitable access to outstanding arts and cultural experiences for all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Exhibitions focus on quintessential human experiences and feature both well-known masterworks placed alongside developing artists, who take topics in new directions through original perspectives. Our unique exhibitions and programs provide interdisciplinary perspectives across the visual and performing arts, culture, history, environmental conservation, architecture, historic preservation, fashion, and literature. NCMA serves all regions and demographics of Long Island’s ethnic and economic mosaic; we reach diverse school-age audiences, youth with autism and their families, adults with memory loss and their care-partners, and senior citizens, while striving to balance audience appeal and public education.
