Museums And Galleries: Community Resource Guide

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

Art Department Events-The Department sponsors free public
lectures and seminars on art history and criticism. Stony Brook faculty and students exhibit their work in various galleries on campus.
Call (631) 632-7250 or visit the web site for a schedule of events.

The Charles B. Wang Center, celebrating Asian and American cultures, is designed as a vital space for multidisciplinary and multicultural dialogues. The 120,000-square-foot building was officially presented to Stony Brook University by Charles B. Wang on October 22, 2002. The Wang Center is used for conferences, art exhibits, film festivals, lectures, seminars, and performances. It is open to all Stony Brook students, faculty, and staff as well as the surrounding community.
It includes exhibit spaces, an inter-denominational chapel, an Asian food court, a theater, two lecture halls, a series of interior and exterior pools and terraces, and more than 35,000 square feet of sprawling gardens.
Contact: Dr. Sunita Mukhi, Director, at Sunita.Mukhi@stonybrook.edu.

Library Exhibit Area-Frequently changing free displays of work by graduate students in the MFA program of the Department of Art. Monday through Friday, hours vary. Located on the first floor of the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library.
Call (631) 632-7260.

Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences-Peruse permanent and special displays of Long Island's natural history and rocks. The museum features a seismometer, programs and workshops, and an exhibit on the Long Island Pine Barrens. Admission to view the Museum's collections is free; programs and workshops have varying fees. Open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m. Located in Room 137 in the Earth and Space Sciences Building.
Call (631) 632-8230.

Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center-This national historic landmark was the East End home and studio of Jackson Pollock—leader of the Abstract Expressionist movement—and his wife, artist Lee Krasner, who bequeathed it to Stony Brook University. The Study Center contains an art reference library, a collection of audiotapes/videotapes, and documentary archives open all year by appointment. Also offered are an annual program of lectures, courses on 20th century American art and culture, and changing art exhibitions. Special programs for classes—including guided tours, on-site presentations, and printed material for classroom use—are also available by appointment. Wheelchair access must be arranged in advance. Admission is free for State University of New York and City University of New York faculty, staff, and students; for the general public, admission is $5 for adults, free for children under 12. (Fees vary for special programs.) Guided tours of the house and studio, located at 830 Fireplace Road, Springs, NY, are given May through October by appointment only.
Call (631) 324-4929.

Special Collections and Archives-A collection of manuscripts, letters, pamphlets, maps, newspapers, books, and ephemera. Special exhibits (open to the public) are shown each year. Permanent holdings include the Jacob K. Javits Collection (an extensive collection of the late Senator's personal and public papers, including audio- and videocassettes, photographs, and memorabilia); the William Butler Yeats Microfilmed Manuscripts Collection (the most extensive collection of the famed Irish author outside of Ireland); book and manuscript collections on all aspects of Long Island, including photos and memorabilia on the Long Island Rail Road; works of small presses and vanity publishers; materials on political and social movements; children's books, textbooks, and hymnals from the 19th and 20th centuries; and the University Archives (printed, manuscript, and ephemera materials by the administration, faculty, staff, and students documenting the University's history since its inception in 1957 at Oyster Bay). Located in Room E-2320 of the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library. Special Collections hours, which differ from those of the Library, are posted at the department or are available by phone.
Call (631) 632-7119.

Stony Brook Union Gallery-Painting, sculpture, prints, photography, and fine crafts are on display. Exhibits to celebrate diversity are held regularly. Open Monday to Friday, noon to 4:00 p.m. Free admission.
For exhibit schedules call (631) 632-6820.

University Art Gallery-Frequently changing free shows of works by contemporary artists. Open Tuesday through Friday, noon through 4:00 p.m.; Saturday, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and one hour before Staller Center Main Stage and Recital Hall performances. Located on the first floor of the Staller Center for the Arts.
Call (631) 632-7240.

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